Commercially focused, Head of FP&A required (Spanish Speaking) for large Consumer Group undergoing a significant period of sustained growth.
This is an opportunity for a driven Finance leader to join a highly successful Group, working as part of, and supporting the senior leadership team.
The Head of FP&A will take ownership for plans, forecasts and financial performance and will oversee the treasury function.
Acting as the key finance business partner to the leadership team on every major investment, you will play a significant role in the future growth of the business.
You will build the forecasting, reporting and business-partnering capability that lets the company grow with confidence: Ensuring a budget that leadership trusts, a rolling forecast that moves with the business, and clear answers to “what happens if”.
This is a senior leadership role and a mandate to raise the bar on financial rigour across the company.
Reporting into the CFO and leading the FP&&A Team - Key Accountabilities include:
Planning and forecasting
Own the annual budget process and the long-range (5 year) plan, from first assumptions to board approval
Run a rolling monthly forecast covering P&L, cash flow and balance sheet, with clear variance analysis against budget and prior forecast
Build and maintain the driver-based financial model, including scenario and sensitivity analysis
Reporting and insight
Deliver the monthly management pack and board reporting: results, KPIs, drivers and the story behind the numbers
Define and track the KPIs that matter, and make sure the business measures what it manages
Act as finance partner to the CEO, CFO and functional heads, challenging plans and spend constructively
Partner with sponsors to shape investment proposals before they reach the committee
Support fundraising, M&A, debt or investor reporting as the business needs
Work with the Corporate Financial Controller to keep actuals, forecast and reporting on one consistent data model
Investment and business cases
Own the end-to-end investment and business case process: templates, appraisal standards, approval thresholds and governance
Review and challenge every case before submission, testing assumptions, returns (NPV, IRR, payback) and risks
Assist with preparing and presenting the investment papers and the portfolio view to the Business Development Committee, with a clear recommendation on each
Control approved investments against plan: track spend, milestones and benefits, and escalate variances
Run post-investment reviews and feed the lessons back into future cases and the forecast
Treasury
Oversee the Treasury Manager, and own cash management, liquidity planning and shorter term cash flow forecasts
The perfect candidate will have come from a Corporate Finance background and have a good working understanding Capital Allocation and discounted cash-flow. Exposure to Power BI, AI or similar would be highly desirable.
Benefits include: Bonus 20-25% (excellent run rate in recent years), Hybrid working and core benefits.