HEAD OF FP&A

A Once‑in‑a‑Career Opportunity to Build What Others Only Inherit

THE STORY

Imagine stepping into a business that has thrived for decades - yet has never had a true FP&A engine.

No inherited team.

No legacy processes to untangle.

No outdated reporting pack that everyone hates.

Just a blank canvas, a business hungry for insight, and a CFO who wants a partner - not a passenger.

This is not a role you walk into.

This is a role you create.

THE MOMENT THE BUSINESS IS IN

The company stands on the edge of a new chapter - disciplined growth, sharper project selection, higher margins, and a renewed commitment to data‑driven decision-making. Across multiple regions and sectors, operational leaders are asking the same thing:

“Where is FP&A? We need it.”

They just don’t know what great looks like…

That’s where you come in.

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE RARE

This isn’t “improve what exists.”

This is “build what’s never been built.”

You will be the architect - of the data, the models, the rhythms, the structure, the culture, and the insight that will reshape how an entire organisation thinks, plans, and decides.

Roles like this appear only a handful of times in a career.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU (THE REAL STORY)

1. A Career‑Defining Greenfield Build

You’ll be able to say - and truly mean it:

“I built FP&A from scratch: the team, the systems, the forecasting engine, the analytics layer, and the decision‑making culture.”

You won’t just report numbers.

You’ll shape how the business evaluates every project, manages every pound, and drives every margin.

2. A Dual Career Path (Two Routes, Both Exceptional)

This role has been designed with intention - and ambition.

Path 1: Deep Specialist → Director

Become the company’s technical powerhouse - the person who sets the standard for modelling, forecasting, analytics and commercial insight.

OR…

Path 2: Commercial Leader → CFO Succession

The CFO is a transformation leader by design: she builds, fixes, elevates… and moves on.

She has been clear that this role is her natural successor when the time is right.

3. Unmatched Scope and Influence

Across multiple regions and sectors, you’ll be embedded with operational and commercial leaders who will pull you in — not wait for you to push your way in.

You’ll shape pipeline quality, project performance, margin protection, cash discipline, and bid governance.

4. Build the Technical Engine That Powers the Business

If you love the craft — the data, the modelling, the architecture, the analytics - this is your playground.

You will design and implement:

Forecasting and planning frameworks
The reporting engine and KPIs
Data models and dashboards
Governance around bids, risks and performance
A scalable hub‑and‑spoke FP&A team

This is technical leadership in the truest sense - building the machine before you drive it.

5. Real Transformation, Not Cosmetic Change

This is not a business looking for “slightly better reporting.”

This is a business ready for a leap - in thinking, capability and performance.

You’ll challenge assumptions, modernise ways of working, streamline decision-making, and embed a culture where insight drives action.

6. Visibility at the Highest Level

Board exposure isn’t a later‑career hope.

It’s built into the job on day one.

You’ll be owning the narrative, shaping decisions, and providing the clarity senior leadership have been missing.

WHO THIS ROLE IS PERFECT FOR

Someone who…

Is ACA/ACCA/CMA qualified
Experience in Commercial Finance / FP&A roles
Thrives when given freedom and responsibility
Loves building and solving, not maintaining and polishing
Wants challenge, pace, influence and visibility
Has the capability and credibility to be deputy to the CFO - or become the CFO
Is technically sharp, commercially minded, analytically strong, and operationally engaged

If you want to be the heartbeat of performance - this is the seat.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT

❌ Reporting month-end numbers

❌ Tweaking last year’s budget template

❌ Sitting quietly in finance

❌ A sideways move

❌ Maintenance mode

This is a step-change role - for you and for the business.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll be partnering daily with:

Regional MDs
Commercial Directors
Project teams
Leadership and the Board

You will have impact in the regions, influence at HQ, and visibility everywhere.

WHY NOW?

Because the business is ready.

The CFO is ready.

The regions are asking for you before they even know your name.

And the blank page is waiting for its architect.

THE QUESTION IS…

Do you want to build something lasting?

Do you want to become indispensable across an entire organisation?

Do you want the kind of role that redefines what your CV looks like forever?

If the answer is yes - then this is your moment.

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Head of FP&A | Build a function from scratch