FP&A Manager in London - Harper May Ltd

In a regulated business, planning is not just a finance cycle. It becomes part of governance. Forecasts need to be explainable, assumptions need to be consistent, and insight needs to help leaders make decisions with confidence. This financial services organisation is strengthening its FP&A capability to improve forecasting accuracy, deepen performance understanding, and support strategic planning. They are now seeking an FP&A Manager to lead planning, analysis, and decision support across the organisation.

The Role
Reporting into senior finance leadership, the FP&A Manager will take ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, providing clear insight to support strategic and commercial decisions. The role offers broad exposure across senior stakeholders within a structured, performance-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes

• Produce performance reporting with variance analysis and actionable insight

• Analyse revenue, costs, and profitability to support strategic decision-making

• Build and maintain financial models for forecasting, scenario analysis, and business cases

• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide clear financial insight and challenge

• Support management reporting and Board-level analysis

• Improve FP&A processes, reporting, and forecasting accuracy

• Support ad hoc analysis to inform commercial and strategic initiatives

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

• Previous FP&A or commercial finance experience within financial services

• Strong analytical and financial modelling capability

• Confident communicator comfortable working with senior stakeholders

• Detail-focused with the ability to translate data into clear insight

• Comfortable operating in a deadline-driven, regulated environment