Group FP&A Manager Interim NEW

Cedar is working with a large, investor-backed international services organisation to appoint an Interim Group FP&A Manager, based in Surrey. This is a senior interim role supporting Group-level planning, modelling, and performance insight within a complex, multi-entity environment.

The Company
Our client is a sizeable, international services business operating across multiple geographies, with a strong focus on data-led decision-making and forward-looking financial insight. Backed by long-term institutional investors, the organisation continues to invest in strengthening Group-level FP&A capability to support strategic planning, capital prioritisation, and performance management at scale.

The Role
As Interim Group FP&A Manager, you will report into the FP&A Director and take ownership of core Group FP&A workstreams. The role is focused on strategic planning, complex financial modelling, forecasting, and performance analysis, operating across a broad Group structure and supporting senior decision-making through clear, well-structured financial insight.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ownership and ongoing refinement of the Group strategic plan and long-range financial model
• Leading complex financial modelling and scenario analysis, including sensitivities and downside and upside cases
• Ownership of the Group forecasting framework, ensuring consistency and alignment to key commercial drivers
• Translating financial models and forecasts into concise, decision-focused insight
• Driving the Group performance narrative, highlighting risks, opportunities, and trade-offs
• Supporting investment appraisal, capital prioritisation, and major strategic initiatives
• Acting as a senior FP&A lead within a small Group team, with analyst support
• Driving improvements across FP&A processes, modelling standards, and planning tools
• Supporting transaction and planning readiness through robust modelling and scenario analysis

Your Profile
You will bring strong Group-level FP&A experience within large, complex, or international organisations, with deep capability in financial modelling and strategic analysis. You will be comfortable operating in fast-paced, change-led environments and delivering clear insight from complex data sets.

Compensation & Benefits
This assignment is offered at £600-650 per day, Inside IR35 (Umbrella), for an initial 6-month contract. The role operates on a hybrid basis, with approximately two days per week on-site in Surrey. The £600-650 per day rate reflects the seniority, complexity, and Group-level exposure of the role.

This Interim Group FP&A Manager opportunity offers a high-impact assignment focused on strategic FP&A, modelling, and performance insight within a sophisticated Group structure.