FP&A and Operations Manager

My client is an established and well regarded mid-market Private Equity (PE) firm which has an impressive track record of investing in B2B, Technology and Service based businesses. The firm is currently looking to hire an FP&A and Operations Manager who will work very closely with the Partners and portfolio company management on specific or cross portfolio projects.

Key Responsibilities;

• Contribute to the development and management of the firm’s growth model as it continues to evolve and support its use within portfolio companies.
• Proactively seek to help portfolio companies achieve and surpass best industry practice particularly in terms of financial performance or key drivers thereof. This activity will include external and internal benchmarking wherever possible.
• Collating, analysing, investigating and summarising portfolio companies’ monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and forecasts to the Partners.
• Reviewing and summarising each company’s annual budget and longer term forecasts, including bank covenant compliance and headroom.
• Working with deal teams to analyse investment opportunities and support due diligence and production of governance papers.

The Person;

• Strong financial analysis (FP&A) skills
• Broad range of experience gained outside of traditional audit or consulting activities, ideally in Technology, B2B, or Service based environments working across functional departments such as sales and delivery
• Degree qualified along with an accounting qualification such as ACA or equivalent
• Motivated self-starter and commercially astute
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong people management, relationship building and networking skills
• Prior Private Equity experience would be beneficial but not essential

Please apply with a CV and a covering note explaining your relevance for the position, including current salary package and availability.