Interim Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Responsibilities

• Leading the annual budgeting process across all entities and departments, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives
• Coordinating reforecasting and medium-term financial planning activities
• Developing financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to support strategic decision-making
• Monitoring performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities and emerging trends
• Leading the production of management accounts, performance reports and financial dashboards for senior management, Board and Committees
• Providing clear analysis, commentary and recommendations to support decision-making
• Developing and enhancing KPI reporting across financial and operational activities
• Undertaking income, expenditure, profitability and trend analysis across cultural, commercial and funded activities
• Acting as a trusted finance partner to budget holders and operational managers
• Supporting departments with planning, forecasting and evaluating operational and commercial initiatives
• Maintaining workforce planning models, salary budgets and establishment reporting
• Supporting evaluation of commercial performance across retail, hospitality, venue hire and other income-generating activities
• Providing analysis to support grant funding, sponsorship, investment decisions and strategic projects

Person Specification

• Fully qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or business partnering roles
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
• Experience producing management accounts, performance reporting and financial analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience developing financial models and scenario analysis
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information clearly
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Knowledge of workforce planning and payroll analysis
• Ideally have experience within a multi-entity organisation
• Experience in a cultural, arts, public sector or not-for-profit environment would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile cultural organisation in a broad and influential FP&A role.

The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening financial planning, improving management information and supporting informed decision-making across the organisation.

Benefits include a generous holiday allowance, group life insurance, remote GP service, cycle to work scheme, employee discounts and local perks.

They are interviewing as applications come through, and need candidates to be immediately available so please apply now as this role is likely to move quickly.