Interim Head of FP&A

Cedar; West End; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Cedar seeks an Interim Head of FP&A in London to lead forecasting, modelling and MI as part of an exit process. You will own the forecast, budgets and long-range plan, building robust models to support the equity story and due diligence.

You will collaborate with the CFO and PE investors, delivering detailed analyses of revenue, EBITDA, cash and other value drivers, while ensuring accurate reporting and clear visibility of risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head of FP&A or FP&A Director at CFO-1 level.
• Strong private equity experience, ideally through exit or transaction.
• Exceptional financial modelling, forecasting and analytical capability.
• Experience building/defending long-range plans and transaction models.
• Strong commercial understanding of revenue, EBITDA, cash and EV drivers.
• Experience supporting vendor due diligence, QOE or buyer diligence.
• Comfortable communicating with CFOs, PE investors and advisers.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning through the exit process.
• Build robust financial models supporting the equity story, valuation and buyer diligence.
• Bridge historic performance, current trading, forecast and the longer-term plan.
• Analyze revenue, EBITDA, margins, cash and other value drivers.
• Strengthen MI and KPI reporting to demonstrate performance clearly.
• Provide scenario and sensitivity analysis for growth, pricing, margins, investment.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Finance modelling

Forecasting

Private equity experience

CFO collaboration

Vendor due diligence

Data room support

Job description

Cedar is partnered with a private equity-backed technology and services business in Central London to appoint an Interim Head of FP&A. This is a 6-month contract offering a day rate of £700-900 per day.

The Company

This established PE-backed business has undergone significant growth during the investment period and is now approaching a potential exit.

With the business entering the final stages of the private equity hold, the focus is on maintaining strong performance, maximising value and ensuring the financial plan and underlying equity story stand up to transaction scrutiny.

The Role

Reporting directly to the CFO, the Interim Head of FP&A will be the senior FP&A lead through the exit process, owning forecasting, modelling, MI and the financial analysis underpinning the transaction.

• Owning the forecast, budget and long-range plan through the exit process.


• Building and maintaining robust financial models supporting the equity story, valuation and buyer diligence.


• Developing clear bridges between historic performance, current trading, forecast and the longer-term plan.


• Providing detailed analysis of revenue, EBITDA, margin, cash and other key value drivers.


• Strengthening MI and KPI reporting to clearly demonstrate underlying commercial performance.


• Producing scenario and sensitivity analysis around growth, pricing, margins, investment and other key assumptions.


• Supporting the CFO with Quality of Earnings, vendor due diligence and buyer requests.


• Providing detailed analysis and supporting evidence for the data room and transaction advisers.


• Driving forecasting accuracy and maintaining clear visibility over risks and opportunities.


• Partnering with commercial and operational teams to ensure assumptions are robust, understood and defensible.


• Supporting Board and PE investor reporting throughout the transaction.

Your Profile

• Experienced Head of FP&A / FP&A Director operating at CFO-1 level.


• Strong private equity-backed business experience, ideally through an exit or transaction.


• Exceptional financial modelling, forecasting and analytical capability.


• Experience building and defending long-range plans and transaction models.


• Strong commercial understanding of revenue, EBITDA, cash and enterprise value drivers.


• Experience supporting vendor due diligence, Quality of Earnings or buyer diligence.


• Comfortable working directly with CFOs, PE investors and transaction advisers.


• Technology, software, data or B2B services experience would be advantageous.

Compensation & Working Arrangements

The day rate for this Interim Head of FP&A role is £700-900 per day.

The role is based in London, with hybrid working typically requiring 2-3 days per week in Central London.

This is a senior, hands-on FP&A mandate with significant exposure to the CFO, private equity investor and wider exit process.