Head of Business Partnering and Financial Planning & Analysis

Interim Head of Business Partnering & FP&A

Cambridge | Hybrid Working | 2-Year Fixed-Term Contract

A prestigious, internationally recognised organisation is seeking an experienced finance leader to head its Business Partnering and Financial Planning & Analysis function during a significant enterprise-wide finance transformation programme.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will lead a team of senior finance professionals, driving the development of a modern FP&A capability, strengthening business partnering across a complex, devolved organisation, and supporting strategic decision-making through high-quality financial insight and planning

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the organisation's FP&A and finance business partnering functions
• Acting as a trusted adviser to executive and operational leaders on financial performance and strategy
• Supporting a major finance transformation programme, including an ERP implementation
• Overseeing long-range financial planning, forecasting, modelling and management reporting
• Driving the development of business cases, investment appraisal and financial governance frameworks
• Leading and developing a sizeable, multi-layered finance community through change and transformation

The successful candidate will bring:

• Significant senior-level FP&A and management reporting experience within a large, complex organisation
• A strong track record of leading transformation programmes and driving organisational change
• Experience operating in highly matrixed stakeholder environments
• Strong leadership, influencing and relationship-building capabilities

This is an outstanding opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future financial planning, reporting and business partnering capabilities within a prestigious organisation.