Group FP&A Manager

Citadel Source Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus up to 15%

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Citadel Source Limited is partnering with a leading PLC to recruit a Group FP&A Manager based in Bristol. You will own budgeting, forecasting and the financial planning system, partnering with Finance stakeholders to drive performance and data quality.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will lead a small FP&A team, support transformation initiatives, and ensure changes are embedded across Finance with a continuous improvement mindset. Hybrid work available.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with FP&A and systems experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and data-driven decision-making.
• Continuous improvement mindset and change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes across the business.
• Develop strategic financial models, including short- and long-term scenarios.
• Provide insightful reporting for operational and executive decisions.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and reporting platform and drive system adoption.
• Support finance transformation through simplification and automation.
• Manage and develop a small FP&A team.

Skills

FP&A experience

Systems

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Budgeting software

BI tools

ERP systems

Job description

Citadel Source is delighted to partner with a leading PLC to support the recruitment of their new Group FP&A Manager.

The client

Our client is an established UK-based organisation, with a significant presence across the country. The business is continuing to invest in its finance function with a particular focus on systems and data-led decision-making, creating an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join the organisation in a visible role, based in the Bristol office.

The role

Reporting to the Finance Director, you'll take ownership of budgeting and forecasting, ensuring the business has a clear and reliable view of financial performance and future direction. You'll play a key role in broader transformation initiatives, taking ownership of the financial planning and reporting system and identifying opportunities to enhance its capabilities, streamline processes and improve data quality and efficiency. The role is primarily focused on partnering with Finance stakeholders, taking ownership of driving accountability, improving processes and optimising systems. A key part of the remit will be ensuring that changes are effectively implemented, embedded and adopted across the Finance function, with a dedicated focus on supporting and driving improvements within Finance, rather than the wider business.

About you

You'll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a strong background in FP&A and systems. You'll understand the drivers of business performance and be confident working with senior stakeholders, building relationships and constructively challenging thinking. You'll also bring a strong continuous improvement and change management mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, lead transformation initiatives and take people with you. You're as comfortable thinking about how systems and processes can work better as you are translating financial information into meaningful business insight.

As the Group FP&A Manager, your role will include, but will not be limited to:

• Leading the budgeting and forecasting processes across the business and coordinating planning cycles
• Supporting the development of strategic financial models, including short-term plans and longer-term scenario analysis
• Providing insightful reporting and management information to support operational and executive decision-making
• Managing and developing the budgeting, forecasting and reporting platform
• Driving adoption, training and best practice use of finance systems across the organisation
• Developing and enhancing management information, reporting capabilities and data sets
• Partnering with the Finance Leadership Teams to align divisional objectives
• Providing financial insight, challenge and guidance to senior stakeholders
• Supporting finance transformation through simplification, standardisation and automation initiativesManaging and developing a small team

What the client has to offer

• £70,000 - £80,000 base salary DOE
• Bonus of up to 15%
• Competitive pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (3 days on-site, 2 from home)
• Employee discounts platform
• Health and wellbeing support programmes
• Access to digital healthcare and wellbeing resources
• Parking on-site
• Cycle to Work scheme