Interim FP&A Lead: Strategic Budgeting & Partnering

Nxtgen Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

NXTGEN is recruiting an experienced Interim FP&A Manager for a confidential assignment with an established organisation in Cambridgeshire.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Interim FP&A Manager will lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting, and deliver performance analysis with clear variance commentary.

The role requires qualified accounting expertise, advanced Excel and BI skills, strong business partnering with senior stakeholders, and the ability to start at short notice.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with FP&A, commercial finance and senior business-partnering experience.
• Proven ability to build financial models and deliver insights.
• Comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and challenging assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Leading budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting.
• Producing performance analysis and meaningful variance commentary.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Developing financial models and scenario analysis.
• Preparing management information and senior-level presentations.
• Identifying financial risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Supporting ad hoc commercial analysis and strategic projects.
• Leading and developing a small FP&A team.
• Improving reporting, planning and business-partnering processes.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modelling

Scenario analysis

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Business partnering

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

NXTGEN is recruiting an experienced Interim FP&A Manager for a confidential assignment with an established organisation in Cambridgeshire.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Interim FP&A Manager will lead budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting, and deliver performance analysis with clear variance commentary.

The role requires qualified accounting expertise, advanced Excel and BI skills, strong business partnering with senior stakeholders, and the ability to start at short notice.