The client is seeking a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis for a senior leadership role within the Finance function, with significant exposure to the CFO, the Senior Leadership Team, the Board, and investors. This position offers ownership of the FP&A function and will play a key role in shaping financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and commercial insight across the organization.
The successful candidate will lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, while producing and developing reporting for Board, investors, and management. Responsibilities include delivering cash flow, working capital, and profitability forecasting; leading scenario planning to support strategic decision-making; partnering with senior operational stakeholders and budget holders; managing, mentoring, and developing the FP&A team; and driving improvements in reporting quality, data integrity, and automation.
The role will also involve working closely with finance leadership and financial systems teams to develop the broader finance systems and reporting environment, and ensuring reporting reconciles across the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. The candidate should have at least five years of FP&A experience, including prior experience leading an FP&A function or team, with strong budgeting, forecasting, modelling, and scenario-planning capabilities, and experience producing Board-level and senior management reporting. Additional strengths sought include management accounting experience covering month-end, year-end, and audit processes, strong data management and analytical/reconciliation skills, and confident stakeholder management with the ability to work directly with CFO and Board-level stakeholders; experience in renewable energy or other asset-intensive environments may be advantageous.