FP&A Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
Application Deadline: Monday, January 11, 2027
Vacancy Type: Permanent/Full Time
As part of our fast-paced Finance & Insights team, the FP&A Manager will play a critical role in shaping the financial future of the business. This role leads the planning, forecasting and performance insight processes, enabling informed and confident decision-making across the organisation.
This role is central to building a best-in-class FP&A capability, including improving our forecasting cycles, driving simplicity and accuracy in reporting, and setting the standard for effective business partnering.
You will partner closely with business leaders and the C-suite to provide high-quality analysis, challenge assumptions, highlight risks & opportunities, and guide the business toward achieving its strategic and financial goals.
While the role has no direct reports initially, it offers clear progression into management as the team evolves.
Reports to: Head of FP&A
Location: Bedquarters, High Wycombe
Department: Finance & Insights
What you`ll be doing day-to-day :
Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning:
- Own and deliver the annual Budget and formal Reforecasts, consolidating a complete company view.
- Own the monthly Forecast to Group, ensuring accurate, timely submission of results, drivers and commentary in line with Group timelines and expectations.
- Lead planning cycles with clear timetables, frameworks, assumptions and stakeholder engagement.
- Provide robust challenge to business plans and performance drivers to ensure ambitious but realistic projections.
- Working with the Finance Business Partners, maintain and develop the core forecasting models, ensuring they remain fit for purpose and aligned with business drivers.
- Develop scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling to support strategic and operational decision-making.
Performance Reporting Reviews & Analysis
- Lead the review of weekly and monthly performance reporting, ensuring clear, insight-led commentary
- Run monthly financial performance reviews with senior stakeholders and the Executive team.
- Strengthen commentary, insight, KPIs and forward-looking analysis within reporting packs.
- Ensure reporting is accurate, timely and aligned with a single version of the truth across the business.
FP&A Process, Tools & Controls
- Simplify and modernise reporting processes, reducing manual work and improving financial controls.
- Support compliance with internal and external audit requirements, including key SOX-related controls.
- Champion continuous improvement across planning, reporting and commercial analysis models.
- Drive adoption of new tools, systems and best practices within FP&A and across the finance community.
Team Leadership & Development
- Set the standard for Business Partnering within the team through high-quality analysis, communication and challenge.
- Help mentor FP&A colleagues, supporting the development of skills, modelling capability and stakeholder management.
- Play an important role in shaping the future FP&A team structure, with the expectation of managing direct reports as the function grows.