FP&A Manager being hired for fast growing Technology business in London!
£80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits + Hybrid Working
Stanton House are delighted to be partnering with a fast-growing, tech-driven research and intelligence business to recruit a newly created FP&A Manager who will play a pivotal role as the company scales. As the business grows, so do the demands for sharper forecasting, smarter budgeting, and stronger commercial insights - and that's where you come in.
This is a rare opportunity to build and own the financial model from scratch. Your work will shape everything from short-term plans to multi-year strategy, giving the leadership team and board the clarity and confidence to make bold moves. You'll be at the heart of the company's success - driving insights, tightening financial control, and building the tools and capabilities that empower smarter, faster decisions across the business. Working alongside the Finance Director, CFO, and senior leaders, you'll help chart the course of our future.
This role is particularly suitable to a Big4 trained Finance professional with some Transaction Services experience, who also has FP&A experience in industry.
How you'll make an impact
- Take full ownership of the current forecast model, ensuring that it remains fit for purpose as the business scales, and modifying or upgrading as appropriate
- Build and monitor the company's financial forecast (P&L and cash flow) - both in-year and multi-year
- Design and manage the annual budgeting process across the business
- Introduce and manage budget allocation frameworks to empower teams and drive accountability
- Lead scenario analysis and support strategic projects with robust financial modelling
- Partner with the business to enhance workforce planning and monitoring across the company, especially within client services, our largest function.
- Work with operational leaders to ensure headcount scales efficiently with demand.
- Provide financial input into commercial strategy and investment decisions, including pricing, sales targeting, technology investment allocation and market opportunities.
- Provide effective business partnering and analysis, ensuring finance is a trusted voice in operational decisions
- Partner with Business Operations and other functions to ensure that financial plans are supported by relevant KPIs which are tracked and managed
- Preparation of materials for the Board pack
- Deliver regular management reporting for the ELT and variance analysis with actionable insights
What we're looking for
- Qualified Accountant - ideally Big4 trained, Transaction Services experience would be an added bonus
- Strong, relevant experience in FP&A roles
- Expertise in building and maintaining highly robust financial models (particularly integrated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow)
- Highly proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint. Previous Tableau experience would be an advantage.
- Experience with workforce planning and headcount forecasting, particularly in people-heavy operating models
- A strategic thinker who enjoys getting into the detail
- Commercial curiosity and ability to translate operational drivers into financial plans
- Able to interpret and explain complex information to non-finance leaders and teams, and to influence decisions
- Comfortable operating without direct reports but confident in driving cross-functional processes
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Due to high volumes of applications, we will not be able to respond to respond to every unsuccessful applicant with feedback.