We are working with a high-growth, private equity–backed international group to recruit an FP&A Manager at a pivotal point in its development journey. Operating across multiple geographies with a strong manufacturing and distribution footprint, the business is investing heavily in its finance capability to strengthen performance management, enhance decision-making and support continued value creation.
Backed by an engaged and ambitious Private Equity sponsor, the organisation is focused on driving profitability, improving forecasting rigour and building a best-in‑class FP&A function to support its next phase of growth. This is a high-impact role with genuine visibility, influence and long‑term progression potential within a PE environment.
Why Join?
- Private Equity Backing & Growth Agenda – Join a PE-backed business with a clear value creation plan, strong leadership and a commitment to investing in data, systems and people. Work closely with senior stakeholders to support strategic decision-making, performance improvement and future growth initiatives.
- Strategic FP&A Leadership – Play a central role in shaping how the business plans, forecasts and measures performance. Move beyond reporting to deliver forward‑looking insight, scenario analysis and commercial recommendations that directly influence outcomes.
- High Exposure & Influence – Partner with commercial, operational and functional leaders across the group, providing insight on pricing, investment decisions, cost optimisation and profitability improvement.
- International Scope – Operate across a multi‑entity, global structure, helping to align forecasting, reporting and performance management across regions while supporting a more standardised, scalable operating model.
- Transformation & Systems Focus – Be at the forefront of improving FP&A processes, automation and financial systems, enhancing data quality, speed and insight across the organisation.
- Career Development – This role offers strong progression potential within a growing PE-backed group, with exposure to M&A, strategic projects and senior leadership that will accelerate long‑term career development.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead global budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning cycles, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational priorities.
- Own the development of accurate, timely forecasts across business units and regions.
- Enhance forecasting methodologies, tools and processes to improve accuracy and reliability.
- Build and maintain robust financial models to support scenario planning, profitability analysis and strategic initiatives.
- Deliver clear, actionable financial insight to the executive team to support pricing, investment and cost decisions.
- Ensure consistent, accurate and timely reporting across global finance teams.
- Support preparation of board‑level materials and external stakeholder reporting.
Business Partnering & Performance Management
- Act as a trusted finance partner to commercial, operational and functional leaders.
- Provide KPI reporting, performance analysis and recommendations to support decision‑making.
- Identify performance gaps and work with stakeholders to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
- Support margin improvement, profitability initiatives and working capital optimisation.
Process, Systems & Data Development
- Lead continuous improvement of FP&A processes, including standardisation, automation and efficiency gains.
- Support ERP, consolidation and reporting system enhancements to improve data quality and insight.
- Implement advanced variance analysis and forecasting techniques to strengthen decision‑making.
- Manage and develop FP&A analysts, fostering analytical capability, high performance and strong stakeholder engagement.
- Promote collaboration and alignment across global finance teams.
Strategic & Ad‑Hoc Projects
- Support M&A evaluation, integration planning and investment appraisals.
- Provide financial analysis for pricing strategy, capital allocation and operational initiatives.
- Contribute to sustainability and ESG‑related forecasting and reporting development.
Candidate Profile
- Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).
- Proven FP&A or commercial finance experience within a multi‑entity, international organisation (manufacturing, distribution or consumer‑focused environments preferred).
- Strong financial modelling, analytical capability and advanced Excel skills.
- Track record of improving budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, including systems implementation or enhancement.
- Confident communicator with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear insight for senior stakeholders.
- Exposure to private equity or PE‑style performance management and reporting cadence is advantageous.
- Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
This is an outstanding opportunity to step into a high‑impact FP&A leadership role within a dynamic, private equity–backed organisation. You will shape how the business plans and measures performance, influence strategic decisions, work closely with senior leadership and play a key role in driving long‑term value creation.
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