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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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Job title: Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Salary: Circa £60,000 - £65,000
Grade: Band 3
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 5397
Team: Senior Leadership Team & Governance
Contract details: Permanent
Location: London Transport Museum/Hybrid
Application closing date: 4th September 2026 @23.59
Please Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications; therefore, we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.
About The Role
London Transport Museum is looking for a commercially minded and fully qualified finance professional to lead and develop its Financial Planning & Analysis function.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this is a highly visible role that combines financial planning, analysis, business partnering and strategic decision support across the Museum and its Trading Company. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Senior Leadership Team, Trustees and Committees through the delivery of insightful financial reporting, forecasting and analysis.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders, presenting complex financial information in a clear and engaging way, and influencing decision-making across a diverse organisation.
Why Join London Transport Museum?
This is a unique opportunity to join a respected cultural and charitable organisation with strong links to Transport for London. You'll play a key role in shaping financial strategy, supporting business growth and delivering meaningful insights that influence senior decision-making across the Museum.
If you're a fully qualified finance professional with strong FP&A and Business Partnering experience and are looking for an opportunity to influence, lead and develop a growing finance function, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting cycles.
- Producing high-quality management information, financial analysis and strategic insight.
- Presenting financial performance and recommendations to senior leaders, committees and stakeholders.
- Acting as a trusted Finance Business Partner to budget holders across the organisation.
- Supporting business cases, investment decisions, commercial opportunities and project funding applications.
- Leading financial governance for capital projects and investment activity.
- Developing reporting packs, PowerPoint presentations and data-led storytelling for senior audiences.
- Managing and developing a part-qualified Management Accountant.
- Building and continuously improving the FP&A and Business Partnering capability within the Museum.
- Working closely with TfL Finance and external stakeholders, including auditors and funding bodies.
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What We're Looking For
- Fully qualified accountant (CCAB qualified).
- Significant experience in a Financial Planning & Analysis or Finance Business Partnering role.
- Experience delivering budgeting, forecasting and monthly management reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
- Experience presenting financial information to Senior Leadership Teams, Boards or Committees.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insight.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Experience managing or mentoring finance colleagues.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Experience within the charity, museum, public sector or transport sectors.
- Experience supporting capital projects and investment governance.
- Experience establishing or enhancing FP&A and Business Partnering functions.
About You
We're looking for someone who can confidently operate at both a strategic and operational level.
You Will Be
- A qualified Finance Business Partner with experience supporting senior stakeholders.
- Comfortable challenging and influencing decision-makers.
- Commercially minded with a proactive approach to problem solving.
- An excellent communicator who can present financial data in a clear and engaging way.
- Confident preparing reports and presentations for executive audiences.
- Passionate about using insight to support better business decisions.
- Motivated to shape and develop the FP&A function while leading and developing others.
Application Process
Please apply using your CV only. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.


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Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
- 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Private healthcare discounted scheme
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
Vetting Process
At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.
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