Finatal have partnered with a private equity-backed manufacturing business based in London who are currently £800m t/o and looking for an experienced group level FP&A lead to join their business and help them in their next phase of growth. The role includes strategic projects, M&A support and acting as a trusted analytical partner who translates data into decisions.
The reason for this vacancy is for the role to directly impact the value creation plan, capital allocation discipline and investor confidence across all markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Owns the annual budget, periodic reforecasts, rolling forecasts and long-term planning
- Provides analytical support to business unit and functional leaders on pricing, margin, product line profitability, market performance and cost optimisation.
- Designs and delivers the monthly management reporting pack (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and KPI commentary), and produces board and investor materials with the CFO.
- Leads cash flow forecasting, monitors working capital metrics (DSO, DPO, DIO) and provides scenario analysis for treasury and liquidity planning.
- Supports financial due diligence, synergy modelling and post-acquisition integration tracking. Builds business cases for capital investment and strategic initiatives, operating under CFO direction with significant analytical autonomy.
- Builds, leads and develops the FP&A team across the group. Sets standards for analytical quality, reporting cadence and stakeholder engagement, with full people management authority.
- Drives improvement and standardisation of FP&A systems, models and processes (ERP reporting, consolidation tools, planning tools, dashboards).
Qualifications & Experience
Education & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification (MBA, MSc Finance) is desirable
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) strongly preferred
- Additional certification in financial modelling or data analytics is an advantage
Experience
- Minimum 8–10 years’ progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance or a related finance leadership role, including 4–5 years at senior management/director level
- Demonstrable experience leading a budgeting, forecasting and management reporting function in a multi-entity, multi-country organisation of comparable complexity
- Experience operating in a PE-backed environment with significant organisational change and investor reporting expectations
- Proven ability to build and develop high-performing finance teams
- International experience across European and/or APAC markets strongly preferred