Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

FP&A Manager

12 months contract

London, UK (2/3 days onsite)

Responsibilities

Group FP&A Reporting

• Lead the preparation for end-to-end delivery of monthly management information (MI), including cash flow forecasts, P&L, and performance management and reviews.

• Oversee the initiation and consolidation of the annual budget, Long Range Plan, Quarterly Business Review, Flash reporting cycles, and monthly re-forecasts across P&L, balance sheet, and cashflow forecasting.

• Monitor and report on Group liquidity and facilities headroom, providing leadership with visibility into funding availability and ensuring that financial constraints or risks are proactively identified and managed within the planning and forecasting cycles.

• Lead the preparation of clear and precise papers and financial packs for the Board of Trustees, SLT, and FCDO.

• Produce, review and validate deep-dive variance analysis and financial KPIs to provide the definitive narrative that supports executive-level decision-making.

• Support strategic long-range planning, scenario modelling, and high-value ad-hoc analysis in response to evolving business needs.

Partnering and Delivery

• Work strategically with the FP&A CoE to create advanced financial models and insights, ensuring the delivery of all key planning and forecasting milestones.

• Mentor and guide Group FP&A Analyst and CoE FP&A Manager - Group in their deliverables, fostering technical excellence and ensuring all outputs meet high standards.

• Serve as a point of contact for the global FP&A community, providing the process documentation and leadership required to ensure alignment between SBUs and the CoE.

• Coordinate with wider Group function (Controllership) to unify finance processes, including Month End reporting. • Provide clear guidelines and frameworks to the wider Finance community to ensure timely and accurate data submissions from all business units.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive process and reporting improvements with the FP&A CoE to standardise Anaplan reporting templates and automate manual processes, reducing cycle times and increasing consistency.

• Direct the gathering and consolidation of data from Strategic Business Units, ensuring the highest standards of data integrity and quality.

• Identify and champion opportunities for improvement across all outputs, such as the monthly close, quality of financial commentary, and forecasting accuracy across all financial statements.

• Lead the functional design and implementation of Anaplan alongside the CoE, ensuring that new tools and dashboards meet complex Group reporting requirements.