Head of Financial, Planning & Analysis; FP&A

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: London

Status: 18‑month Fixed Term Contract, full‑time

We are seeking a Head of FP&A to lead a transformation 18‑month programme to modernise our financial planning, forecasting, and decision‑support capabilities. Reporting to the CFO, the role will establish a robust FP&A operating model that can be embedded and operated on a business‑as‑usual basis following the completion of the transformation.

The Head of FP&A is responsible for delivery of strategic financial planning, including revenue and expenditure forecasting across the Foundation and its multiple location entities. This includes delivering forward‑looking financial planning, budgeting, and analysis across the organisation, as well as delivery of periodic reporting to track performance against targets (i.e., budgets), analysis of business drivers, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management and the Trustees.

The role provides Trustees and senior leadership including both boards of IASB and ISSB with reliable forecasts, clear insights, and scenario analysis to inform decision‑making. Leading a small team of analysts, the Head of FP&A acts as a critical strategic finance partner, providing timely data‑driven reporting to ensure full transparency of the financial status of the business.

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts across all entities. Responsibility for measuring and reporting actuals versus budgets and targets.
• Develop and maintain robust revenue and expenditure models to support short‑, medium‑, and long‑term planning. This includes responsibility related to treasury and investment in terms of data analysis, forecasting, performance monitoring, and providing recommendations to support strategic decision‑making in collaboration with the Treasury department.
• Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to test assumptions and assess risks/opportunities.
• Tracking key financial metrics (KPI’s).
• Translating financial data into actionable insights for business leaders.

• Lead the support of the CRO and revenue function by providing revenue reporting, data analytics and responding to other inquiries.
• Revenue:
  Work with fundraising, contracts, and other income‑generating teams to build reliable income forecasts, track pipeline, and monitor delivery against targets.
• Expenditure:
  Partner with operations and programme leads to manage expenditure forecasts, monitor costs against budgets, and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Provide consolidated insight into overall net position, ensuring alignment between revenue and expenditure planning.

• Act as the primary financial partner to senior leadership, providing clear, actionable insight to support strategic initiatives and operational decisions. The transparency of actual results compared to targets (i.e., budgets) to be delivered via recurring (e.g., monthly) reporting for the area of responsibility of each senior management member.
• Challenge and support budget holders, ensuring financial discipline and accountability for outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across functions, ensuring finance is embedded in planning and decision‑making.

• Deliver clear, concise monthly and quarterly management reports to trustees, the Executive, and committees. Performing variance analysis to explain why actual results differ from plans and recommending corrective actions. This reporting to be delivered for respective members of senior management.
• Provide narrative and analysis that highlights trends, risks, and opportunities — not just numbers. Advice on the implications of Foundation strategies, practices and initiatives.
• Oversee dashboards and automated reporting to give stakeholders timely, user‑friendly insights. Developing complex financial models and conduct scenario/sensitivity analyses (optimistic, baseline, pessimistic cases) to identify potential risks and opportunities, helping the business prepare for various outcomes.

• Work with the CFO and…