Group FP&A Lead

Goodman Masson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson is supporting an interim assignment for a Senior Group FP&A Lead in Central London with hybrid working. You will take ownership of group consolidation, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across multiple entities, delivering insight to the CFO and leadership team.

The role requires strong FP&A and consolidation experience in a private equity backed environment, advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with Power BI and SQL.

Qualifications

• Strong Group FP&A and consolidation experience.
• Private Equity backed environment experience.
• Budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and management reporting experience.
• Ability to present complex financial information clearly to CFO/Board.
• Advanced Excel; Power BI and SQL advantages.
• Hands-on, pragmatic with immediate impact.
• Available to start ASAP / within 2 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Lead Group budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting and long-range planning.
• Own Group FP&A consolidation with consistent reporting, assumptions and KPIs across entities.
• Produce Group MI, KPI reporting, variance analysis and commentary for CFO/Executive and Board.
• Partner with commercial and operational finance to understand drivers and identify improvements.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models for strategic, investment and acquisition decisions.
• Lead improvements to Group BI, reporting and data capability; reduce manual processes.
• Oversee Data & Modelling priorities and standardise KPI definitions and reporting logic.
• Support M&A activity including acquisition modelling, synergy analysis and integration reporting.

Skills

Group FP&A

Consolidation

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Management reporting

Power BI

SQL

Stakeholder management

M&A support

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

**GROUP FP&A CONSOLIDATION EXPERIENCE REQUIRED*

**EXPERIENCE IN A PRIVATE EQUITY BACKED BUSINESS REQUIRED**

Location: Central London | Hybrid working

Contract: Interim, 3–6 months

Start: ASAP, candidates with up to 2 weeks’ notice may be considered

Reports to: CFO

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Interim Group FP&A Lead to join a fast growing, acquisitive business for an initial 3–6 month assignment.

Reporting directly to the CFO, you will take ownership of Group FP&A, with a particular focus on Group consolidation, planning, forecasting, performance reporting and commercial insight.

This is a hands on role requiring someone who can quickly understand a complex Group structure, establish credibility with senior stakeholders and provide clear, decision useful insight to the CFO and leadership team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Group budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting and long range planning processes.
• Own Group FP&A consolidation, ensuring consistent reporting, assumptions and KPIs across multiple entities.
• Produce Group MI, KPI reporting, variance analysis and performance commentary for the CFO, Executive team and Board.
• Partner with commercial and operational finance teams to understand business drivers, challenge performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models to support strategic, investment and acquisition decisions.
• Lead improvements to Group BI, reporting and data capability, reducing manual processes and improving reporting consistency.
• Oversee Data & Modelling priorities and standardise KPI definitions and reporting logic across the Group.
• Support M&A activity, including acquisition modelling, synergy analysis, business cases and integration reporting.

Key requirements

• Strong Group FP&A and consolidation experience, ideally across multiple entities or business units.
• Proven experience working within a Private Equity backed environment.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and management reporting experience.
• Ability to operate at CFO and Board level and communicate complex financial information clearly.
• Advanced Excel skills, with Power BI and SQL experience advantageous.
• Hands on, pragmatic approach with the ability to make an immediate impact.
• Available to start ASAP, with candidates able to start within 2 weeks also considered.

The opportunity

This is a high impact interim assignment working directly with the CFO during a period of growth, acquisition and change.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to strengthen Group FP&A, improve consolidation and reporting processes, enhance management insight and support senior leadership with strategic decision making.