Head of FP&A

Our client is a leading education and training services group that has experienced sustained growth across multiple service lines. As the organisation scales, they are seeking a commercially focused Head of FP&A to lead on financial planning, analysis, and performance insight across the business.

Role Overview:
The Head of FP&A will report to the CFO and play a pivotal role in delivering robust budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning. This is a high-impact role suited to a finance leader with a strong analytical mindset and experience delivering commercial insight in a dynamic, multi-stream environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes across all business units

Provide high-quality analysis and decision support to senior leadership and the Board

Develop and enhance financial models to evaluate business performance, pricing strategies, and cost efficiency

Deliver insightful reporting and KPI dashboards to track performance against objectives

Business partner with operational teams to support strategic and tactical decision-making

Drive continuous improvements in financial systems, planning tools, and data quality

Lead a small, high-performing FP&A team, promoting commercial thinking and analytical rigour

Support investment appraisal and business cases for new initiatives or growth opportunities

Candidate Profile:

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with significant post-qualified experience

Proven success in an FP&A leadership role within education, training, or other multi-site service sectors

Strong financial modelling, commercial acumen, and data interpretation skills

Confident communicator, capable of influencing at all levels

Proficient in Excel and planning/reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Adaptive, Anaplan)