Group FP&A Manager

London

Manufacturing

£90-100k + Bonus + Benefits

We’re currently working with a large, international business in the manufacturing space as they look to recruit a newly created Financial Planning & Analysis Manager role to bolster their Group team. The business is well positioned and has a number of strategic initiatives ongoing in order to support long term growth of the business.

The role itself has a broad and diverse remit, covering FP&A, reporting, M&A/integrations, systems, data and financial modelling as well as acting as an all-round support to the CFO and Leadership team.

Some key day to day responsibilities include:

• Delivering regular, consistent reporting across the business. This includes the design/redesign and build of certain reporting packages where required
• Managing end-to-end delivery of financial planning and forecasting, including modelling for P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
• Acting as a right hand person to the CFO, deputising for them where necessary
• Playing a key role in planned M&A activity, to facilitate the medium and long term growth
• Enabling and executing effective decision making
• Communicating with a range of stakeholders in order to drive synergies, efficiencies and best practice from an FP&A/reporting perspective.
• Maintenance of Finance, Data & Planning systems alongside IT dept.
• Playing a lead role in all Financial Planning cycles e.g. 1,5 year rolling plans
• Financial Modelling
• Various other ad hoc tasks on a regular basis

To be considered you must be/have:

• A qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA), ideally from the Big 4 with relevant post-qualification experience
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Have experience of working in a multicultural environment, influencing at all levels

Looking for similar to US

Ability to leverage someone- take on more responsibility faster

M&A experience – diligence experience – coordinating stakeholders

Able to communicate well

Scientific background could be good

Background- mid market team- get their hands dirty – hands on

Big 4 background – Corporate Finance – value add- TS

A doer !

US deals  could be exposed to

Based – High Wycome – not to be maintained

Based Cytiva (Amersham)

Flex- 1-2days a week

High Growth private equity-backed insurance broking group seeks addition to its Corporate Development team in the form of a driven, ambitious Manager.

This is a new role in the fast-growing private equity-backed insurance broking group. Currently executing a highly acquisitive growth plan. The Group has completed 10 acquisitions in the last 12 months and has a large pipeline that it is continuing to convert.

The role will be to work directly within the M&A team to execute and integrate acquisitions in a fast-paced and highly rewarding environment. You will be working alongside the CFO and a Director and Exec in the M&A team.

The primary areas of focus of the role are:

• Helping with initial assessment of potential acquisition targets
• Executing acquisitions (incl. project management and diligence)
• Acquisition debt activity (incl. communication with lenders, cash flow modelling and covenant monitoring)
• Board reporting (incl. analysis and commentary to support the reporting to the Board and lenders – for acquisitions and business performance)

Skills and Attributes

• Qualified accountant able to support the finance team to deliver the accounting requirements of acquisitions or other corporate finance activity
• Knowledge of corporate finance matters such as acquisitions, debt facilities or private equity (Valuations, Restructuring, Deals Advisory, Due Diligence or Transaction Services experience).
• Strong analytical capabilities supported by an ability to work with large / complex models or data sets - financial modelling and Excel skills are a must.
• Willingness to learn within the role and more broadly gain an understanding of all areas of the group, how they relate to and impact upon the financial performance
• Able to engage with senior executives and external advisers and investors in support of the executive team
• Ability to work accurately and independently