Strategic FP&A Lead - Manufacturing

Marc Daniels; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels is recruiting a sole FP&A Manager for a fast-growing Maidenhead manufacturing business. You will own FP&A controls, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and act as the finance partner to the CEO, COO and leaders on pricing and investments.

You will design end-to-end financial models, drive driver-based forecasting, and build monthly reports with P&L and KPIs. Lead board/investor materials and implement FP&A tech and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Experience FP&A or management accounting in manufacturing or complex ops
• Strong Excel skills and ERP proficiency
• Confident leading cross-functional meetings and challenging the business

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end financial model integrating revenue, cost, headcount and cash flow.
• Establish driver-based forecasting with scenario planning.
• Own annual budget process and rolling forecast cadence.
• Partner with CEO/COO on pricing, unit economics and investments.
• Build monthly management reports with P&L, variance analysis and KPIs.
• Create board and investor reporting materials with narratives and dashboards.
• Define FP&A processes, templates and controls for budgeting and forecasting.
• Select and implement FP&A tech and BI dashboards to automate reporting.
• Define FP&A team structure and hire analysts as the business scales.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Management reporting

Pricing analysis

Unit economics

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

BI dashboards

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

BI dashboards

Job description

Marc Daniels is recruiting a sole FP&A Manager for a fast-growing Maidenhead manufacturing business. You will own FP&A controls, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and act as the finance partner to the CEO, COO and leaders on pricing and investments.

You will design end-to-end financial models, drive driver-based forecasting, and build monthly reports with P&L and KPIs. Lead board/investor materials and implement FP&A tech and dashboards.