Interim FP&A Director | International Manufacturing Group
Location: London / Hybrid
Day Rate: £700 per day
Duration: 6 months initially
Start Date: ASAP
IR35: Outside IR35
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We are supporting a large, private equity-backed manufacturing group seeking an Interim FP&A Director to lead group-wide planning, performance analysis and financial decision support.
Reporting to the CFO, the successful candidate will take ownership of the group’s FP&A function, providing strategic insight across multiple business units and manufacturing sites. The role will be instrumental in improving financial visibility, driving margin improvement and supporting the sponsor’s value creation plan.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead group budgeting, forecasting and long-range financial planning
- Own consolidated reporting and performance analysis across multiple sites
- Develop financial models to support strategic planning and investment decisions
- Analyse revenue, gross margins, production costs and operational efficiency
- Partner with divisional finance directors and operational leadership
- Drive improved forecasting accuracy and standardised reporting
- Lead scenario planning, profitability analysis and cost optimisation initiatives
- Prepare board-level reporting and financial presentations for the PE sponsor
- Support cash generation, working capital improvement and capital expenditure decisions
- Lead and develop the FP&A team
- Support acquisition integration and wider transformation initiatives
Ideal candidate:
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
- Proven FP&A Director, Head of FP&A or senior Group FP&A experience
- Strong manufacturing, engineering or industrial sector background
- Experience managing complex, multi-site or international operations
- Excellent understanding of production costs, gross margin, CapEx and operational KPIs
- Previous PE-backed experience and exposure to value creation plans
- Strong commercial judgement and senior stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable operating at board level and delivering change in an interim capacity
The opportunity:
A senior interim assignment with significant CFO and investor exposure, focused on improving group performance, driving operational profitability and supporting the next phase of a PE-backed manufacturing group’s growth.