Altum Consulting
FP&A Lead
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FP&A Lead | 6-month contract | £500 to £600 per day (inside IR35) | September start
We are partnering with a consumer goods business to recruit an Interim FP&A Lead for an initial six-month contract. This is a high-impact role for an experienced FP&A professional who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced start-up environment. The successful candidate will take ownership of the company-wide annual budgeting process and provide the financial insight required to support growth and improve performance. Experience working within an inventory-led business is essential. This could include retail, consumer goods, e-commerce, manufacturing, wholesale or distribution.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and deliver the company-wide annual budgeting process from initial planning through to final consolidation and senior leadership approval.
- Coordinate budget submissions across all functions, challenging assumptions and ensuring commercial alignment.
- Manage rolling forecasts, scenario planning, and longer-term financial planning.
- Develop and maintain robust financial models to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Partner closely with senior leadership, commercial, operational, and supply chain stakeholders.
- Analyse inventory performance, including stock levels, purchasing, inventory turns, provisions, obsolescence, and working capital.
- Provide insight into the relationship between sales forecasts, inventory requirements, cash flow, and operational capacity.
- Deliver monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities and communicate clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Improve FP&A processes, reporting, controls, and management information as the business continues to scale.
- Support cash flow forecasting and wider commercial or strategic projects.
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- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
- Significant experience within FP&A, commercial finance, or financial planning.
- Demonstrable experience owning and delivering a company-wide annual budget process.
- Essential experience working within a business that holds and manages physical inventory.
- Strong understanding of inventory, working capital, and cash flow management.
- Comfortable working in a start-up or scale-up environment.
If this is something of interest, please reach out to Anya Keinzley on the attached details.
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