Head of FP&A

ReQuire Consultancy; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Head of FP&A to lead the financial planning and analysis function. This influential role involves shaping budgets, forecasts, and long-term plans while partnering with senior leaders. Candidates should have significant FP&A leadership experience, a professional finance qualification, and a strong analytical mindset. The position offers hybrid working and the opportunity to modernise financial processes.

Benefits

Visible leadership position

Financial stability

Supportive senior leadership team

Qualifications

• Significant experience in FP&A leadership within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Proven capability in budgeting, forecasting, modelling and commercial analysis.
• Engaging communication style to turn analysis into clarity and action.

Responsibilities

• Owning the budgeting cycle, rolling forecasts and long-range planning.
• Building driver-based financial models that support commercial decisions.
• Producing clear, insight-led analysis on performance and cost drivers.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Business partnering

Analytical skills

Education

Professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Advanced Excel

ERP/BI reporting tools

Job description

We’re supporting a long-established, market-leading organisation through a period of exciting financial and operational modernisation. As part of this evolution, we’re recruiting a Head of FP&A to lead the planning, insight and commercial decision-support function for the business.

This is a newly shaped role with significant influence. Working closely with the Finance Director and wider SLT, you’ll create a forward-looking FP&A capability that strengthens strategy, improves clarity, and ensures the organisation is equipped to make confident, data-driven decisions.

The Opportunity

As Head of FP&A, you will become the organisation’s financial compass shaping budgets, forecasts and longer-term plans, while elevating how performance is understood and acted upon. This role suits a commercially minded finance leader who enjoys partnering with operational teams, simplifying complexity, and bringing a modern, analytical edge to a business.

You’ll lead a small, growing team, develop dashboards and analytical tools, improve processes, and build a best-in-class modelling environment. Above all, you’ll provide the insight that helps leadership make better strategic choices.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Owning the budgeting cycle, rolling forecasts and long-range planning
• Building driver-based financial models that support commercial decisions
• Producing clear, insight-led analysis on performance, margin, revenue and cost drivers
• Partnering with senior leaders across operations, trading, e-commerce and logistics
• Presenting forward-looking insights to the Finance Director and Board
• Leading financial scenario modelling (including sensitivity, investment and project evaluation)
• Developing KPI frameworks and dashboards to strengthen visibility of business performance
• Modernising FP&A processes, improving tools and enabling greater automation
• Supporting strategic initiatives and contributing to the business’s growth agenda

What You Bring

• Significant experience in FP&A leadership within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
• A professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven capability in budgeting, forecasting, modelling and commercial analysis
• Strong business partnering skills, with the confidence to influence senior decision-makers
• A continuous-improvement mindset and a desire to elevate financial insight across the organisation
• Advanced Excel and experience with ERP/BI reporting tools
• An engaging communication style able to turn analysis into clarity and action

Why This Role?

• A visible, impactful leadership position
• An organisation with strong values, financial stability and a clear sense of purpose
• Hybrid working with an established, supportive SLT
• The chance to modernise FP&A and build something lasting
• A role that blends strategy, insight, collaboration and genuine influence

To Apply

This is a confidential search being managed exclusively by ReQuire Consultancy.
To explore this opportunity further, please contact Liam McConnell directly at [e-mail] with your CV and cover letter. Applications open until 12th December '25.