Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to join a high performing leadership team. This is a pivotal role that will act as a strategic business partner to senior executives, providing financial insight, challenge, and support to drive business performance and long term growth.

The successful candidate will lead all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis while helping shape commercial strategy through robust financial modelling and insightful reporting.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive finance professional who enjoys working at both strategic and operational levels within a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial planning and analysis

• Drive and own the preparation and reporting of annual budgets, periodic forecasts and long term business plans
• Ensuring that robust financial models are in place that support the analysis of historic financial performance and operational lead indicators and trends to provide insight into projected forecast business performance
• Ownership and development of financial forecasting models and tools that provide a consolidated view of the profit & loss account and balance sheet
• Production of forecast and budget packs for Executive and Board review and approval
• Keeping a constant and disciplined grip on key financial levers, ensuring they are being fully optimised, and implementing a robust KPI (key performance indicator) framework to effectively measure key business milestones

Business Partnering & Commercial Support

• Partnering with the Executive team and their direct reports to support and manage performance against the strategic plan, supporting and driving the growth and performance of the business
• Consistently provide constructive challenge, support and influence to the Executive team and their direct reports, proactively identifying and, in some instances, taking responsibility for the implementation of initiatives that improve financial performance
• Support, contribute to and review business cases for new initiatives, investments, and commercial opportunities
• Reporting of income and cost to business owners and collaborating to drive improved financial performance through continued development and use of KPIs to provide financial insight to support strategic decision-making
• Managing the delivery of weekly financial performance reporting (the "weeklies") to provide insight into commercial performance on a timely basis
• Conducting the annual review of key operational fees including aviation ancillary charges, utilities, fuel farm and miscellaneous fees
• Production of clear, concise and insightful materials for submission to LBA Board

Stakeholder management

• Serve as a highly respected and trusted member of the management team, whilst developing an effective relationship with each executive team member and their direct reports
• Manage and maintain strong shareholder relationships and assist shareholders with their information requirements
• Communicate and present effectively (both verbal and written) to senior leaders in the organisation including the Executive team
• Liaise with external stakeholders such as banks, investors, and advisors to provide necessary management information and analysis.

About You

We are looking for a commercially astute commercial finance leader with strong analytical capability and excellent stakeholder management skills.

• Proven experience in a senior FP&A and/or commercial finance role with considerable financial modelling and analysis experience in support of business development, forecasting and business decision-making
• Able to proactively look beyond the numbers and think commercially, tying financial goals to operational and commercial outcomes. Viewed as a partner to the executive and senior management team and the business in general
• Proactive leader, able to operate at both strategic and operational levels, who is commercially astute and technically strong with persuasive communication skills. Able to balance the interests of the various stakeholders
• Able to handle pressure, pro-actively manage multiple priorities and exhibit calmness when making important decisions
• People management skills and experience and the ability to motivate, train and develop staff
• A bachelor’s degree and several years’ post-qualified accountancy experience