33 Head Of Financial Planning Analysis Strategy jobs in London

Goodman Masson is supporting a high-growth, well-capitalised renewable energy investment platform in its search for a Head of Financial Planning and Analysis - Modelling & Valuations to join its London-based team.

Backed by a leading global investor and focused on large-scale infrastructure assets, this is a critical hire that will play a central role in shaping the financial and strategic direction of the platform.

Reporting directly to the CFO, this position offers high exposure to senior stakeholders across the Board, Shareholders, and Investment Committee, with responsibility spanning financial modelling, corporate planning, investment support, and valuation oversight.

This is an exceptional opportunity to step into a broad, commercially impactful role at the heart of a forward-thinking, globally active investor in the energy transition. You'll gain unmatched exposure across strategy, finance, and investment-while shaping the financial story of a business poised for long-term, sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business Planning & Forecasting: Lead the development and delivery of the business plan, budgeting and forecasting cycles, including board-level presentations and reporting;
• Valuation Oversight: Coordinate quarterly and annual valuation processes across the portfolio, consolidating project-level inputs into a single, group-level view;
• Strategic Investment Support: Contribute to investment approval processes by evaluating impacts on platform value and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives;
• Financial Modelling: Maintain and enhance a complex corporate financial model, incorporating scenario analysis, sensitivities, and commercial inputs from across the business;
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner closely with the Investment, Strategy, Finance, and Asset Management teams to ensure cohesive financial planning and support for commercial decision-making;
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Deliver scenario planning, tornado charts, and bespoke analysis to support senior leadership.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong FP&A experience, ideally gained within renewable energy, infrastructure, or private equity-backed businesses;
• Demonstrable experience managing valuation cycles, including the consolidation of asset-level models and assumptions into group forecasts;
• Hands-on expertise in complex financial modelling, including scenario and sensitivity analysis at both project and platform levels;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives for Board and shareholder audiences;
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence at senior levels;
• Background in investment banking, corporate finance, or project finance is strongly desirable;
• Comfortable working in a lean, fast-paced environment, with a proactive and delivery-focused mindset.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

Head of Financial Control, Planning & Analysis
Location: London/Jersey
Sector: Professional Services / Financial Services
Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Financial Control, Planning & Analysis (Head of FCP&A) to join a dynamic and forward-thinking finance team within a leading multi-jurisdictional organisation.

This senior leadership position is responsible for overseeing financial control, reporting, planning, and analysis across the group. You'll lead a high-performing team, deliver timely and accurate financial data, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and support strategic decision-making through insightful analysis.

If you're looking to make an impact in a people-centric, values-driven business that recognises the importance of its talent in driving success, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Control:

• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP (or IFRS), internal policies, and external regulations.
• Manage and refine cost allocation and recharge processes, supporting transfer pricing alongside the corporate tax team.
• Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure readiness for internal and external audits.

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning activities.
• Produce regular cash flow forecasts, collaborating with Finance Operations and Tax teams to ensure completeness.
• Deliver actionable insights through detailed performance analysis, identifying key trends, risks, and growth opportunities.
• Support business units with KPI monitoring, variance analysis, and financial performance tracking.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to inform decision-making with data-driven insights.

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant financial and regulatory standards.
• Provide expert advice on financial risk mitigation and internal control frameworks.
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls to protect company assets.

Strategic Involvement:

• Support senior leadership in evaluating the financial impact of strategic initiatives and projects.
• Ensure new services or geographical expansions are appropriately accounted for and reported on.
• Promote alignment between financial and business objectives, driving process improvements and operational efficiency.

Team Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Build a collaborative, results-oriented culture focused on continuous learning and improvement.
• Act as a trusted advisor across the wider business and finance function.

About You - Essential Requirements

• Qualified Chartered or Certified Accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA) with at least 12 years' experience in a senior finance leadership role.
• Background in a professional services or trust and corporate services environment.
• Strong expertise in financial controls, compliance, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage, motivate and develop high-calibre finance professionals.
• Experience working in a complex, global, multi-entity organisation.
• Exceptional communication skills - capable of presenting complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Analytically and detail-oriented, with a proactive and solution-driven approach.

