Head of FP&A

Harper May Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing financial services organization in Greater London is seeking a Head of FP&A. This high-impact role involves leading budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning across the business. The successful candidate will produce insightful financial analysis and manage a high-performing FP&A team. Key qualifications include ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification and extensive FP&A experience. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in planning tools like Anaplan are essential. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence financial decisions at the executive level.

Qualifications

• Strong post-qualified FP&A experience, ideally within financial services.
• Proven success in a senior FP&A or finance business partnering role.
• Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.
• Produce insightful financial analysis, including P&L and cash flow.
• Manage and develop a high-performing FP&A team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Communication

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive Insights

Advanced Excel

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing organisation in the financial services sector, offering a diverse range of products and services across regulated markets. As the company enters a new phase of strategic growth, they are seeking a commercially focused and technically strong Head of FP&A to lead financial planning and support data-driven decision-making across the business.

Role Overview

This is a high-impact role responsible for overseeing budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and performance analysis. Reporting to the CFO and working closely with the wider executive team, the Head of FP&A will provide strategic insight and challenge, ensuring financial plans align with business objectives and regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning process across the business
• Produce insightful financial analysis, including P&L, cash flow, scenario modelling and variance commentary
• Partner with senior stakeholders across commercial, operations, and risk to support performance delivery
• Improve financial visibility through dashboards, KPI tracking and reporting enhancements
• Manage and develop a high-performing FP&A team, embedding best practices and continuous improvement
• Drive enhancements to financial models, planning tools and processes to support scaling operations
• Contribute to investor reporting, board packs and regulatory submissions
• Support capital planning, investment appraisals and business case development

Candidate Profile

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with strong post-qualified FP&A experience
• Proven success in a senior FP&A or finance business partnering role, ideally within financial services
• Strong analytical and modelling skills with a commercial mindset
• Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders and challenge assumptions constructively
• Experience with planning tools (e.g. Anaplan, Adaptive Insights) and advanced Excel essential
• Able to lead and develop teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment