Senior FP&A Manager — Strategy, M&A & Financing

Equals Group PLC; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Equals is seeking a hands-on Senior Business Finance Manager for its London FP&A function. The role focuses on delivering the Board’s strategic objectives, supporting M&A and debt/equity activities, and driving revenue growth and cost control across the business.

You will lead 5-year planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts and financial reporting to the Executive Committee and Board. Strong technical accounting, modelling and AI-enabled finance workflow experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) required.
• Strong technical accounting and financial modelling.
• Experience in FP&A or finance business partnering.
• Excellent communicator at all levels in an organisation.
• Calm under pressure with strong time management.
• Experience using AI tools in finance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build a 5-year business plan model with scenario modelling and debt/M&A functionality.
• Maintain a deal-ready data room for due diligence.
• Lead the annual 5-year strategic planning, budgeting and rolling forecasts.
• Provide weekly/monthly financial information and insight to Executive Committee, Board and external providers.
• Partner with department owners to manage cost base and forecast risks/opportunities.
• Develop KPI and profitability measures with commercial leaders.
• Provide analysis to guide operational and strategic decisions by senior leadership.
• Oversee workforce planning model and headcount forecasting.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Financial modelling

FP&A experience

Communication skills

AI tools in finance

Excel & Power BI

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Claude AI

CoWork

Job description

Equals is seeking a hands-on Senior Business Finance Manager for its London FP&A function. The role focuses on delivering the Board’s strategic objectives, supporting M&A and debt/equity activities, and driving revenue growth and cost control across the business.

You will lead 5-year planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts and financial reporting to the Executive Committee and Board. Strong technical accounting, modelling and AI-enabled finance workflow experience are essential.