Head of Financial Planning

Commercially focussed, Head of FP&A required (Spanish Speaking) for large Consumer Group undergoing a significant period of sustained growth.

This is an opportunity for a driven Finance leader to join a highly successful Group, working as part of, and supporting the senior leadership team.

• The Head of FP&A will take ownership for plans, forecasts and financial performance and will oversee the treasury function.
• Acting as the key finance business partner to the leadership team on every major investment, you will play a significant role in the future growth of the business.
• You will build the forecasting, reporting and business-partnering capability that lets the company grow with confidence: Ensuring a budget that leadership trusts, a rolling forecast that moves with the business, and clear answers to “what happens if”.
• This is a senior leadership role and a mandate to raise the bar on financial rigour across the company.

Reporting into the CFO and leading the FP&&A Team - Key Accountabilities include:

Planning and forecasting

• Own the annual budget process and the long-range (5 year) plan, from first assumptions to board approval
• Run a rolling monthly forecast covering P&L, cash flow and balance sheet, with clear variance analysis against budget and prior forecast
• Build and maintain the driver-based financial model, including scenario and sensitivity analysis

Reporting and insight

• Deliver the monthly management pack and board reporting: results, KPIs, drivers and the story behind the numbers
• Define and track the KPIs that matter, and make sure the business measures what it manages
• Turn analysis into recommendations: pricing, investment cases, cost reviews, capacity decisions

Business partnering

• Act as finance partner to the CEO, CFO and functional heads, challenging plans and spend constructively
• Partner with sponsors to shape investment proposals before they reach the committee
• Support fundraising, M&A, debt or investor reporting as the business needs
• Work with the Corporate Financial Controller to keep actuals, forecast and reporting on one consistent data model

Investment and business cases

• Own the end-to-end investment and business case process: templates, appraisal standards, approval thresholds and governance
• Review and challenge every case before submission, testing assumptions, returns (NPV, IRR, payback) and risks
• Assist with preparing and presenting the investment papers and the portfolio view to the Business Development Committee, with a clear recommendation on each
• Control approved investments against plan: track spend, milestones and benefits, and escalate variances
• Run post-investment reviews and feed the lessons back into future cases and the forecast

Treasury

• Oversee the Treasury Manager, and own cash management, liquidity planning and shorter term cash flow forecasts

The perfect candidate will have come from a Corporate Finance background and have a good working understanding Capital Allocation and discounted cash-flow.

Exposure to Power BI, AI or similar would be highly desirable.

Benefits include: Bonus 20-25% (excellent run rate in recent years), Hybrid working and core benefits.