Finance Strategy and Operations - FP&A Manager

The opportunity

This role will report into the Head of Finance & Strategy Planning and play a key role in supporting the company’s financial planning, performance management and reporting processes as the business continues to scale. The candidate will be a business partner to leaders across Commercial, Product, Supply Chain, Operations and Clinical, helping to drive decision making and performance. From an FP&A perspective, you will also take ownership of the month-end process, working closely with Financial Control team to ensure accurate, timely financial data feeds into management reporting, forecasting and decision-making. The role is perfect for someone who enjoys collaborating with and influencing non-finance stakeholders at the coal-face of the business, whilst engaging deeply in the broader financial strategy of the Group. We are an office-first company, based in Borough, with at least 3 days a week to be worked from the office.

What you'll be doing

• Finance Business Partnering: partner closely with key stakeholders across Commercial, Product, Supply Chain, Operations and Clinical, spanning all clinical pathways, to help drive decision making and prioritisation - ultimately being responsible for driving overall top and bottom line business performance
• Group-Wide Planning & Performance: support the organisation’s annual and quarterly planning processes, ensuring financial and strategic priorities are aligned across all functions. Drive effective resource and capital allocation to maximise ROI, accelerate growth, and achieve the Group’s strategic and financial objectives
• Management Reporting & Accountability: prepare monthly management reporting packs, including KPIs, variance analysis and performance commentary. Analyse actuals vs budget/forecast and support the identification of key drivers behind performance. Contribute to the development and improvement of dashboards and reporting outputs
• Accounting & Month-End Close:  work closely with the accounting team to support month-end close and ensure accurate financial data flows into FP&A reporting. Assist with reconciliations, accruals and variance explanations as required. Help ensure consistency between management reporting and statutory / accounting outputs
• Process & Systems Improvement: support improvements to FP&A processes, templates and controls as the business scales. Help maintain and enhance financial models, planning tools and reporting systems. Contribute to building a scalable, best-in-class FP&A function over time

What we need from you

• 4+ years of progressive experience in FP&A and / or company planning, within a growth-stage tech company
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships across the organisation, while confidently challenging stakeholders when necessary
• Relentless, output focused mindset; someone who loves pushing through the noise with disciplined pragmatism
• To be proactive and self-driven, with a strong sense of ownership; someone who constantly seeks opportunities to create and drive initiatives forward independently
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Willingness and ability to operate in an unstructured environment, tackling unstructured problems; an ability to deliver high-quality work, fast
• Advanced financial modelling and big data analysis skills, with the ability to deliver actionable insights
• Professional finance qualifications (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA) are advantageous but not a prerequisite