Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (FP&A) in Castleford - Sharp Consultancy

Growing and ambitious business based in Castleford currently require a CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified accountant to join the team in a high-impact FP&A Manager role. Working closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team, you will play a key role in strengthening financial planning, improving reporting capability and driving greater visibility of margin and project profitability across the business.

As part of this varied role your duties will include:

• Owning and significantly upgrading the budgeting model, creating a robust and scalable framework
• Developing rolling forecasts linked to key operational drivers including order intake, project schedules, labour and material costs.
• Producing high-quality monthly management accounts with detailed variance analysis and insightful commentary.
• Designing and delivering Board-level reporting, KPIs and performance packs.
• Building detailed project-level margin and profitability analysis.
• Partnering with operational and commercial teams to link financial performance with business activity.
• Supporting pricing, quoting, contract reviews and change control through meaningful financial insight.
• Acting as a business partner to senior stakeholders, supporting decision making around investment, capacity and growth.
• Providing ad-hoc analysis, financial modelling and commercial insight to support strategic initiatives.
• Supporting the ongoing development of finance systems, reporting tools and forecasting processes.

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified or equivalent with a strong FP&A or financial modelling background.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering, retail or project-based environment would be advantageous but not essential.
• Proven track record of building and owning complex budgeting and forecasting models.
• Strong understanding of margin, cost drivers and project profitability.
• Advanced Excel skills with experience in financial modelling.
• Exposure to ERP/MRP systems and BI tools such as Power BI would be also be advantageous.
• Previous experience within a growth SME environment would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders.
• Desire to develop your career within a fast-paced and evolving business environment.

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This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation where you can add real commercial value and play a key role in shaping the future direction of the finance function.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.