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.
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
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. xwzovoh 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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