Senior Manager

CFGI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial consulting firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced FP&A Senior Manager. In this role, you will influence clients' financial decisions and lead Business Transformation initiatives. Candidates should have a minimum of eight years in finance or accounting, with extensive project management experience. Knowledge of financial tools like Anaplan, Cognos, and ERP technologies is essential. The position offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of experience in finance and/or accounting.
• Client service experience in top professional services firms is preferred.
• Advanced understanding of the FP&A function within a finance organization.
• Extensive experience with three-statement financials and modelling.
• Experience leading projects/teams and conducting workshops with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support project teams in Business Transformation initiatives.
• Develop finance strategies by diagnosing clients' challenges.
• Provide business partnering support and financial analysis.
• Identify and support business development initiatives.

Skills

Program Management

FDA Regulations

Management Experience

Facilities Management

Clinical Development

Data Management

Quality Systems

Project Management

Research & Development

GLP

Budgeting

Leadership Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Anaplan

Cognos

Hyperion

Tableau

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Fusion

Power BI

Job description

As a member of our Business Transformation team you work as an extension of our clients team. Your work will focus on supporting the FP&A function of our clients finance organization including modeling budgeting and forecasting interim management as well as high impact initiatives including restructuring sell-side diligence carve-outs M&A integration and other non-routine transactions.

Roles and Responsibilities

The FP&A Senior Manager is a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team and will help influence clients financial and business decisions.

Lead and / or support project teams engaged in the successful delivery of a wide range of Business Transformation initiatives aligning finance with business strategy in support of the broader organizations future vision.

Help develop finance strategies by assessing a clients business challenges / needs / gaps diagnosing the root problems and recommending an approach leveraging CFGI assets.

Develop and apply an understanding of sales and spending trends to manage financial risk and identify opportunities.

Provide best-in-class business partnering support and deliver quality reports and analysis used to make informed business decisions.

Identify and support CFGI business development initiatives; participate in certain aspects of the proposal development process.

Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital analytics the CFO ecosystem and broader marketplace.

Preferred Skills

Knowledge of leading Financial Planning and Analysis tools (i.e. Anaplan Cognos Hyperion OBIEE Tableau Fusion).

Knowledge of ERP technologies (i.e. SAP / Oracle / Workday / NetSuite / Microsoft Dynamics).

Project Management experience is a plus.

Qualifications and Capabilities

Finance-focused with a minimum of eight years of experience in finance and / or accounting. Client service experience in top professional services firms (i.e. Big 4 or large regional) is highly preferred but not required.

Advanced understanding of the FP&A function within a finance organization.

Extensive experience and understanding of three statement financials and associated modelling.

Significant engagement management experience as well as business practice and people development.

Ability to concurrently manage internal firm and external client requirements.

Transactional experience (M&A divestures refinancing capital raises) and associated scenario modelling a plus.

Working knowledge and expertise in analytics forecasting and finance technologies (process planning analytics core Financial).

Experience with finance technologies such as Adaptive Workday Planful OneStream Anaplan Cognos Oracle Hyperion Tableau Alteryx Power BI Fusion etc. a plus.

ERP technology understanding (SAP / Oracle / Workday etc.).

Experience leading projects / teams and the ability to lead key requirement workshops with clients.

Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with clients document requirements and articulate the value proposition and business case for various finance transformation solutions.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience :

Senior Manager

Key Skills

• Program Management
• FDA Regulations
• Management Experience
• Facilities Management
• Clinical Development
• Data Management
• Quality Systems
• Project Management
• Research & Development
• GLP
• Budgeting
• Leadership Experience

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1