Job Description
A PE-backed company operating in the higher education sector is seeking a Head of FP&A.
Your new company
Our client is a diversified global provider in the education sector. Operating across Europe and beyond, it is part of a PE-backed international business.
Your new roleReporting to the COO, you will be a highly commercial Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leading forecasting, budgeting, and performance insight across the UK business. Working as a strategic business partner to senior leadership and Business Units, you will combine strong financial discipline with deep commercial and operational understanding, to inform decision-making, drive profitability, and support sustainable growth.
Leading a team of four, you will take ownership of all planning, forecasting and reporting, including the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes, and build and maintain robust driver-based models as well as deliver concise monthly performance packs with variance analysis. You will lead the organisation’s annual five-year corporate planning process, integrating financial modelling with strategic horizon scanning, market intelligence, and operational context. Business partnering is an integral part of the role supporting non-finance in managing P&Ls and in forecasting and longer-term planning for their business units. You will offer commercial and strategic analysis, partnering with Business Units and Sales/Marketing teams to assess pricing, discount strategy, and product/mix optimisation by market and agent and support contractual partner reporting and performance reviews.
Controls, data and systems will also be an important part of your remit, including improving data quality and championing best-in-class FP&A tools and processes.
What you'll need to succeed
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with FP&A leadership, ideally in a commercial multi-site organisation. You will have analytical rigour and attention to detail and experience of financial modelling, driver-based planning, and scenario analysis. As a senior member of the team, you will be able to influence stakeholders with your proven track record of business partnering, simplifying complexity, and influencing decisions. We are looking for a team leader who can manage and develop the team and who has strong commercial acumen and excellent communication skills.
What you'll get in return
This is an exceptional opportunity that offers a real chance to enjoy a highly commercial role in a collaborative team. A full benefits package is on offer.
What you need to do now
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