1. Drive commercial performance and build capability with real influence.
2. Work with an impressive CFO in a high-growth, PE-backed manufacturing business.
About Our Client
Fluid Water Group is a rapidly expanding engineering and manufacturing business specialising in water pressure management systems for the UK domestic, commercial and industrial sectors.Backed by a leading private equity house, the business has a strong track record of profitable and cash generative organic growth and has completed several acquisitions over the past 24 months.Following this period of acquisition and expansion, the Group CFO is realigning the finance function to enhance controls, improve efficiency and increase financial support to the business.Key aspects of the future finance operating model includes:
3. Adoption of a single ERP across the business (Sage)
4. Simplification of the legal structure
5. Centralisation of financial control processes (group consolidation, statutory reporting, audit, tax, transaction processing and treasury)
6. Establishment of commercial finance capability, closely aligned to business
Job Description
The newly created role of Senior Manager - FP&A (Commercial Finance Manager), acts as a key business partner to commercial and operational teams, providing financial insight, analysis, and strategic support to drive profitability, revenue growth, and business performance.This role bridges the gap between finance and business functions, ensuring that financial planning aligns with business strategy and that execution plans are clearly set out and tracked effectively.The role holder will report to the CFO but operate as part of the Division Management Team and have responsibility for:
7. Business partnering includingS&OP and inventory managementPricing and profitability managementProduct cost analysis and supply chain / procurement strategyCommercial terms management according to divisional DOA
8. Financial reporting
9. Financial forecasting for Division
10. Business governance
Key Responsibilities:
11. Business Partnering
12. Provide financial leadership and analysis to core divisional processes
13. Track key strategic synergy and growth initiatives
14. Develop databases supporting analytics with Business, IT team and GFC
15. Leadership
16. Key member of Divisional Leadership team and CFO Direct Reports team
17. Key promoter of FWG values through an inclusive, positive, can-do approach
18. Collaborate with GFC and GTM to ensure successful transition to new finance operating model
19. Financial reporting
20. Prepare annual budget with leadership and be accountable for delivery of targets
21. Co-ordinate performance management structure with Division MD and CFO
22. Prepare weekly and monthly financial reporting packs
23. Prepare 360' commercial and operational KPIs (eg efficiency, PPV, QA, order convertibility, rate of sale, distributor stock levels, bid and win rate, etc)
24. Financial forecasting
25. Enhance monthly financial reforecast processes including P&L, Cash and Capex
26. Identify Gaps, Over-Delivery and R&O and model forecast scenarios
27. Business Governance
28. Ensure application of DOA within business division
29. Maintain and follow Division Finance Manual
30. Represent good business governance with Division leadership team
The Successful Applicant
The role is highly commercial and carries responsibility for both financial and business management. To achieve success, the role holder will be innovative and relentless in their drive for continuous improvement, collaborating closely with colleagues to create sustainable solutions where process gaps exist today.In addition, this is a key leader in the divisional team who will be pro-active in identifying risks and opportunities to the business plan and managing these with Divisional and Executive management teams.Key Requirements:
31. Experience:ACA or CIMA qualified or equivalent, with commercial post-qualification experienceProven track record of controlling and FP&A ideally in a sales and manufacturing environmentStrong understanding of data structures and data manipulation
32. Skills:Excellent analytical abilityStrong presentation skills (verbal and written)Project managementFinancial systems and process development
33. Personal Attributes:Focus on continuous improvementProblem solving and innovative thinkerGood collaboratorOrganised and methodical
What's on Offer
34. Exceptional salary range, aligned to experience.
35. A newly created role with direct exposure to a high-calibre CFO and divisional leadership.
36. Genuine influence in a PE-backed, fast-growing group where finance is being modernised and invested in.
37. The chance to build commercial finance capability from the ground up and shape how the division operates.
38. High visibility and ownership across reporting, forecasting, pricing, supply chain and operations.
39. A role suited to someone who wants variety, autonomy, and real impact in a scaling environment.
40. A supportive culture that values curiosity, improvement, data-driven thinking and collaboration.Work directly with an impressive CFO in a high-growth, PE-backed business.