Most finance people see the numbers, this hiring manager someone who sees through them...

This business is now looking for someone who just closes the month and builds a tidy deck, they want a three-dimensional thinker.

Someone who doesn't just answer the question in front of them, but asks whether it's the right question in the first place. Someone who's comfortable questioning, pushing back and respectfully challenging a room full of senior leaders.

This role requires someone who is relentlessly curious, who connects dots that others miss. They model the scenario nobody thought to ask for, and it's usually the one that changes the conversation and outcome.

You will act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, driving financial performance and shaping business strategy. This role combines advanced financial planning and analysis with strong business partnering skills to influence decision-making at the highest level. You will lead complex forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning, while providing actionable insights to support growth and profitability.

Does this sound like you?

Reporting to the Director of FP&A in a number 2 role, they key duties will include:

• Ownership of the end-to-end FP&A cycle for multiple business units.
• Lead long-term financial planning aligned with corporate strategy.
• Provide strategic input into investment decisions, M&A activity, and capital allocation.
• Partner with senior executives, challenging and influencing decision-making.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
• Deliver high-quality management reporting, including trend analysis, risk assessment, and scenario modelling.
• Identify opportunities for margin improvement, cost optimisation, and revenue growth.
• Mentor and develop junior FP&A analysts and business partners.
• Drive best practices and continuous improvement across FP&A processes, systems, and tools.
• Lead financial workstreams for major projects, including transformation programmes and strategic investments.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure financial discipline and robustness in decision-making.

The successful candidate will:

• Have significant FP&A or commercial finance experience (ideally a min of 7–10+ years)
• Have proven ownership of full budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning cycles.
• Have experience partnering with senior executives, influencing and challenging strategic decisions.
• Have some previous experience in investment appraisal, capital allocation, and scenario modelling.
• Have advanced financial modelling and analytical capability.
• Have strong leadership skills, including coaching, setting standards, and driving improvements.

What's on offer?

• Company car or allowance
• 10% Bonus
• Private Medical for you and your family
• On site parking
• Newly created role within a new high performing FP&A function with clear progression opportunity