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FP&A Manager
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A well-established and growing professional services organisation is seeking an experienced FP&A Manager to join its finance team based in Exeter. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a developing finance function, providing financial insight and strategic support to senior leadership and key stakeholders across the business.
Your New Role
As FP&A Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and reporting to support strategic decision-making. Working closely with finance colleagues and operational stakeholders, you will provide meaningful financial insight to maximize performance, support investment decisions, and contribute to business transformation initiatives.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes across the business.
- Producing weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reports, including detailed variance analysis.
- Analyzing revenue, gross margin, operating costs, and overhead expenditure, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Supporting workforce planning and resource capacity analysis to ensure the business is well-positioned to meet operational demands and future growth opportunities.
- Developing and enhancing financial reporting tools, dashboards, and planning systems to improve automation and reporting efficiency.
- Supporting finance transformation and continuous improvement projects.
- Identifying financial and operational risks and implementing appropriate controls and mitigation strategies.
- Partnering with operational and commercial teams to provide timely financial analysis that supports informed decision-making.
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What You'll Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified finance professional with strong commercial awareness and excellent analytical skills. You will be confident engaging with senior stakeholders and presenting financial information clearly and effectively.
You will ideally possess:
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
- Previous experience in an FP&A, commercial finance, or financial analysis role.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong financial modelling capabilities.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- A proactive and inquisitive approach with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience supporting senior leadership teams.
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Desirable experience includes:
- Financial planning and reporting systems implementation.
- Power BI and Power Query.
- Experience of finance systems and reporting tools.
- Previous experience working within a collaborative, fast-paced finance team.
What You'll Get in Return
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Private medical insurance.
- Office-based role in Exeter.
- Opportunity to join a growing and evolving FP&A function.
- Exposure to senior-level reporting, strategic planning, and finance transformation projects.
- Excellent opportunity for professional development and career progression.
What You Need to Do Now
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