FP&A Manager | Helix International Group | Hybrid, 3 days per week in the London Office | Permanent
About the Company
Helix International Group is a leading group of specialist businesses delivering market-leading risk, compliance and safety solutions across the built environment and workplace sectors.
We are committed to creating trusted, innovative solutions that help organisations meet ever-evolving regulatory and operational challenges. Through our consulting services, software platforms and technical expertise.
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Position Overview:
We are seeking a commercially minded FP&A Manager to join our growing Group Finance team in a fast-paced, private equity-backed business. This role will play a key part in driving financial insight, supporting strategic decision-making, and enhancing financial planning and reporting across the Group.
Working closely with senior leadership, operational teams, and BU Managing Directors, the FP&A Manager will act as a trusted business partner, helping to support rapid growth through robust financial analysis, forecasting, and performance management. The role requires a strong combination of technical FP&A capability, commercial acumen, stakeholder management, and data storytelling skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Business partnering
- Act as a strategic finance partner to BU Managing Directors and senior stakeholders, supporting decision-making and helping to manage rapid business growth.
- Build strong relationships with operational teams to understand project economics, utilisation, profitability drivers, and commercial performance.
- Provide actionable financial insight and challenge to support operational and strategic initiatives.
- Support business cases, investment decisions, and commercial evaluations across the Group.
- Partner closely with HR and operational leadership on workforce planning, headcount management, and productivity analysis.
- Prepare the monthly Board reporting pack, delivering insightful analysis and presenting key components to internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership and investors.
- Lead and support all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes across the Group.
- Develop and maintain monthly P&L forecasts, cash flow forecasts, and departmental budgets.
- Analyse variances against budget and forecast, identifying key risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
- Support the delivery of accurate and timely management information to facilitate strategic decision-making.
- Design and develop interactive dashboards, reports, and visualisations to communicate financial and operational performance effectively.
- Use data visualisation best practices to present complex information clearly, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
- Improve reporting automation and management information processes to enhance efficiency and insight generation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data quality, consistency, and accessibility.
- Build, maintain, and enhance financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and support strategic planning.
- Assess the financial viability of new projects, acquisitions, service lines, and market expansion opportunities.
- Analyse business unit performance and key operational metrics to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
- Support scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and long-range planning activities.
Skills & Experience:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering roles within a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in a private equity-backed, high-growth, or professional services business is highly desirable.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills with advanced Excel capability.
- Experience with BI and data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into business insight.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence presenting to senior leadership.
- Highly proactive, adaptable, and able to operate effectively in a dynamic environment.
Personal Attributes:
- Commercially curious with a strategic mindset.
- Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to see the bigger picture.
- Collaborative and relationship-oriented approach.
- Comfortable working autonomously and managing multiple priorities.
- Driven, ambitious, and motivated by continuous improvement and business growth.
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