£600 p / d Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance Belfast are recruiting for our client, a large UK-based organisation who are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join its Sales & Commercial finance function. The business is going through a period of continued transformation and growth, offering a strong platform for finance professionals who enjoy driving insight and influencing senior stakeholders.

Your new role
Reporting into a senior FP&A leader, you will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy and supporting commercial decision-making across the UK business. This role sits at the heart of planning, forecasting and performance insight, with high exposure to senior leadership teams.Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the production of rolling P&L forecasts, outlooks and medium-term plans
• Ownership of the medium-term planning cycle and monthly forecasting process
• Coordinating and managing the month-end close from a commercial finance perspective
• Producing high-quality financial analysis and presentation packs for leadership forums
• Delivering insightful commentary to support commercial and operational performance
• Driving governance improvements across planning and forecasting processes
• Supporting strategic initiatives through ad-hoc financial analysis and modelling
• Working closely with shared services, finance leads and key business stakeholders

• A qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Experienced in FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering roles
• Strong in financial modelling, forecasting and spreadsheet analysis
• Comfortable working with forecasting and planning tools
• Confident managing multiple stakeholders across finance, commercial and operational teams
• Able to take ownership, meet deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs
• A strong communicator who can present complex information in a clear and meaningful way