Job Summary
The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leads corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across the Group. This role partners closely with Business Units and Corporate Support Units to deliver actionable, data-driven insights that improve profitability, capital allocation, and resource prioritisation. The Head of FP&A is accountable for building a high-performing FP&A team, strengthening planning discipline, and enabling informed decision-making for the Executive Team and Board.
Reporting Line
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer & Chief Risk Officer (CFO & CRO).
Direct Reports: Senior Manager, FP&A; FP&A Managers/Analysts.
Responsibilities
- Corporate Planning: Own the annual budget cycle, monthly/quarterly forecasting, and rolling outlooks; establish planning calendars, standards, and governance.
- Strategic Forecasting & Scenario Modelling: Build and maintain driver-based financial models; run sensitivity analyses for pricing, resourcing, and investment decisions.
- Management Reporting: Deliver timely management packs (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) with variance analysis, trends, and actionable recommendations.
- Performance Management: Define KPIs and scorecards; partner with business leaders to close gaps and capture opportunities.
- Business Partnering: Support Business Units and Corporate Support Units with insights on bids, tenders, transformation initiatives, and cost optimisation.
- Pricing & Tender Support: Structure financial models and assumptions for commercial pricing and tender submissions; ensure consistency with pricing policy.
- Capital Allocation & Investment Cases: Evaluate business cases and investments, balancing risk/return; prepare materials for executive and board review.
- Data, Systems & Automation: Enhance planning tools and BI dashboards; drive process improvements to reduce cycle time and improve data quality.
- Risk & Controls: Maintain planning governance, model integrity, and compliance with financial policies; ensure auditable assumptions and change controls.
- People Leadership: Build team capabilities; mentor and develop FP&A talent; promote a culture of collaboration, excellence, and accountability.
Decision Rights & Authority
- Owns the FP&A framework, planning standards, and calendar across the Group.
- Endorses budget and forecast methodologies and key assumptions prior to CFO sign-off.
- Recommends funding prioritisation across BAU and transformation initiatives, aligned to strategic objectives.
- Sets modelling and reporting quality standards; approves material changes to FP&A models and dashboards.
Key Interfaces
- Executive Leadership (CEO, CFO & CRO).
- Controllership/Accounting, Finance Specialists.
- Business Unit Heads and Corporate Support Unit Leads (e.g., HR, T&I, Procurement, ISO/WSH).
- Board Secretariat / Investor & Stakeholder Communications as needed.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Forecast Accuracy (Revenue, EBITDA, Cash).
- Budget Cycle Time and On-time Delivery (% milestones met).
- Quality of Insights (exec satisfaction score; adoption of recommendations).
- Automation & Efficiency (manual steps reduced; data latency).
- Compliance & Governance (model integrity; audit readiness).
- Talent Development (succession readiness; training completed).
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA/CPA/CFA preferred.
- 1015+ years of progressive FP&A/corporate finance experience with leadership of teams.
- Advanced financial modelling and scenario analysis; proficiency with Excel and FP&A tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, Hyperion).
- ERP/BI exposure (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite; Power BI/Tableau); strong data literacy.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
- Core Competencies
- Strategic Thinking & Commercial Acumen.
- Decision Support & Influencing.
- Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement.
- Risk Awareness & Governance.
- People Leadership & Coaching.