This is a rare opportunity to join a respected organisation where your contribution will be recognised, and your leadership will directly shape financial strategy and performance.

Interested? Apply now or get in touch to discuss this opportunity in more detail.

About the Role:

This company is currently experiencing a lot of growth, requiring an experienced FP&A Manager to lead key financial planning and analysis activities. This contract role will be significant in developing and refining comprehensive financial models.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the creation and refinement of complex financial models crucial for strategic planning and decision-making within the property portfolio. This will involve advanced Excel modelling.

• Drive the forecasting and budgeting processes, translating operational plans into robust financial projections.

• Conduct in-depth analysis of financial performance against forecasts, budgets, and strategic objectives, identifying key drivers and variances.

• Provide clear, concise, and actionable financial insights to senior leadership and key stakeholders, translating complex data into strategic recommendations. Prepare board-ready presentations and reports.

• Collaborate closely with operational teams, asset managers, and other departmental heads across the property business to ensure financial plans align with business realities.

• Work with diverse data sets to integrate financial and operational information into a unified and coherent modelling framework.

About You:

You are a highly analytical and detail-oriented finance professional with a strong background in Financial Planning & Analysis, ideally within the property, real estate, or related sectors.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in building, maintaining, and validating complex financial models from scratch, with a strong command of advanced Excel functions and best practices.

• Experience in an FP&A role, with a solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting cycles.

• Direct experience or a deep understanding of financial dynamics within the commercial or residential property sector is highly advantageous.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders and influence decision-making at all levels, including C-suite.

• Strong proficiency with financial planning software, ERP systems, and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) is a plus.

• Relevant accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

If you are an experienced FP&A professional with exposure to financial modelling and are immediately available, please submit your CV.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

• Leading the budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes across the organisation.

• Driving the implementation of new finance systems and embedding innovative ways of working as part of an ongoing finance transformation programme.

• Providing expert financial insights to enable informed decision-making at senior levels.

• Developing and refining financial models and tools to adapt to changing priorities.

• Collaborating closely with stakeholders to deliver excellent service and business partnering.

• You hold a recognised CCAB qualification.

• You bring extensive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, ideally spanning both commercial and not-for-profit sectors.

• You have a proven track record in financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering.

• You are a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to challenge constructively at senior levels.

• You are a self-motivated leader with experience driving transformational change and empowering teams.

• You thrive in a dynamic environment and are adaptable to evolving organisational needs.

• Competitive salary with annual progression up to the top of the scale.

• London weighting allowance of 5,094 per annum.

• Up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional Christmas leave.

• Generous family leave packages including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.

• Hybrid working model allowing up to 60% remote work, supporting a healthy work-life balance.

• Access to comprehensive learning and development opportunities.

• Award-winning health and wellbeing programmes.

• A diverse and inclusive workplace committed to equity and supporting all employees to bring their authentic selves to work.

Apply now or contact Luke at Brook Street Cardiff for more information

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

FP&A Manager required for a global, Private Equity, B2B Services business based in West London!

