For our client manufacturing group with several locations throughout Europe we are looking for Head of FP&A who will be responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, business performance analysis, operational insight, and management reporting, Head of FP&A will act as a key strategic and operational finance partner to the management team ensuring the organisation has accurate, timely, and actionable financial and operational insight to support decision-making, accountability, performance improvement, and scalable growth across the group.
Responsibilities
- ▪lead the group’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes,
- ▪drive forecasting accuracy and visibility of financial risks and opportunities,
- ▪build robust financial models to support strategic and operational decision - making,
- ▪monitor group performance against: budget, forecast, strategic plan, and operational targets,
- ▪drive structured monthly performance reviews across the business,
- ▪translate operational KPIs into financial implications and actionable insights,
- ▪lead the development of management reporting across the group,
- ▪build and continuously improve: dashboards, KPIs, management packs, and analytical frameworks,
- ▪validate data integrity and challenge inconsistencies across multiple systems and sources,
- ▪work closely with Data, IT, CRM, and operational teams to improve reporting automation and reliability,
- ▪evaluate investments, M&A opportunities, operational initiatives, and transformation projects,
- ▪support pricing, productivity, and workforce modelling initiatives across the Group,
- ▪ensure clear ownership and accountability for KPIs and financial performance,
- ▪support implementation and optimisation of finance systems, BI tools,
- ▪lead, motivate and develop the FP&A Team up to 10 FTE,
- ▪ensure clarity of responsibilities, priorities, and deliverables within the FP&A team.
Requirements
- ▪bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field,
- ▪ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification strongly preferred,
- ▪10–15+ years of progressive FP&A, finance business partnering or operational finance experience,
- ▪strong experience within multi-site operationally intensive environments,
- ▪strong financial modelling and analytical capability,
- ▪proven ability to operate both strategically and hands-on,
- ▪people management experience.
The offer
- ▪high-impact role with european exposure,
- ▪competetive base salary and attractive annual bonus,
- ▪social benefits package,
- ▪career growth within a dynamic business environment.