Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Company: Churchill Howard
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Location: Leicester
Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior FP&A Manager to join a high-performing finance function in a high-impact, transformation-led role.

This position sits at the heart of group finance, combining strategic business partnering, performance leadership and FP&A transformation, with significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape how FP&A operates across the business.

This is particularly well suited to:

  • Individuals with FP&A experience who want to move into a more strategic, change-driven environment
  • Ambitious candidates looking to build and modernise FP&A capability, not just maintain it
  • High-calibre practice-trained accountants (Deals / Transaction Services / Audit) looking to step into a leadership role in industry

The Role

You will play a key role in driving group-wide performance management while leading the evolution of the FP&A function. Key responsibilities include:

Performance & Commercial Leadership

  • Leading company-level performance reporting across divisions (EBIT, working capital, KPIs)
  • Owning delivery of high-quality, insight-led analysis to support executive decision making
  • Challenging divisional performance, forecasts and assumptions at senior stakeholder level
  • Acting as a true business partner to senior leadership, influencing strategic direction

Planning & Strategic Insight

  • Owning and enhancing the annual planning cycle (Budget, Forecast, Mid-Term Plan)
  • Leading scenario modelling and financial simulations to support strategic initiatives
  • Providing forward-looking insight to drive improved business performance

FP&A Transformation & Capability Build

  • Driving the transformation of the group FP&A function, introducing new tools, processes and ways of working
  • Improving reporting automation, data quality and analytical capability
  • Developing more forward-looking, insight-driven FP&A outputs (moving beyond retrospective reporting)
  • Partnering with systems / data teams to enhance BI and reporting infrastructure
  • Acting as a champion for continuous improvement and innovation within finance

This is a role for someone who wants to leave a mark on how FP&A is done, not just deliver the status quo.

About You

  • Background in Transaction Services, Deals, Audit or FP&A
  • Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
  • Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability
  • Experience or interest in driving change / improving processes / implementing new ideas
  • Advanced Excel; exposure to BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) advantageous

You will bring intellectual curiosity, leadership mindset and a desire to improve how finance adds value.

The Opportunity

This role offers a genuine step into senior finance leadership, including:

  • Ownership and influence across group-level FP&A
  • A platform to drive meaningful transformation and innovation
  • High visibility with senior leadership and decision-makers
  • Clear progression into Head of FP&A / Finance Director pathways

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Posted: March 25th, 2026