Interim FP&A Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Lead the preparation and continuous improvement of monthly management accounts, KPI reporting and Board packs.
• Produce insightful monthly variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year, providing clear commentary on key business drivers.
• Support and lead elements of the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models, including scenario analysis, sensitivities and medium-term strategic planning.
• Partner with commercial and operational stakeholders to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, support investment decisions and improve business performance.
• Reporting & Process Improvement
• Reconciling ARR across Salesforce and existing reporting models to establish a reliable source of truth.
• Supporting the reconciliation of recurring revenue metrics to statutory (GAAP) reporting.
• Improving management information by standardising manual reporting processes and enhancing data integrity.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline month-end, forecasting and reporting processes, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.
• Working confidently within an evolving systems landscape where Excel remains the primary reporting tool while wider ERP and data improvements are delivered.

Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with previous experience in FP&A and management accounting, ideally gained within a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Strong management accounting and FP&A experience, including budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with the ability to build and maintain complex models across all three financial statements.
• Experience working with large and often imperfect datasets, including reconciliation, validation and data cleansing.
• A pragmatic, proactive approach with the ability to deliver high-quality outputs in a changing environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence presenting financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within a SaaS or recurring revenue business would be highly advantageous, particularly with exposure to metrics such as ARR, retention and customer economics.
• Additional experience that would be beneficial includes:
• Private equity-backed or venture-backed businesses.
• Multi-entity and multi-currency environments.
• Salesforce, Power BI or other business intelligence tools.
• SQL, Databricks or modern data platforms.
• An interest in leveraging AI tools to improve reporting and finance processes.