£65,000 - £70,000 + bonus and benefits, depending on experience

As the FP&A Manager, you will play a crucial advisory role supporting the Group FP&A function within a dynamic, international services business. Reporting to the Head of Group FP&A, you will work closely with the Chief Services Officer and service directors across multiple markets to provide insightful financial analysis and business partnering. This role combines operational finance with strategic influence, focusing on capacity planning, cost control, and performance reporting to drive efficiency and support decision-making across multiple markets. You will have the opportunity to lead key projects, influence senior stakeholders, and contribute to continuous improvement in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA or CIMA certification
• Proven ability to operate as a finance business partner, blending commercial insight with financial expertise.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance management within service-oriented or multi-site businesses.
• Excellent business partnering skills, able to collaborate effectively with operational leaders such as service directors and senior management across multiple markets.
• Demonstrated capability to deliver actionable financial insights that influence operational decisions and drive efficiency.
• Experience managing and analysing complex data sets, with a focus on capacity planning, cost control, and service performance metrics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a key finance business partner to the Chief Services Officer and service directors across multiple markets, providing insightful financial analysis to support operational decision-making.
• Run weekly reporting cycles using BI dashboards to track service delivery performance, SLA adherence, and financial impacts such as credit notes and material consumption.
• Collaborate closely with service teams to analyse capacity planning, utilisation, and cost efficiency, driving improvements in operational performance.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting activities focused on material costs and service volumes, setting stretch targets to enhance financial discipline.
• Develop and maintain financial models and reports that highlight trends, variances, and opportunities for cost control and revenue growth.
• Support cross-market best practice sharing and change initiatives to improve financial and operational processes.
• Provide clear, actionable financial insights to senior leadership, including the Group CFO, enabling informed strategic decisions.

If you meet the above-mentioned criteria, please apply below. Due to a high number of applicants, we shall unfortunately be unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants

This role requires to work 4 days in the office, with 1 day working from home.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Embark on a captivating journey with Designer Parfums, a leading name in the luxury fragrance industry, with a diverse portfolio that includes global brands such as CERRUTI, PLAYBOY, GHOST, ARIANA GRANDE, JENNIFER LOPEZ, GANT, MCM, HAWAIIAN TROPIC, and more. We are an organisation driven by creativity, innovation, and global ambitions. Here, your work will transcend conventional boundaries. Join us to redefine the fragrance landscape.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are seeking a detail-oriented FP&A Manager to join our Finance team. This role will be instrumental in driving the financial planning and performance management processes across the organization. You will collaborate with key stakeholders across departments to provide accurate financial insights, support decision-making, and drive continuous improvement in our financial operations.

Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process, partnering with department heads to set financial targets aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.
• Establish and manage routine forecast cycles, ensuring both accuracy and agility in response to business changes.
• Drive alignment between the financial plan, operating plan, commercial plan, and strategic objectives, ensuring consistency and cohesion across business functions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify financial risks & opportunities, and integrate these into forecasting processes.

Reporting & Insight

• Ensure the timely, accurate, and insightful delivery of financial reporting for senior leadership and executive teams.
• Design and implement dashboards and reporting tools to improve performance visibility and decision-making.
• Clearly communicate key performance drivers, financial trends, and their business implications in a concise and meaningful way.

Financial Modelling

• Develop and maintain robust financial models for scenario planning, long-term strategy, and investment decisions.
• Build clear and reliable predictive models across various business functions to support strategic and operational initiatives.
• Drive innovation within the FP&A function by implementing new tools, systems, and best practices.

Variance Analysis & Performance Management

• Perform monthly and quarterly variance analyses, comparing actual results with budget, reforecast, and prior year performance.
• Provide actionable insights through deep-dive analysis, highlighting key drivers of variances and their operational impact.
• Support the development of multi-dimensional P&Ls to effectively monitor and manage performance across brands, customers, and channels.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven FP&A experience, ideally in retail or FMCG.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with advanced Excel proficiency.
• Ability to communicate complex financial insights clearly and effectively.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Experience with Power BI or similar tools is a plus.
• CIMA Qualified - Finalists or QBE will be considered

WHY CHOSE DESIGNER PARFUMS?

If you're a dynamic individual who thrives on innovation and cherishes the opportunity to learn and be a change-maker in an ever-evolving industry, Designer Parfums offers you the perfect platform to showcase your talent and passion. Become a key part of our journey to captivate senses and hearts worldwide.

• Global Impact: Shape global brand strategies for iconic fragrances and beauty products, making an enduring mark.
• Analytical Excellence: Leverage analytical skills to uncover market trends and drive data-driven decisions.
• Cultural Exchange: Collaborate with international markets
• Innovation Hub: Thrive in a fast-paced environment that thrives on innovation and creativity.

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