Job role: Head of FP&A

Salary: 55,000- 65,000

Location: Staffordshire

A respected professional services business is looking for an experienced Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). Reporting to the Director of FP&A you'll lead all FP&A, commercial insight and business performance management, as well as supporting further M&A activity and contributing to Finance change and improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

You'll lead the analysis of the financial performance, plans and forecasts of the business.Deliver high quality business insight to both support and influence strategic decision making, as well as provide ad-hoc commercial analysis for the Exec. Proactively drive forward the development of new MI and processes to improve the quality, speed and usefulness of metrics and forecasts.Lead the business target setting for the annual planning process, ensuring that the divisional strategic plans align into a coherent strategic plan.Critically review, and where necessary, challenge divisional plans. Ensure strategic issues and relevant analyses are brought to the attention of the Exec as necessary assisting in solutions that add value to the business.Regularly meet with stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the business (structure, products, markets etc), strategy, and both recent and projected financial performance.Proactively and critically review and challenge reported performance against agreed plans, preparing insightful briefings for senior management and the Board.Support leadership to anticipate business performance challenges and identify opportunities to enhance performance.Experience and attributes required:

CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualification- EssentialPrevious experience within professional services- Desirable Ability to lead commercial and strategic analysis and evaluation, as well as make significant contribution in driving and improving the underlying performance of the business- Essential.

We look forward to receiving your application and will consider candidates from similar backgrounds such as FP&A Manager, Senior FP&A Manager, Finance Business Partner.