FP&A Manager (Financial Planning and Analysis Manager) Full Time

Hays
FP&A Manager, making impact and influencing the organisation’s direction of travel

Hays Senior Finance is partnering exclusively with a well established UK manufacturing business to appoint a commercially focused FP&A Manager. This is an opportunity to move beyond reporting and play a genuine part in shaping operational and strategic decisions, working closely with senior leadership and site based teams. Make an impact for today, tomorrow and the future!

As FP&A Manager, you will sit at the centre of financial planning, operational analysis and decision support, owning the forecasting and budgeting agenda, provide insight into manufacturing performance, and translate data into actions that drive efficiency and profitability.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leading budgeting, forecasting and re forecasting cycles
• Delivering detailed manufacturing cost and margin analysis
• Building financial models for scenario planning, capacity utilisation and investment decisions
• Analysing manufacturing KPIs including cost per unit, yield, scrap and throughput
• Producing clear variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods
• Partnering with production, supply chain and departmental heads
• Presenting insight and recommendations to senior leadership

This is a role for someone who wants visibility, influence and ownership. To be successful in your application, you will:

• A commercially minded finance professional with experience operating in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong FP&A experience covering planning, forecasting and analysis
• Proven manufacturing cost, margin or operational finance exposure
• Advanced financial modelling and scenario analysis capability
• Proven experience of engaging and challenging senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making
• A qualification such as CIMA / ACCA / ACA
• Most importantly, you will make an impact, not just a process.

What’s on Offer

• A base salary up to £70k
• Car package
• Strong benefits package including pension, annual leave and life assurance
• A stable, established manufacturing environment with real operational complexity
• The chance to make a real impact in a role with visibility and credibility

Interested?All conversations are handled discreetly.If you’re an FP&A professional looking for a role where your insight genuinely matters, I’d welcome a confidential discussion, click apply today or call Karly Clark.

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