Description:
The FP&A Lead will work alongside various key stakeholders in the business; this includes anyone from the Commercial Director through to the senior management team with a focus on delivering forward facing insights. Part of the role will be optimizing NetSuite and its functionality whilst also upskilling the non-finance stakeholders on budgets/forecasts/variance.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the FP&A function, working closely with the CFO and Finance Controller to dial in the function.
- Take full ownership of the finance modelling process including production of the 3 & 5 year growth models. This includes multi-entity, multi-currency financial models for growth and scenario planning.
- Drive profitability and margin improvement through strategic analysis and cost-saving initiatives.
- Optimise procurement, supply chain, and third-party warehouse operations to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
- Implement process improvements that streamline workflows and improve the speed of their revenue recognition.
- Build and maintain dashboards for real-time financial and operational KPIs on NetSuite.
- Deliver 3–5 year plans and forecasts aligned with the business strategy.
- Partner with Finance Managers in the UK, Europe, and US to ensure robust international reporting.
- Collaborate with heads of: operations, procurement, and logistics teams to link financial targets with operational delivery.
- Present quarterly forecast updates and recommendations to the board and business unit heads.
- Lead ad-hoc strategic projects, including vendor due diligence, legal due diligence, and sales processes.
What our client would like to see (essential):
- Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Proven experience owning financial models end-to-end.
- Skilled in building or improving dashboards, ideally in NetSuite.
- Background in retail, supply chain, or similar product-led industry.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Prior experience at FP&A Manager level or Senior Finance Analyst level where you have overseen he full P&L