Head of Group FP&A

Head of Group FP&A – International, PE-Backed Group

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London - Hybrid, minimum 4 days per week in the office

Start Date: Immediate / ASAP

A large, complex, international organisation operating across multiple markets is seeking an experienced Head of Group Financial Planning & Analysis to join its International Finance team. They are a large-cap PE-backed and operate at significant scale.

This is a senior, high-impact role responsible for leading the Group FP&A function, coordinating budgeting and forecasting across international operations, and providing high-quality insight and challenge to senior management. Working closely with the Group Financial Controller and CFO, you will play a key role in strengthening forecasting accuracy, cost management, and group-wide financial governance.

• Lead and manage the International Group FP&A function, coordinating budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across all businesses.
• Partner closely with legal, tax, and treasury teams to ensure best-practice financial planning and reporting processes are consistently applied.
• Review, challenge, and robustly assess budgets and forecasts submitted by operating businesses.
• Provide senior management with clear insight into forecast robustness, business trends, and emerging risks.
• Oversee analysis of historical forecasting accuracy and embed a culture of disciplined, accurate forecasting.
• Perform detailed balance sheet analysis on specific areas of financial risk as required.
• Deliver in-depth analysis on key focus areas, including overhead costs and cost drivers.
• Track and monitor group-wide cost reduction programmes, assessing delivery and actual savings versus expectations.
• Support the design and operation of bonus and management incentive schemes.
• Take a leading role in supporting compliance with the Group’s financial controls framework.
• Own and further develop Group capital expenditure and restructuring approval processes.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small Group FP&A team, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.

• Degree educated with a full accounting qualification (ACA or CIMA, first-time passes).
• Extensive post-qualification experience in a similar FP&A or group finance role within a large, complex international organisation.
• Experience working in a PE-backed environment (desirable).
• Proven ability to operate across large organisational networks and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong consolidated balance sheet and cash flow forecasting and modelling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and group reporting tools (ideally BPC), with strong data extraction and analysis capability.
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on, proactive, and comfortable operating in a delivery-focused environment.
• Highly organised with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Resilient, analytical, and able to provide constructive challenge at senior level.
• Innovative in approach and operating with high integrity.

This is a strong opportunity for a senior FP&A leader to step into a highly visible Group role, influencing strategic decision-making across an international, PE-backed organisation and strengthening financial planning and control at scale.

Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.