Salary

c£90,000 + car allowance, bonus (up to 20%), benefits, pension

Location

Greater Manchester Area

Qualifications

ACA / ACCA / ACMA

Reference

1708

FP&A Lead – Strategic Projects, Greater Manchester, Hybrid

The Company

• World-leading, PE-backed international bioscience manufacturing group
• Strategic focus on digitalisation, operational efficiency, and global expansion
• Finance is central to value creation, driving performance across a complex and fast-moving organisation
• A hands-on environment requiring someone who’s ready to roll up their sleeves and make an impact

The Role

• Newly created, commercially focused role with high visibility across the Group
• Responsible for leading strategic finance projects
• Reporting to the Finance Director and collaborating with the Group Leadership Team and external advisors
• Core responsibilities include:
• Using FP&A skills to develop multi-year forecasting and operating models and associated scenario planning
• Development of new business insight tools
• Supporting Business Unit SLTs in development and articulation of strategies for future value creation
• Evaluation and presentation of strategies for the delivery of efficiency and productivity improvements and ROI
• M&A support and commercial due diligence
• Strategic, data-led decision support across growth initiatives and operational planning

The Candidate

• Commercially astute qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / ACCA) with a sound understanding of business processes
• Strong analytical, modelling, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in FP&A, Transaction Services or Audit preferred
• Exposure to complex international environments and/or PE-backed businesses beneficial
• Curious, data-driven, hands-on individual who gets things done

A rare opportunity to contribute to value creation in a large PE-backed business that is working towards a transaction