Interim Head of FP&A

We are partnering with a large, private equity-backed Professional Services business to appoint an Interim Head of FP&A for a 5–6 month engagement.

This is a high-impact role focused on upgrading FP&A capability, improving reporting quality, and embedding a consistent commercial finance framework across a complex, multi-entity environment.

The Role

• Define and implement a commercial finance framework across regions and service lines
• Drive finance transformation across enterprise performance, reporting, and planning
• Upgrade board and Exec materials (“better materials out”)
• Improve visibility on group costs, offshoring, and client delivery economics
• Leverage data and analytics to enhance insight and consistency

Key Priorities

• Step-change in quality, consistency, and insight of outputs
• Establish clear commercial ownership across the business
• Improve transparency on profitability, cost base, and delivery efficiency
• Embed scalable, forward-looking FP&A processes

Candidate Profile

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Proven experience leading FP&A in a large, complex organisation (ideally Professional Services / PE-backed)
• Track record of driving FP&A transformation at scale
• Experience implementing commercial finance frameworks across multiple business units
• Strong understanding of group cost structures, offshoring, and delivery models
• Gravitas to operate at CFO, Board, and investor level
• Hands‑on, pragmatic, and able to deliver pace in an interim setting

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