Head of FP&A

Talantir; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Talantir in Manchester is seeking a Head of FP&A for a PE-backed financial services group, responsible for budgeting, forecasting, strategic decision support and leading the planning function during a high-growth transformation.

You will mentor a team, partner with senior leaders and investors, enhance models and dashboards, and drive standardised processes across units, with a hands-on, commercially driven approach.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, with significant post qualification experience in financial services.
• Demonstrated success managing high performing teams and defining robust FP&A processes in evolving organisations.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels in a matrix environment.
• Hands on, pragmatic and proactive.
• Background in Private Equity backed businesses or high-growth transformation environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Developing a high-performing FP&A team, with a focus on sustainable capability and process excellence.
• Designing and implementing best-in-class budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes aligned with corporate strategy.
• Partnering with senior leadership and Private Equity investors to provide actionable insights and strategic decision support.
• Enhancing financial models, reporting packs and performance dashboards to enable informed decision-making.
• Streamlining and standardising processes across business units to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to improve data flows, governance and transparency across the organisation.
• Supporting M&A activity, integration planning and investor reporting as required.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Budgeting

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Head of FP&A Financial Services Manchester Up to £120,000

We are partnering exclusively with a high growth, PE backed financial services organisation in the Finance Services sector, currently entering an exciting new phase of transformation and investment. Backed by a leading investor, this business is centralising and professionalising its finance function to match its scale and ambition. As they continue to streamline operations globally, they are seeking a new Head of FP&A to lead a best-in-class planning and analysis function. This role will have full ownership of budgeting, forecasting, strategic decision support and team leadership across a highly complex environment. This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior FP&A leader to take real ownership of leading an FP&A function in a highly visible and commercially critical role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing a high-performing FP&A team, with a focus on sustainable capability and process excellence
• Designing and implementing best-in-class budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes aligned with corporate strategy
• Partnering with senior leadership and Private Equity investors to provide actionable insights and strategic decision support
• Enhancing financial models, reporting packs and performance dashboards to enable informed decision-making
• Streamlining and standardising processes across business units to drive consistency and efficiency
• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to improve data flows, governance and transparency across the organisation
• Supporting M&A activity, integration planning and investor reporting as required

The Ideal Candidate:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, with significant post qualification experience in financial services
• Demonstrated success managing high performing teams and defining robust FP&A processes in evolving organisations
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels in a matrix environment
• Hands on, pragmatic and proactive.
• Comfortable balancing strategic design with operational delivery
• Background in Private Equity backed businesses or high-growth transformation environments is highly desirable