Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

CheckFire Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK is seeking a Group FP&A Manager to shape financial performance and commercial decisions. The successful candidate will produce key reports, lead forecasting, and enhance data quality. Ideally, you will be ACA qualified with strong commercial acumen and advanced Excel skills. Benefits include a generous holiday allowance, profit share scheme, and employee support programmes, creating a perfect environment for personal growth and team collaboration.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Company Profit Share Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Fruit

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Strong commercial mindset with advanced analytical and modelling skills.
• Expert Excel capability across P&L, cashflow, and balance sheet modelling.

Responsibilities

• Build and own investor-grade financial models to support strategic decision making.
• Produce Board packs and shareholder reporting with clear commercial insight.
• Lead scenario planning and long-term forecasting to support growth plans.
• Prepare monthly shareholder reporting, explaining movements and outcomes.
• Deliver the consolidated Group P&L, ensuring alignment with budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical thinking

Excel expertise

Commercial mindset

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA qualified or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Power BI

Job description

This is a senior, high-impact role with real influence. As Group FP&A Manager, you will work closely with the CFO and senior leaders to shape how the Group understands performance, plans for the future, and makes commercial decisions.

You will own the quality of financial and management reporting, bring clarity to complex data, and play a key role in strengthening forecasting, modelling, and insight across the business. This role suits someone who enjoys being hands-on, visible, and trusted as a commercial partner.

What You’ll Do

• Build and own investor-grade financial models that support strategic decision making
• Produce Board packs and shareholder reporting with clear, commercial insight
• Lead scenario planning and long-term forecasting to support growth plans
• Prepare monthly shareholder reporting, explaining movements and outcomes in plain language
• Deliver the consolidated Group P&L, ensuring alignment with budgets, forecasts, and plans
• Improve data quality through structured data cleansing and process ownership
• Manage and communicate the Group finance timetable to ensure deadlines are met
• Develop and enhance reporting and analytical tools to raise capability across the finance team
• Work closely with operational teams to understand performance drivers and business needs
• Partner with external advisors and system providers to deliver reporting and change projects
• Lead key customer debtor processes, ensuring strong controls and effective system integration

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified accountant with relevant post-qualification experience
• Strong commercial mindset with advanced analytical and modelling skills
• Expert Excel capability across P&L, cashflow, and balance sheet modelling
• Strong grasp of accounting principles and technical treatments
• Comfortable owning complex workstreams and driving them to completion
• High attention to detail combined with pace and prioritisation
• Experience working with ERP systems, ideally NetSuite or similar
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Query, or similar data visualisation tools
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and challenging constructively
• Background in FP&A, Transaction Services, Deal Advisory, or Corporate Finance

Ideal profile:

• ACA qualified or equivalent
• Experience in a PE-backed or fast-growth environment
• Enjoys building, improving, and owning processes

Benefits You’ll Enjoy

• Generous Holiday Allowance – 25 days annual leave plus up to 4 extra days for the Christmas shutdown, plus UK bank holidays
• Company Profit Share Scheme – Share in the success you help deliver
• Employee Assistance Programme – Confidential wellbeing and support services
• Free Fruit – Healthy snacks available in the office
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme – Sustainable travel with cost-saving benefits