Head of Group FP&A

About The Role

Our client have partnered with our client to support the search for their new Head of Group FP&A, reporting directly to the Group CFO. The role provides high-quality financial insight, analysis, and challenge to support decision-making at CFO, Executive, and Board level.

You will lead the organisation's budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, own the development of robust performance reporting, and provide the financial analysis needed to support capital allocation, liquidity planning, strategic initiatives, and external stakeholder engagement.

This is a high-visibility role requiring strong technical finance capability, commercial judgement, and excellent executive communication skills, operating across a complex, multi-entity international group.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Lead modelling and analysis supporting Going Concern and Viability Assessments for the Annual Report
- Develop financial models supporting strategic planning, capital allocation, and business cases
- Establish consistent group-wide KPIs and management reporting frameworks
- Lead scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing
- Support M&A, transformation programmes, and major investment cases
- Lead preparation of Board and Executive Committee financial reporting materials
- Report on financial performance, liquidity, leverage, covenant compliance, and funding activities
- Provide analysis supporting engagement with regulators and external stakeholders on liquidity and financial sustainability
- Advise on capital allocation, financing strategy, and value creation
- Ensure FP&A and reporting processes operate within robust governance and control frameworks
- Maintain compliance with financing obligations and regulatory requirements
- Partner with Financial Control, Treasury, Tax, and Legal
- Support audit, lender due diligence, and rating agency engagement
- Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing FP&A function
- Build strong partnerships across Group Finance and business unit leadership teams

Qualifications & Experience:

- Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent)
- Substantial FP&A experience, with a demonstrated track record of Board-level reporting
- Excellent financial modelling and forecasting skills
- Proven ability to lead large-scale budgeting and strategic planning cycles
- Solid grounding in corporate governance and financial control frameworks

Operating a hybrid model of 4 days onsite within their London office, to hear more on this opportunity please apply or reach out directly.