Head of Financial Planning Analysis

Location: London – Hybrid (3 days per week in the office)

Our client is looking for a commercially driven Head of Financial Planning Analysis to lead the Financial Planning & Analysis function within a fast-growing, private equity-backed international information services business.

This is a high-impact leadership role partnering closely with the Director of Commercial Finance, CFO and senior leadership team to drive performance, strategic decision-making and value creation. You will own budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting and board-level insight, ensuring the business has clear, data-driven analysis to support continued growth.

The role will also play a key part in finance transformation initiatives, including the implementation of new ERP and FP&A systems as the organisation continues to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A function, partnering with senior leadership to support commercial decision-making and business performance.
• Own the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts across short, medium and long-term planning cycles.
• Develop robust financial models including scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.
• Lead the preparation of monthly executive and board reporting, providing clear and concise performance commentary.
• Support strategic initiatives including pricing optimisation, investment cases and M&A activity.
• Monitor KPIs and performance metrics, identifying risks, opportunities and improvement areas.
• Lead the implementation and ownership of the FP&A system (Adaptive) and support broader ERP transformation.
• Enhance management information through improved reporting, BI tools and automation.

To Be Suitable

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience in a senior FP&A leadership role, ideally within a PE-backed or high-growth environment.
• Strong track record of driving business performance through commercial insight and analysis.
• Experience leading through transformation, change or system implementation.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel capability; experience with Adaptive, SUN or PowerBI advantageous.
• Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to influence and challenge senior leadership.
• Strong leadership capability with experience developing and managing teams.

A strong opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader seeking a visible and influential role within a dynamic, high-growth and private equity-backed environment.

Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.

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