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Interim Senior FP&A Manager role supporting the Head of FP&A in delivering all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across the Group. Acts as the second-in-command within the FP&A function, capable of ensuring continuity of leadership. The role is part of a finance team on a journey to becoming a trusted and commercially minded partner that delivers excellence in fundamentals while partnering the business with constructive insight, challenge, and support.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the quarterly reforecast processes, ensuring alignment with PE expectations and Board timelines
Develop models, scenario plans and sensitivities across material P&L and cash flow lines
Support long range planning and investment cases
Maintain a Risk and Opportunity log
Own the monthly performance pack across P&L, cash flow and KPIs
Analyse cremation volumes, market shares, pricing, memorial sales, labour trends and operational efficiency metrics
Partner with the MDs for Core and Distinct and Site Managers to drive improvements
Post-evaluate significant investment and provide tracker of latest IRRs and Payback
Develop and improve monthly capex reporting
Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across Operations, Property and Distinct
Provide financial insight to support decisions on pricing, margin management, procurement initiatives and productivity improvements
Support SLT preparation for Board meetings, investor reviews and site performance deep dives
Deputise fully for the Head of FP&A when required
Coach and support the FP&A Analyst and BI Systems Developer
Maintain strong governance, ensuring data accuracy, consistency and adherence to financial controls
Lead analytical work on strategic projects such as new site openings, capital investments, memorialisation initiatives or pricing reviews
Develop an operating one pager sign off process, alongside procurement improvements
Enhance reporting tools and processes
Collaborate with IT/BI to improve data availability, dashboards and self service insight
Requirements:
Qualified Finance professional – CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent
Experienced FP&A Manager / Financial Planning & Analysis Manager or Commercial Finance Manager background, ideally within multisite, consumer services, healthcare, infrastructure, hospitality, retail or PE backed environments
Demonstrable experience running budget cycles, management reporting, financial modelling and finance business partnering
Experience leading or mentoring small teams
Exceptional analytical and modelling skills
Ability to translate numbers into insight and clear recommendations
Good storytelling, strong communication skills, able to engage senior non-finance stakeholders
Highly organised, calm under pressure, able to operate independently when required
Comfortable in a purpose driven business where empathy, quality and professionalism matter
Power BI knowledge
Advanced Excel/Google Sheets
NetSuite or SAP experience or similar
Solution 7, IBM TM1, Anaplan or equivalent experience in maintaining models and clean master data
What we offer:
Life Assurance
Access to a wide range of retail discounts and wellbeing support
Ongoing learning & development
Pension scheme
Employee Assistance / Occupational health support Program