The Company

An international, Private Equity-backed Group with operations in 20+ locations worldwide. With current turnover c£40m, the business is scaling quickly through both organic growth and acquisition. Operating in a knowledge-intensive, people-driven sector, the company has a collaborative culture and delivers world-class outcomes for a global client base.

The Role

A newly created senior leadership role, reporting to the CFO, the Head of FP&A will play a vital role in driving profitability, leading a transformation in financial planning and commercial business partnering. By elevating forecasting, reporting and insight, you will directly shape decision-making, improve performance and enable sustainable growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the Group’s budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning
• Transform management information and commercial insight to improve profitability
• Deliver clear, actionable dashboards and analysis using Power BI
• Partner with senior leaders to evaluate pricing, client profitability and project performance
• Provide scenario modelling and investment appraisals to support strategic decisions
• Coach and develop a high-performing FP&A team (currently four Finance Business Partners)
• Contribute to investor reporting, M&A and financing activity

The Candidate

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with proven FP&A leadership experience
• Track record of driving profitability through FP&A transformation and commercial partnering
• Strong commercial acumen, able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
• Hands-on expertise in Power BI and advanced Excel modelling
• Experience in people-based businesses with time-recording revenue models (e.g. client services)
• Prior exposure to private equity or investor-led settings is advantageous

This is a rare opportunity to define the FP&A function in a rapidly growing international business, with direct access to the board and investors, and the scope to deliver lasting impact on profitability and performance.