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.

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

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 xwzovoh
  • 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

Posted: April 4th, 2026