An exciting career opportunity to work closely with the leadership team of a fully funded large scale buy-and-build business, helping to shape its growth and value as it builds towards a substantial exit.

The Company

Our client is an ambitious, private equity-backed business pursuing a large-scale buy-and-build strategy. With a national presence and a substantial acquisition pipeline, it is investing in its finance capability to support growth.

This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape the group’s FP&A function from the outset, establishing the models, reporting and processes needed as the business scales.

The Role

Reporting to the CFO, you will lead and develop the group’s FP&A function, shaping its planning, modelling and reporting capabilities as the business scales.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining technical depth with commercial judgement and regular exposure to the senior leadership team, Board and private equity investors.

Responsibilities

• Lead group budgeting, reforecasting and long-term financial planning.
• Build and maintain complex, integrated financial models across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Develop management reporting and KPIs that provide clear insight into performance and its underlying drivers.
• Integrate acquired businesses into the group’s planning and reporting framework.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Work with the IT and data team to strengthen data quality and develop scalable reporting.
• Lead and develop the FP&A team, building capability as the group grows.

About You

A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), you will bring:

• Strong FP&A experience in an acquisitive, buy-and-build environment.
• The ability to build complex financial models and translate analysis into clear commercial insight.
• A track record of improving planning, reporting and data quality.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• The credibility to challenge assumptions and influence senior stakeholders, including the Board and investors.