Head of FP&A Europe (m/f)

For our Client, manufacturing group with several locations throughout Europe, we are looking for Head of FP&A who will be responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, business performance analysis, operational insight, and management reporting, Head of FP&A will act as a key strategic and operational finance partner to the management team ensuring the organisation has accurate, timely, and actionable financial and operational insight to support decision-making, accountability, performance improvement, and scalable growth across the group.

Responsibilities

• lead the group’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes,
• drive forecasting accuracy and visibility of financial risks and opportunities,
• build robust financial models to support strategic and operational decision - making,
• monitor group performance against: budget, forecast, strategic plan, and operational targets,
• drive structured monthly performance reviews across the business,
• translate operational KPIs into financial implications and actionable insights,
• lead the development of management reporting across the group,
• build and continuously improve: dashboards, KPI's, management packs, and analytical frameworks,
• validate data integrity and challenge inconsistencies across multiple systems and sources,
• work closely with Data, IT, CRM, and operational teams to improve reporting automation and reliability,
• evaluate investments, M&A opportunities, operational initiatives, and transformation projects,
• support pricing, productivity, and workforce modelling initiatives across the Group,
• ensure clear ownership and accountability for KPIs and financial performance,
• support implementation and optimisation of finance systems, BI tools,
• lead, motivate and develop the FP&A Team up to 10 FTE,
• ensure clarity of responsibilities, priorities, and deliverables within the FP&A team.

Requirements

• bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field,
• ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification strongly preferred,
• 10-15+ years of progressive FP&A, finance business partnering or operational finance experience,
• strong experience within multi-site operationally intensive environments,
• strong financial modelling and analytical capability,
• proven ability to operate both strategically and hands-on,
• people management experience.