Head of FP&A - Strategic Finance & Growth

Kennedy Pearce Consulting; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Bonus

Company benefits

Job summary

Kennedy Pearce Consulting is partnering with a rapidly growing, investment-backed renewable energy business to recruit a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. This is a senior leadership position within the Finance function, offering significant exposure to the CFO, Senior Leadership Team, Board and investors.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the FP&A function, leading a team of Analysts / Project Accountants and driving financial planning, forecasting, reporting and commercial

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience within FP&A
• Experience leading an FP&A function or team
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, modelling and scenario-planning experience
• Experience producing Board-level and senior management reporting
• Management accounting experience including month-end, year-end and audit processes
• Strong data management, reconciliation and analytical capability
• Excellent stakeholder management with CFO/Board interaction

Responsibilities

• Leading budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes
• Producing and developing Board, investor and management reporting
• Delivering cash flow, working capital and profitability forecasting
• Leading scenario planning and providing insight to support strategic decision-making
• Partnering with senior operational stakeholders and budget holders
• Managing, mentoring and developing the FP&A team
• Driving improvements across reporting, data quality and automation
• Collaborating with CFO, Group FC and Financial Systems Accountant on wider finance systems and reporting environment
• Ensuring reporting reconciles across P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Board reporting

Stakeholder management

Team management

Data analytics

Scenario planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related

Tools

Excel modelling

ERP systems

Job description

Kennedy Pearce Consulting is partnering with a rapidly growing, investment-backed renewable energy business to recruit a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. This is a senior leadership position within the Finance function, offering significant exposure to the CFO, Senior Leadership Team, Board and investors.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the FP&A function, leading a team of Analysts / Project Accountants and driving financial planning, forecasting, reporting and commercial