Gleeson Recruitment Group are exclusively supporting a well-established manufacturing business, who are looking to appoint a new Head of FP&A and Business Partnering, in a newly created role. You will play a pivotal role in driving commercial insight, strategic decision‑making and financial performance.
This is a senior leadership position within the finance function, offering direct exposure to the Executive team and a genuine opportunity to influence both short‑term outcomes and long‑term direction.
The Role
As Head of FP&A & Business Partnering, you will be responsible for shaping how the business plans, measures and improves performance. You will lead a team that provides forward‑looking insight rather than retrospective reporting, ensuring financial thinking is fully embedded across operations, commercial activity and strategic planning.
Key areas of focus include:
- Leading enterprise‑wide budgeting, forecasting and medium‑term planning processes
- Providing clear, actionable insight on performance drivers, profitability, investment cases and operational efficiency
- Acting as a senior finance partner to executive and senior operational leaders
- Driving improvements in reporting, data integrity, analytics and use of BI tools
- Supporting transformation initiatives that improve margin, cash flow, productivity and decision speed
- Building, developing and coaching a high‑calibre FP&A and business partnering team
The Person
This role will suit a confident, commercially astute finance leader who is comfortable operating at Executive level and influencing beyond the finance function.
You will likely bring:
- Full professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Significant experience in senior FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering roles
- Exposure to complex, operationally led or manufacturing environments
- Strong analytical and modelling capability, with the ability to translate data into insight
- Proven leadership experience, with a collaborative and coaching approach
- Excellent communication skills and the confidence to challenge constructively
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible role where finance plays a central role in shaping performance and strategy. The successful candidate will have the platform to make a meaningful impact and help evolve the way the business uses data and insight.
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