Head of FP&A

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

Job summary

A high-growth, Private Equity backed SaaS company is seeking a Head of FP&A to enhance commercial performance. This role involves building financial models, driving data analytics, and providing strategic insights to leadership. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with experience in SaaS and strong business partnering skills, responsible for leading budgeting and project initiatives.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA).
• Experience of working in a SaaS business is highly desirable.
• Strong business partner with the ability to influence decision making.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality MI and insights to the leadership team.
• Leading annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Taking the lead on data & analytics initiatives.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Data analysis

Business partnering

Education

ACA, CIMA, ACCA qualification

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