FP+A Manager

Purpose of the job

The Group FP+A Manager will support the Group Head of FP+A in delivering high-quality planning, forecasting and performance management across the Group. This role leads the consolidation of the monthly Finance update and bi-monthly Board packs, together with functional cost, capital expenditure, cash flow, people-cost efficiency and bonus-related financial reporting.

The role works in partnership with the other Group FP+A Manager to provide cross-cover, maintain continuity and deliver an integrated view of Group performance.

You'll operate on a hybrid basis and must be able to access our head office in Bishopsgate, London.

Key responsibilities

Lead the monthly Finance update pack and bi-monthly Board pack processes, including procedure and timetable management, data collation and population, quality review, analysis and commentary

Coordinate stakeholder inputs, ensuring pack content is complete, internally consistent, appropriately evidenced and ready for senior review

Own functional Opex and Capex review, working with the Finance Business Partnering team to explain performance, challenge forecasts and identify risks, opportunities and actions

Own Group cash-flow variance analysis, reporting and forecasting, working with Financial Control, Finance Operations and Finance Business Partnering to reconcile movements and improve forward visibility

Explain the relationship between profit, working capital, capex and other cash-flow movements, ensuring material variances are reflected in the latest forecast

Own people-cost efficiency tracking and system reporting, including performance against plans, actions and expected financial benefits

Provide bonus calculation support to the P+T team, including relevant performance inputs and assumptions

Own bonus financial tracking, forecasting and reconciliation, ensuring assumptions, accruals, forecasts and actual outcomes are aligned and supported

Leverage technology, automation and AI to reduce repetitive activity, improve FP+A processes and drive greater efficiency across Finance and the wider business

Work in partnership with the other Group FP+A Manager, maintaining documented processes and sufficient knowledge to provide effective cover during reporting peaks and absences

Support Group projects, business cases and ad hoc strategic analysis, including financial modelling and scenario assessment

Support investor, Board and senior management reporting where required, ensuring outputs are accurate, evidence-based and appropriate for the audience

Maintain effective controls and reconciliations between source systems, planning outputs, management reporting and statutory results

Improve the quality, speed, automation and standardization of FP+A processes, data and reporting

Build effective relationships across Finance and the wider business, provide constructive challenge and deputize for the Group Head of FP+A when required

Monthly Finance update packs and bi-monthly Board packs are accurate and delivered on time with clear analysis and commentary

Functional Opex and Capex reporting clearly explains performance, forecast implications, risks, opportunities and actions

Cash-flow reporting reconciles movements accurately and explains drivers across profit, working capital, capex and other cash items

Cash forecasts provide credible forward visibility supported by coordinated Finance inputs

People-cost efficiency initiatives are tracked consistently, with benefits, timing and delivery risks clearly reported

Bonus calculations, forecasts, and reconciliations are supported by controlled assumptions and clear records

Critical processes are documented and the other Group FP+A Manager can provide effective cover