Group Head of FP&A

Eton Bridge Partners Ltd; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Eton Bridge Partners Ltd is assisting a UK services organisation seeking a Group Head of FP&A to drive budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning. You will partner with the CFO and Executive Team to deliver robust financial insight and performance metrics across the business.

The role emphasizes governance, cost management and AI-enabled analytics to support profitable growth and operational excellence across long-term contracts.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• Extensive FP&A and business partnering experience.
• Proven track record in budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Strong analytical ability to translate data into insights.
• Proactive, autonomous leader with strategic mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead Group-wide budgeting, forecasting and planning with timely, robust outputs.
• Partner with CFO and Executive Team on long-term strategic planning.
• Deliver insightful performance reporting highlighting trends and risks.
• Support commercial leaders to improve contract profitability and forecasting accuracy.
• Provide financial modelling, scenario planning and investment analysis.
• Drive governance across reporting, forecasting and performance measures.
• Collaborate with divisional finance teams to strengthen business partnering.
• Support growth while maintaining strong control over margin and cash.
• Challenge leaders to improve cost management and resource allocation.
• Lead improvements in systems, reporting tools, automation and analytics (AI-enabled).
• Develop, mentor and inspire the FP&A team with accountability culture.

Skills

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Forecasting

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

An established and rapidly growing UK services organisation is seeking an exceptional Group Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to join its senior finance leadership team.

Reporting directly to the Group CFO, this is a highly visible role with significant influence across the business. You will lead strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management activities while partnering closely with executive leadership, operational teams and commercial stakeholders to drive profitable growth and enhance business performance.

This is an opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader to make a tangible impact in a complex, project-led environment where financial insight, challenge and business partnering are critical to success.

The Opportunity

As Group Head of FP&A, you will be at the heart of strategic decision-making, developing the financial insight and performance frameworks that support continued growth and operational excellence.

You will lead a capable FP&A function, drive improvements in reporting and analytics, and provide the CFO and Executive Team with the intelligence needed to identify opportunities, mitigate risks and maximise value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Group-wide budgeting, forecasting and planning processes, ensuring timely, robust and commercially relevant outputs.
• Partner with the CFO and Executive Team to maintain and evolve the organisation's long-term strategic plan.
• Deliver insightful performance reporting that highlights key trends, risks and growth opportunities.
• Support commercial and operational leaders in improving contract profitability, margin performance and forecasting accuracy.
• Provide financial modelling, scenario planning and investment analysis to support strategic initiatives and business development opportunities.
• Drive consistency and governance across financial reporting, forecasting and performance measurement.
• Work closely with divisional finance teams to enhance business partnering and strengthen financial visibility.
• Support growth while maintaining strong control over margin, cash, working capital and operational risk.
• Challenge and support functional leaders to improve cost management and resource allocation.
• Lead improvements in financial systems, reporting tools, automation and analytics capabilities, including emerging AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop, mentor and inspire the FP&A team, fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity and continuous improvement.

About You

We are looking for an ambitious and commercially astute finance leader who combines strong technical capability with the confidence to influence at executive level.

You will bring:

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience in FP&A, financial modelling and business partnering within a commercially focused organisation.
• A proven track record of leading budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insight.
• A proactive, self-starting approach and a natural curiosity to challenge assumptions and improve decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence senior operational and commercial leaders.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling expertise.
• Experience within infrastructure, construction, utilities, engineering, facilities management or other long-term contract environments would be advantageous.

Why Apply?

This role offers a rare combination of strategic influence and operational impact. You'll work directly with senior leadership, shape business strategy, drive performance improvement and help build the next phase of growth for a highly respected organisation operating in an essential services sector.

The successful candidate will join a business that values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, providing genuine scope for career progression and executive exposure.