- Own financial performance management across a regional business unit, linking operational metrics to financial outcomes through robust modelling and scenario analysis.
- Consolidate planning and reporting outputs into a clear and consistent view of business performance for senior stakeholders.
- Evaluate performance against budgets, forecasts and strategic objectives, identifying key risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
- Act as a trusted finance partner to commercial and operational leaders, providing challenge, guidance and financial insight.
- Coordinate annual budgeting, periodic forecasting and long-range planning processes while ensuring alignment of key assumptions.
- Improve reporting frameworks, planning methodologies and financial processes to increase efficiency and consistency.
- Support the adoption of automation, advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions within finance activities.
- Manage the financial planning calendar, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of reporting requirements across revenue and cost areas.
- Own financial performance management across a regional business unit, linking operational metrics to financial outcomes through robust modelling and scenario analysis.
- Consolidate planning and reporting outputs into a clear and consistent view of business performance for senior stakeholders.
- Evaluate performance against budgets, forecasts and strategic objectives, identifying key risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
- Act as a trusted finance partner to commercial and operational leaders, providing challenge, guidance and financial insight.
- Coordinate annual budgeting, periodic forecasting and long-range planning processes while ensuring alignment of key assumptions.
- Improve reporting frameworks, planning methodologies and financial processes to increase efficiency and consistency.
- Support the adoption of automation, advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions within finance activities.
- Manage the financial planning calendar, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of reporting requirements across revenue and cost areas.
Lead FP&A, forecasting and business performance management Finance partner driving planning, insights and reporting excellence
- Extensive experience within FP&A, corporate finance, transaction services, advisory or accounting environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modelling, business performance analysis and scenario planning.
- Proven track record of leading budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning cycles.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into practical business recommendations.
- Experience communicating with senior leadership and presenting complex findings in a concise, decision-focused manner.
- Ability to build effective relationships across finance and non-finance stakeholder groups.
- Exposure to process improvement, automation initiatives or the application of AI within finance is advantageous.
Our client is a well-established digital organisation with a significant regional presence and a large professional workforce. The business operates consumer-facing online platforms and relies on data-driven decision-making to support growth, operational performance and long-term value creation. Due to evolving business requirements, the finance team is looking to strengthen its planning and performance management capabilities with the addition of a senior individual contributor.
- Opportunity to influence financial performance within a sizeable regional business.
- Senior individual contributor position with significant visibility among executive stakeholders.
- Broad exposure to commercial, operational and strategic decision-making.
- Collaborative finance environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Hybrid working arrangements to be agreed with the employer.
- Competitive compensation package to be discussed during the recruitment process.
- Long-term career development opportunities within a growing organisation.