Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Robert Half Talent Solutions are seeking a permanent Financial Planning and Analysis Manager for a growing FMCG near Bridgend

Job Purpose:

The FP&A Manager will play a key role in forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning, partnering closely with stakeholders across the group. Analyse actual performance against plan to identify opportunities, flag risks, and support data-driven decision-making that enhances overall business performance. This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded accountant who enjoys turning complex data into clear business insight.

Duties:

• Take a proactive role in defining, tracking, and interpreting key financial and operational KPIs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Lead the development of financial modelling, review of key initiatives, work closely with the SLT and senior business leaders.
• Produce insightful internal reports that accurately reflect detailed performance by company and business unit.
• Promote self-service analytics through automated dashboards tailored to stakeholder needs.
• Partner with the senior finance, commercial and operational leadership to gather, challenge, and analyse financial performance across all business areas to drive cost efficiencies and insight-driven performance analytics, budgets and forecasts that reflect strategic priorities.
• Cost Optimisation by identifying a target percentage reduction in total hours or waste per unit each quarter through operational focused projects.
• Working Capital Efficiency: Improving inventory turnover ratios and the cash conversion cycle through stock analysis and the understanding of business units minimum inventory requirements.
• Manage end-to-end forecasting of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
• Prepare high-quality Board materials that communicate budget assumptions, key drivers, and risks/opportunities.
• Act as a finance lead on strategic projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders across the Coppice Packaging Group
• Contribute directly to M&A activities, including financial due diligence, integration planning, and strategic assessments, under the guidance of the CEO and Finance Director.
• Own monthly performance reporting cycles, including variance analysis, commentary, and actionable insights to support decision-making.
• As a senior leader within the Finance team, provide mentorship, guidance, and support to team members, helping to build capability and a high-performance culture.
• Champion continuous improvement and promote best practices in FP&A processes, tools, and reporting.

Qualifications:

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA with relevant

On offer: Salary of to £70,000 plus bonus, benefits and hybrid working - two days on site, three days home working.

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