Head of FP&A (12 month FTC)

Stanton House; Ealing; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing housing association in the UK is seeking a Head of FP&A to lead the development of a high-performing Financial Planning & Analysis function. You will play a critical role in shaping the financial strategy and support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with significant FP&A experience and strong financial modelling skills. The position offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with a salary of up to £90k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Significant FP&A or commercial finance experience, ideally in complex environments.
• Ability to build a function from scratch or transform an existing FP&A capability.
• Experience leading budgeting and forecasting processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop a best-practice FP&A function.
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle with operational and corporate teams.
• Produce monthly management information and KPI reporting.

Skills

Financial modelling capability

Advanced Excel skills

Business partnering

Budgeting and forecasting

Influencing senior stakeholders

Education

Fully qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

This range is provided by Stanton House. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

This specialist in placing qualified finance & accounting professionals into interim and contract roles. This is a newly created leadership role within a growing and forward-looking housing association. The Head of FP&A will be responsible for establishing and leading a high-performing Financial Planning & Analysis function that supports strategic decision-making, strengthens financial performance, and provides clear insight to executive leaders and operational teams.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced FP&A professional to build processes, frameworks, and capability from the ground up—playing a critical role in shaping the financial strategy of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and develop a best-practice FP&A function, introducing robust frameworks, systems, and processes.
• Build and mentor a small FP&A team as the function grows over time.
• Create a culture of high-quality analysis, strong business partnering, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle, working closely with operational and corporate teams.
• Develop rolling forecasts and multi-year financial plans, aligned to strategic and regulatory priorities.
• Introduce improved forecasting methodologies and modelling tools to enhance accuracy and transparency.
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to support business cases, development projects, investment decisions, and scenario planning.
• Provide insightful analysis of performance, risk, and opportunities across the organisation.
• Produce monthly management information and KPI reporting to support informed decision-making at executive and board level.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, operational managers, and budget holders.
• Translate financial data into meaningful insight for non-financial stakeholders.
• Challenge assumptions, support decision-making, and drive accountability for financial performance.
• Partner with development, operations, housing management, and assets teams to support programme delivery and investment planning.
• Review current financial processes and introduce improvements to drive efficiency, accuracy, and clarity.
• Support the implementation or optimisation of finance systems, planning tools, and reporting platforms.
• Ensure consistent data quality and alignment of financial information across the organisation.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant FP&A or commercial finance experience, ideally with exposure to complex, multi-site or asset-heavy environments.
• Strong financial modelling capability and advanced Excel/analytics skills.
• Proven ability to business partner with senior stakeholders, influencing at executive level.
• Experience leading budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Ability to build a function from scratch or transform an existing FP&A capability.
• Prior experience in housing, property, real estate, infrastructure, or another regulated sector.
• Familiarity with long-term investment modelling or development appraisals.
• Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Power BI, or similar).
• Understanding of social housing regulatory and reporting frameworks.

What's on offer?

• 12 month FTC
• Up to 90k salary depending on experience