Group FP&A Manager

Element Materials Technology Ltd.; City of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in materials testing is seeking a Group FP&A Manager to join their Corporate Planning & Performance Management team in London. This role involves influencing strategic decision-making and driving financial excellence. Key responsibilities include management reporting, budgeting, and mentoring analysts. Candidates should be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years post-qualification experience required.
• Strong analytical mindset and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end process and performance reporting.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor and analyze actual spend with global GL teams.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Onestream

Workiva

Job description

Overview

Element is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Group FP&A Manager to join our Corporate Planning & Performance Management (P&PM) team, a key function within the Element Group Finance division. Based in London, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategic decision-making and drive financial excellence across the organisation.

The P&PM team oversees all management reporting, financial planning processes, and the administration of supporting our finance systems. We deliver the data, insights, and commentary that empower our Executive team to communicate Element’s performance story to the Board and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Management Reporting
  • Support the month end process, including monthly performance reports to the Operating Board and Group Board
  • Support the compilation and analysis of financial information such as Group Revenues, Exceptionals Spend, Capex spend, working with large amounts of data and providing insights to strategic projects and resource allocation. Includes responding to questions from Senior Management and Investors accurately and timely
  • Evaluate capital expenditure proposals and project investment cases
• Budgeting and forecasting cycle
  • Support the preparation of various forecasts including the mid-year forecasts and Annual Budget, with related analysis and reporting
  • Supporting the budget and forecasting cycles in partnership with functional teams and operating board
  • Prepare budget outputs to be distributed to key stakeholders
• Corporate Functions
  • Support in overseeing our core Functional teams - including Finance, Legal & Insurance, Business Transformation, IT, and Communications team.
  • Monitoring and analysing monthly actual spend in collaboration with global GL teams
  • Preparing monthly performance reports and commentary for senior stakeholders, including the CFO
  • Conducting variance analysis against budget, forecast, and actuals
  • Coordinating indirect costs across regions with finance partners and regional CFOs to present group global functional cost base
• Other
  • Alongside another FP&A manager, manage and mentor a team of 4 junior analysts
  • Assisting with testing & enhancing finance systems and reporting tools to improve efficiency and accuracy
  • Supporting cross-functional initiatives and continuous improvement projects with actionable financial insights
  • Assist with the group transfer pricing model
  • Any ad hoc requests from senior stakeholders

Skills / Qualifications

We’re looking for a qualified finance professional who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment:

• Required
  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with 1–2 years post-qualification experience
  • An individual keen to have their first experience in a managerial role
  • Strong analytical mindset and meticulous attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and managing competing priorities
• Desirable Skills & Experience
  • Proven experience in financial performance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Ability to work with and interpret large datasets
  • Familiarity with financial systems such as Onestream, Workiva, or Blackline
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
  • Knowledge of Power Query or VBA is a strong plus

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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