Fp&A Director / Senior Manager – London

As a member of our Business Transformation team, you will focus on supporting the FP&A function of client’s finance functions, including modelling, budgeting and forecasting, interim management, as well as high impact initiatives including sell-side diligence, carve-outs, M&A integration, and other non-routine transactions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The FP&A Director / Senior Manager is a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team and will help influence clients’ financial and business decisions
• Lead and/or support project teams engaged in the successful delivery of a wide range of Business Transformation initiatives aligning finance with business strategy in support of the broader organisation’s future vision
• Help develop finance strategies by assessing a client’s business challenges/needs/gaps, diagnosing the root problems, and recommending an approach
• Develop and apply an understanding of sales and spending trends, to manage financial risk and identify opportunities
• Provide best-in-class business partnering support, and deliver quality reports and analysis used to make informed business decisions
• Identify and support business development initiatives; participate in certain aspects of the proposal development process
• Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital, analytics, the CFO ecosystem, and broader marketplace

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of leading Financial Planning and Analysis tools (i.e., Anaplan, Cognos, Hyperion, OBIEE, Tableau, Fusion)
• Knowledge of ERP technologies (i.e., SAP / Oracle / Workday / NetSuite / Microsoft Dynamics)
• Project Management experience is a plus

Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Finance-focused with a minimum of eight years of experience in finance and/or accounting. Client service experience in top professional services firms (i.e., Big 4 or large regional) is highly preferred, but not required
• Advanced understanding of the FP&A function within a finance organisation
• Significant engagement management experience as well as business, practice, and people development
• Ability to concurrently manage internal firm and external client requirements
• Transactional experience (M&A, divestures, refinancing, capital raises) and associated scenario modelling a plus
• Working knowledge and expertise in analytics, forecasting, and finance technologies (process, planning analytics, core Financial)
• Experience with finance technologies such as Adaptive Workday, Planful, OneStream, Anaplan, Cognos, Oracle Hyperion, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, Fusion, etc. a plus
• ERP technology understanding (SAP / Oracle / Workday)
• Experience leading projects/teams and the ability to lead key requirement workshops with clients
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with clients, document requirements, and articulate the value proposition and business case for various finance transformation solutions