FP&A Transformation Lead
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
- £70,000-80,000 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
- Salary: £70k - 80k per year + up to 15% bonus
- Category
- Sector:
- Contract type Permanent
- Consultant: Chris Mcgann
Location: South Manchester (office-based Mondays & Thursdays)
Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract (likely to extend)
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per annum + up to 15% bonus
Reports To: Head of Financial Planning, Reporting & Transformation** Immediate start requiredAbout the OpportunityWe are seeking an experienced FP&A professional to take the lead on transforming financial forecast modelling and KPI reporting across the business. This interim role is central to a wider transformation programme, with the immediate focus on stabilising the financial planning cycle, followed by implementing a scalable forecasting tool to support long-term growth.You will play a pivotal role in building robust, data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making, while ensuring that the FP&A function is positioned for sustainable and autonomous success in the future.Key Responsibilities
- Deliver a financial forecast model for FY26 and beyond, supporting the FY27-FY31 Business Plan.
- Design, recommend, and implement a scalable forecasting solution, leveraging the existing data lake infrastructure.
- Drive KPI reporting and forecasting across multiple areas:
- Marketplace: Revenue & margin analysis, acquisition data integration, pipeline analysis, tech spend, overheads, headcount, and scenario modelling.
- Experiences: Weekly P&L, KPI and pipeline reporting, headcount analysis, Capex integration from SAP/Ariba, and scenario modelling.
- Central: Employee and non-employee costs, below EBITDA items, Capex, cashflow, and balance sheet reporting.
- Partner with finance, IT, data, and operations to deliver automated planning models and reporting dashboards.
- Provide in-depth cost analysis, financial simulations, and scenario modelling to support transformation initiatives.
- Ensure alignment and transparency in reporting with group-level transformation frameworks.
- Contribute to wider ad hoc projects linked to transformation and performance improvement.
- ACA/ACMA or MBA with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of FP&A experience, ideally with transformation or project-based assignments.
- Proven success delivering financial planning improvements within subsidiaries or complex business models.
- Strong systems knowledge (Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Tableau, Power BI) integrated with data lakes (Snowflake, Azure, Redshift).
- Knowledge of SAP ERP systems and advanced Excel financial modelling.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, with experience influencing at CFO/ExCo level.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver clarity in complex, high-pressure environments.
- Track record of supporting transformation initiatives with measurable results.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to translate complexity into actionable insights.
- Resilient, delivery-focused, and comfortable working to compressed timelines.