Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

fdu is recruiting an Interim Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager for a rapidly growing International multi-site business. My client is working towards a Venture Debt Raise and then a Series B fund raise, and a new level of sophistication is required on the FP&A side to support this.

Reporting to the CFO you will be tasked with the implementation of a number of new initiatives i.e., putting in place a range of KPIs, modelling various scenarios and supporting the business as it scales.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of monthly analysis of business performance for the Board pack.
• Work with Management to drive new initiatives to improve profitability and performance, delivering analysis of competitor behaviour.
• Update sales forecasts: working with the relevant teams to support new spend and evaluate potential returns.
• Monthly review of performance against budget and determine resultant actions.
• Utilise BI tools to deliver insightful financial and non-financial performance metrics i.e., creating dashboards.
• Analysis of capex and other large spending requests.
• Debt covenant management; reporting to banks and shareholders.

Your profile:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) specialist.
• A demonstrable track record of implementing robust and effective systems and processes which provide clarity and detail to the decision-making process.
• Superb communication, presentation and team working skills are essential as is a strong working knowledge of Excel and database (i.e., SQL) systems in general.
• Able to operate in a hands-on manner, you must be someone who gets things done.