Head of FP&A

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth Private Equity backed SaaS company seeks a Head of FP&A based in Central Manchester. The role involves driving financial performance through strategic insights, building financial models, and leading data analytics. Candidates should be fully qualified accountants with strong commercial acumen and experience in SaaS environments.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA).
• Experience in SaaS and PE backed environments preferred.
• Strong experience with data and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality MI and insights to leadership.
• Build financial models for acquisition scenarios.
• Lead annual budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Data analytics

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Education

ACA, CIMA, ACCA

Tools

SQL

Job description

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Axon Moore are currently partnered with a high growth, Private Equity backed SaaS business in sourcing a high calibre Head of FP&A to drive commercial performance. Our client are undergoing a period of intensive transformation and as Head of FP&A you will be driving the production of key MI to the board and investors whilst working closely with the CFO on other strategic initiatives including interrogating and presenting data.

Role: Head of FP&A

Location: Central Manchester, 3 days per week on site

The Role:

• Providing high quality MI and commercial insights to the leadership team including the PE investors
• Building financial models around a variety of scenarios including on acquisition targets
• Taking the lead on data & analytics including data repair and visualisation
• Business partnering with none finance to drive performance across the business
• Leading the annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Ongoing review of processes and systems to ensure a fit for purpose commercial function
• Taking the lead on a number of ad-hoc projects alongside the CFO

The Individual:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Experience of working in a SaaS business is highly desirable
• Highly commercial with experience of leading a commercial function
• Knowledge of data and analytics, ideally in the use of SQL
• Experience of working within a PE backed or similarly agile business
• Strong business partner with the ability to influence decision making and drive performance