A Once‑in‑a‑Career Opportunity to Build What Others Only InheritImagine stepping into a business that has thrived for decades, yet has never had a true FP&A engine. No inherited team. No legacy processes to untangle. No outdated reporting pack that everyone hates.Just a blank canvas, a business hungry for insight, and a CFO who wants a partner, not a passenger.This is not a role you walk into. This is a role you create.The company stands on the edge of a new chapter - disciplined growth, sharper project selection, higher margins, and a renewed commitment to data‑driven decision‑making. Across multiple regions and sectors, operational leaders are asking the same thing:"Where is FP&A? We need it."They just don’t know what great looks like… that’s where you come in. You will be the architect- of the data, the models, the rhythms, the structure, the culture, and the insight that will reshape how an entire organisation thinks, plans, and decides.Roles like this appear only a handful of times in a career.WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUYou’ll be able to say - and truly mean it:"I built FP&A from scratch: the team, the systems, the forecasting engine, the analytics layer, and the decision‑making culture."This role has been designed with intention - and ambition.Become the company’s technical powerhouse - the person who sets the standard for modelling, forecasting, analytics and commercial insight.The CFO is a transformation leader by design: she builds, fixes, elevates… and moves on.She has been clear that this role is her natural successor when the time is right.3. Unmatched Scope and InfluenceAcross multiple regions and sectors, you’ll be embedded with operational and commercial leaders who will pull you in, not wait for you to push your way in.You’ll shape pipeline quality, project performance, margin protection, cash discipline, and bid governance.4. Build the Technical Engine That Powers the BusinessIf you love the craft, the data, the modelling, the architecture, the analytics - this is your playground.You will design and implement:Forecasting and planning frameworksThe reporting engine and KPIsData models and dashboardsGovernance around bids, risks and performance5. Real Transformation, Not Cosmetic ChangeThis is not a business looking for “slightly better reporting.”This is a business ready for a leap - in thinking, capability and performance.You’ll challenge assumptions, modernise ways of working, streamline decision-making, and embed a culture where insight drives action.6. Visibility at the Highest LevelBoard exposure isn’t a later‑career hope. It’s built into the job on day one. You’ll be owning the narrative, shaping decisions, and providing the clarity senior leadership have been missing.WHO THIS ROLE IS PERFECT FORSomeone who…Experience in Commercial Finance / FP&A rolesThrives when given freedom and responsibilityLoves building and solving, not maintaining and polishingWants challenge, pace, influence and visibilityHas the capability and credibility to be deputy to the CFO - or become the CFOIs technically sharp, commercially minded, analytically strong, and operationally engagedIf you want to be the heartbeat of performance - this is the seat.WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOTTweaking last year’s budget templateWHO YOU’LL WORK WITHYou’ll be partnering daily with:Regional MDsCommercial DirectorsProject teamsLeadership and the BoardYou will have impact in the regions, influence at HQ, and visibility everywhere.WHY NOW?Because the business is ready. The CFO is ready. The regions are asking for you before they even know your name. And the blank page is waiting for its architect.Get in touch to find out more - rachel@ifftalent.com.
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