Interim Director of FP&A
UK/EMEA - Hybrid
6 Months+
£175,000/£200,000+ Package (pro rata, fixed term contract)
I have an immediate requirement for an Interim Director of FP&A to join a large Industrials client to support through a period of significant change. Reporting to the CFO you will be responsible for a matrix team covering the overall forecasting, reporting and budgeting for a multi-billion, international business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the right hand of the CFO, providing insights that shape corporate strategy.
- Oversee multi-country, multi-business-unit forecasting with consistent methodologies and assumptions.
- Lead a large matrix team, setting vision, building capability, and developing future finance leaders.
- Standardise financial planning across regions for transparency and comparability.
- Drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting, and decision support.
- Develop long term financial planning, stress-testing against external risks.
- Lead the cycle of budgets, resource allocation, and performance targets across the organisation.
- Define and drive metrics that monitor financial health, operating performance, and capital efficiency.
- Deliver board-level reporting packs with insightful analysis highlighting risks, opportunities, and strategic trade-offs.
- Identify areas for margin expansion or risk of profitability erosion.
- Partner with senior leaders in Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure financial accountability and enable data-driven decisions.
Candidate Requirements:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Demonstrable experience of leading a large, international FP&A function.
- Demonstrable experience of driving FP&A strategy.
- Significant experience of partnering at board level.
- Demonstrable experience of leading teams through change and transformation.
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