Skills

Leadership Strategic thinking Decision-making

Job Specifications

FP&A Lead

12-month FTC (with view to permanent)

Location: London (Hybrid)

Role overview:

We’re working with a large financial services organisation to appoint a FP&A Lead on a 12-month fixed-term basis, with the opportunity for the role to become permanent. This role sits at a senior level within finance and plays a key part in shaping and embedding high-quality financial planning and analysis across the organisation. With a strong focus on business planning, forecasting and performance insight, you’ll help drive clarity, consistency and confidence in decision-making across leadership teams. Reporting into the Head of Finance, this role offers significant scope to influence how FP&A operates as a discipline, while leading and developing a high-performing team.

What you’ll do:

Lead FP&A activity with a strong emphasis on business planning and performance insight.
Own and drive the annual planning cycle and wider business planning process.
Lead budgeting, forecasting and medium-term planning activity across the organisation.
Partner closely with senior stakeholders to translate strategy into robust financial plans.
Bring structure, rhythm and clarity to FP&A processes, timelines and outputs.
Provide high-quality analysis and insight to support executive-level decision-making.
Lead and develop the FP&A team, shaping roles, responsibilities and ways of working.
Support team planning and organisational alignment across finance and the wider business.

What we’re looking for:

The ideal profile will bring:

Strong senior-level experience in FP&A and business planning.
Proven ability to lead, shape and develop teams.
Confidence operating at pace and influencing senior stakeholders.
Experience embedding effective planning disciplines and frameworks.
A collaborative, pragmatic approach with strong commercial awareness.

How you’ll work:

You’ll be someone who:

Enjoys building clarity and cohesion across teams.
Leads through influence, structure and engagement.
Is comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
Brings calm judgement and focus to complex planning environments.
Values partnership and works closely with stakeholders across the organisation.

What success looks like:

A clear, well-run and trusted FP&A and business planning process.
Senior leaders confident in forecasts, plans and performance insight.
A cohesive, motivated FP&A team with clear roles and direction.
Strong, effective partnership between FP&A, finance leadership and the wider business.

About the Company

With over 30 years of experience in recruitment, Liberty is a executive search firm that has evolved from UK office placements to international talent acquisition. Our reach spans the UK, Germany, Sweden, Singapore, the USA, France, Denmark and India, with a keen interest in exploring new markets. At Liberty, we excel in placing C-suite and senior executives, while also successfully filling crucial roles across support functions, marketing, legal, tech and finance. Our diverse expertise allows us to meet a wide range of sta... Know more