Senior FP&A Lead

MDM Resourcing; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-listed group is seeking an FP&A professional to join its finance team in Greater Manchester. The role involves supporting budgeting, forecasting, and M&A activities while delivering insights to senior leadership. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong financial modelling skills and experience in FP&A or commercial finance. This offers a unique opportunity for growth within a high-performing team as the business scales and evolves.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA.
• Proven experience in FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with complex datasets.
• Clear communicator able to present insights to stakeholders.
• Interest in strategic finance and corporate development.
• Exposure to M&A is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support group budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Produce management reporting packs with insights on financial performance.
• Deliver commercial analysis for decision-making.
• Act as a finance partner to operational teams.
• Support M&A activity with financial modelling and due diligence.
• Support M&A activity including modelling and due diligence.
• Contribute to broader strategic and cross-functional finance projects.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytical capability

Clear communication

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

MDM Resourcing are working with a UK-listed group to appoint an FP&A professional to join its Group finance team.

This is a newly created role supporting the business's accelerating growth trajectory and increasing level of M&A activity. The position sits within a high-performing finance function and will offer meaningful exposure to senior leadership as the business continues to scale.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of FP&A, the successful candidate will play a key role across financial planning, commercial finance and corporate finance activities. The position combines core FP&A responsibilities with involvement in strategic initiatives, including acquisition-related workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the group budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes
• Producing management reporting packs with clear commentary on financial performance and key drivers
• Delivering commercial analysis to support decision-making across the business
• Acting as a finance partner to operational teams and senior stakeholders
• Improving the quality, integrity and usability of financial data and reporting tools
• Supporting M&A activity, including financial modelling, due diligence and post-deal analysis
• Contributing to wider strategic and cross-functional finance projects

Candidate Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA)
• Experience in FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability
• Solid experience of budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with complex datasets
• Clear communicator able to present insights to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Interest in strategic finance and corporate development
• Previous exposure to M&A processes would be advantageous but is not essential.

This role offers the opportunity to join a growing listed group at an interesting point in its development, with genuine scope to influence the evolution of the FP&A function and support the organisation’s next phase of growth.