Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Director of Group FP&A Stanton House are partnering with a Private Equity backed Real Estate organisation to appoint a Director of Group FP&A. Our client has been through a series of private equity ownerships and in 2022, it was acquired by the leading PE backed real estate service provider in Europe. The ambition for the company is now to accelerate growth across all its operating brands by focusing on existing organic momentum and acquisitive plans in a heavily fragmented market. As the Director of Group FP&A, you will be responsible for: The provision of the financial monitoring, planning, reporting and analysis of performance, budgeting, forecasting and long-range business plans. Reporting directly to the CFO with 6 reports, (direct and indirect) with the potential to increase going forward. Required experience includes: Professional accountancy qualifications ACA or CA Audit / Corporate Finance / professional services firm background (Top 20) with significant post qualification experience Excellent analytical skills, technically strong coupled with strong commercial acumen Ability and experience of operating at a senior level with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders Experience of managing and developing small teams Strong cross functional collaborator, with proven ability to work across finance and non-teams to drive change and deliver results Experience of a high-growth / high-change environment Responsibilities: Replacing someone who is moving into a divisional role Responsible for the Group-wide Financial Planning and Analysis and the operating cycle of the financial planning, budgeting and performance management Support, advise and influence Executive / senior management with insightful analytics to assess the implications of various strategic decisions in a fast-growing business Support the Strategy function on market trends, industry and competitor analysis to help drive growth and profitability Performance manage, coach and lead the FP&A team, assess structure and skill development needs to support current / future growth plans of the business Foster a strong working relationship with the Group Financial Controllership team and the broader finance teams around the business to ensure one finance team mindset Provide the financial leadership on all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis, across the production, monitoring and reporting of financial performance Manage monthly financial / management accounts and related BI / analytics for, including oversight of divisional and central performance by P&L (EBITDA / PAT), balance sheet, cash, capex and financial / non-financial KPI / metrics / trends and variances Presenting insightful MI succinctly and with relevance to Exec, Group and investors Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements and own the integrity, accuracy and completeness of the UK financial reporting / MI Work closely with Group, providing monthly / business performance BI, analytics With a strong financial and commercial focus, provide objective evaluation and challenge on the business performance, forecasts / plans together with proposals on improvements Lead on the monthly cashflow reporting and cashflow forecasting, NWC, Net Debt, Net Leverage, liaising with the business / M&A team / accounting and finance functions owning the accuracy of cashflow timings / liaising with Group on cash funding requirements and treasury structuring for the UK If you meet the above-mentioned criteria, please apply below. Unfortunately, we shall not be able to respond to all unsuccessful applicants. #J-18808-Ljbffr