Head of FP&A

SF Executive have partnered with a private equity backed retail business that are seeking a Head of FP&A to support the CFO with a business improvement and growth journey.

As Head of FP&A you will be tasked with (but not limited to) the following:

• Create a world class Group FP&A function, doing the deep dive on the existing data on the business, and providing meaningful analysis and insight to help the business achieve its new strategy
• Ownership and development of the Group corporate model
• To lead, plan, co-ordinate and deliver all aspects of the holistic corporate financial planning process of the Group to include a three-year plan, annual budget and rolling forecasts
• Raise awareness of financial planning throughout the business while increasing the delivery, quality and accuracy of outputs
• Liaising & challenging a senior management team during the planning and budgeting process
• Be knowledgeable about the wider commercial factors relating to the Group, identifying relevant factors, and undertaking analysis to establish where new business opportunities can be exploited, and efficiencies realised  
• Work with senior management to optimise commercial levers and deliver profit improvement across the group, owning the risks and opportunities schedule
• Work closely with the Group Financial Controller to ensure the alignment and consistency between the corporate model and on-going periodic reporting
• Work to establish standard budgeting templates and processes across the Group - providing common templates, terminology and practices
• Drive a culture of commercial business partnering between central finance and the wider business units
• Lead production of weekly trading data and distribution
• Establish relevant KPIs and performance drivers and analyse performance with improvement recommendations
• Manage the capital approval process across the Group ensuring adequate pre-approval analysis
• Project and investment appraisal to include IRR/NPV and ROI analysis
• Ad hoc projects to support the wider business / CFO

The successful Head of FP&A will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA or equivalent) who has held a lead FP&A position within a small to medium sized organisation. You will possess natural business/ commercial acumen and be proficient with financial modelling. This position is being offered on a hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office) and is truly an excellent opportunity for a progressive individual who is looking to advance their career towards a number one position.