FP&A Manager

FP&A Manager; Wolverhampton: 6 month contract;£700-£800 per day (depending on experience) ; Inside IR35
We currently have a requirement for an experienced FP&A Manager on an initial 6 month contract to work with our aerospace sector client based in Wolverhampton, This role would require the postholder to be on site 4 days per week
Role Overview
Partner with the Finance Director and Value Stream Finance Managers to be able to articulate the business performance for the Wolverhampton site through the appropriate insight, analysis and strategic direction.
Manage and co-ordinate the period end, budget and forecast processes to deliver the required business performance levels.
Maximising operational performance while focusing on areas of margin expansion and cost reduction to support value creation.
Challenge the business to deliver against its commitments and support growth initiatives.
Lead a Finance team with responsibilities that cover Capex, Payroll costs, Engineering and other Central costs.
Lead a Finance team consisting of qualified, part qualified and entry level staff with the ability to coach, develop and mentor.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, develop and manage a finance team to ensure high performance and accountability.
Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and ensure the leadership team are aware and informed financially to guide improved decision making.
Own the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning process.
Design and implement financial models to aid key business decision making and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecasts.
Be a critical stakeholder in Value Stream business reviews in order to take ownership of creating and consolidating the Wolverhampton financial packs and to be able to articulate the business performance message to the non-finance leaders of the business.
Take ownership of the scenario planning and sensitivity analysis (e.g. material cost inflation, FX, program impact).
Support various functional teams (Operations, Programmes, Engineering etc) with cost control, margin analysis, and business cases.
Translate financial insights into operational levers and drivers to maximise performance.
Ensure compliance with Group financial policies, statutory requirements, and internal controls.
Act as a strategic partner with supply chain, operations, programmes and engineering
to drive efficiencies and support project delivery, cost control, margin expansion and business case development.

Support cashflow forecasting, working capital, and treasury processes.
Continuously improve financial processes, reporting tools, and ERP system utilisation.
Support Capital Investment appraisal and external funding process.
Key Skill and Experience Required
Scenario planning mindset: anticipates risks and opportunities within the P&L/Balance Sheet and translates into financial impact.
Strong Partner to the value stream Finance managers, value stream directors and wider leadership team with the ability to effectively collaborate and challenge at all levels in the business.
Strong commercial acumen, with good understanding of business cases and investment analysis.
Clear communication: can explain complex financial impacts in plain language to non-financial leaders with the ability to tell the story.
Strong Leadership skills to engage, coach and develop a finance team to get the best output.
Bias for action: shapes business decisions rather than a reporter of numbers.
Essential
Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
Proven experience in a senior finance role within a manufacturing or similar environment
Excellent financial planning, analysis, and reporting skills
Ability to digest and manipulate complex data sets to translate into meaningful information.
Able to demonstrate strong leadership behaviours to project a vision, engage and develop a finance team and to drive accountability.
Desirable
Experience working in a matrixed or global organisation
Knowledge of Aerospace
Experience with digital finance transformation or automation tools
Exposure to capital investment analysis and cost accounting
Lean / continuous improvement mindset

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