FP&A Manager (Contract)

Gifford and Partners are working with a large, complex and fast growing organisation to appoint an experienced FP&A Manager / Senior Commercial Finance Manager on an initial 6 month contract.

This is a high-profile opportunity to join a business going through significant growth, investment and change. The finance function is playing a key role in supporting better decision making, improving insight and partnering senior stakeholders across a broad and evolving organisation. The role can be structured either as a day rate assignment or a fixed term contract, with the potential for extension or a possible permanent opportunity beyond the initial 6 months.

The Role

This is a commercially focused FP&A and Finance Business Partnering role, suited to someone who enjoys pace, complexity and senior stakeholder interaction.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting budgeting, forecasting and consolidated reporting activity
• Acting as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior operational and commercial stakeholders
• Producing insightful analysis around performance, trends, risks and opportunities
• Preparing high quality reporting packs and commentary for senior leadership
• Challenging assumptions and helping the business make better commercial decisions
• Supporting process improvement, reporting enhancement and wider finance transformation activity
• Working closely with regional, operational and central finance teams
• Providing guidance and support to analysts or junior team members where required

The Person

We are looking for a qualified accountant with strong FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering experience.

You will ideally be:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or ICAS qualified
• Experienced in FP&A, commercial finance or senior finance business partnering
• Confident working in a large, complex or fast-moving organisation
• Strong across budgeting, forecasting, reporting and performance analysis
• Comfortable presenting to and challenging senior stakeholders
• Commercially curious, proactive and able to turn data into meaningful insight
• Advanced in Excel and confident working with large data sets

Why Apply?

This is an excellent contract opportunity for someone who wants more than a routine reporting assignment. You will gain exposure to a sizeable, ambitious and evolving organisation, work closely with senior stakeholders and play a visible role in improving financial insight and commercial decision making.

If you are an experienced FP&A or commercial finance professional available at short notice, or approaching the end of your current contract, please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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