Senior FP&A Manager Permanent NEW

Senior FP&A Manager

Location: London (hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £100,000 – £120,000 + bonus + benefits

About our client

Our client is a leading international group operating across digital services and information technology. Headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, this business connects specialists around the world and services a wide range of industries.

The group has continued to deliver steady growth across its core divisions. Finance plays a central role in helping this business invest with confidence, allocate capital well and keep that momentum going.

The opportunity

We are partnering with our client to appoint a Senior FP&A Manager to join their Finance team in London. This is a high-visibility role in which the successful candidate will shape how the business plans, forecasts and measures performance, working closely with divisional finance teams and senior leadership.

You will own key parts of the group planning cycle and turn complex, multi-divisional data into clear insight that drives decisions. You will also help evolve the tools, processes and reporting that support the group’s continued growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the group budget, forecast and longer-term planning processes, coordinating input from divisional finance teams across multiple geographies.
• Produce monthly and quarterly performance reporting for the executive team and Board, with clear commentary on trends, risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain robust financial models to support strategic initiatives, investment cases, M&A evaluation and scenario analysis.
• Partner with divisional and functional leaders to challenge assumptions, understand business drivers and improve forecast accuracy.
• Support preparation of materials for external reporting, including results and investor communications, working alongside Investor Relations and Group Reporting.
• Drive improvements in FP&A systems, data and processes, including automation and better use of planning tools.
• Coach and develop analysts within the team, building strong analytical and business-partnering capability.

The ideal candidate

• Holds a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or brings an equivalent level of experience.
• Has significant FP&A experience in a large, complex, multi-national or listed group. Exposure to events, media, publishing or digital businesses would be a strong advantage.
• Has strong financial modelling skills and advanced Excel, with experience of planning or consolidation tools (e.g. Anaplan, Adaptive, OneStream, Hyperion or similar).
• Can turn numbers into a clear, commercial story for senior and non-finance audiences.
• Is confident challenging and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Takes a proactive, improvement-minded approach and is comfortable managing competing deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Has experience managing team members.