Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

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Role Summary  

We're hiring a hands-on Director of FP&A to own the planning cycle and analytical output for the business  who has managed or generated financial models through clean data in order to d evelop a comprehensive understanding of the business and its strategic objectives and how they relate to financial planning activities.  

You will also have ownership of the annual group budgeting & forecasting process and the regular report packs for senior management. Furthermore, you will be required to deliver step changes to the quality and efficiency of the management reporting and forecasting. This is an execution and build role: forecasts, the annual plan, and the numbers being right, every time. The person in this seat leads a team, day-to-day, developing their technical and analytical capability, and partners with functional leaders and finance business partners across the business.  

We need someone who'd rather solve the modelling problem than sit in the stakeholder meeting about it. This is explicitly not a strategic, board-facing VP role. It's a builder-operator role for someone who wants to be the best technical FP&A person in the building.  

What You'll Own  

The planning cycle  — building forecasts, owning the annual plan, running the recurring FP&A processes end to end  

The models  — designing, maintaining, and improving the analytical infrastructure that FP&A runs on; solutioning our FP&A data setup and fixing what's broken in it today  

The team  — leading day-to-day, coaching them on technical and analytical rigor  

The numbers  — accuracy, consistency, and defensibility of the analytical output that goes to functional leaders and finance business partners  

Cross-functional partnering  — working with department heads to inform (not dictate) resource allocation decisions through analysis and recommendation  

Success in the First 6–12 Months  

Has taken ownership of the FP&A data/model setup and materially improved its reliability and structure  

Is running the planning cycle and annual plan process with minimal oversight  

Has built credibility with the analyst/manager team as someone who can go deeper than they can technically  

Functional leaders trust the numbers coming out of FP&A without needing to double-check them  

Skills, Knowledge &  Expertise  

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or equivalent), with  a track record  of building and owning FP&A models and processes end-to-end  

Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills — able to design, build, and rebuild planning models from scratch, not just  operate  within existing ones  

Strong working knowledge of financial data infrastructure and tooling (Power BI & SQL) — genuinely comfortable in the data layer, not just the output  

A  numbers-first  problem solver: able to think laterally, use own initiative, and challenge the status quo on how planning and reporting should be structured  

High accuracy and attention to detail, with a low tolerance for numbers that  don't  tie out  

Confident communicator, verbal and written — able to translate complex analysis clearly, though this is secondary to analytical depth  

Comfortable operating at pace in a fast-moving, high-growth environment, reacting positively to change  

Ambitious, self-motivated, and relentless — driven to go deeper technically than the role strictly requires, rather than settling into a comfortable operating rhythm  

Skills, Knowledge &  Expertise  

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or equivalent), with  a track record  of building and owning FP&A models and processes end-to-end.  

Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills — able to design, build, and rebuild planning models from scratch, not just  operate  within existing ones  

Strong working knowledge of financial data infrastructure and tooling (e.g. BI/reporting platforms, data warehousing, or planning software) — genuinely comfortable in the data layer, not just the output  

A  numbers-first  problem solver: able to think laterally, use own initiative, and challenge the status quo on how planning and reporting should be structured  

High accuracy and attention to detail, with a low tolerance for numbers that  don't  tie out  

Confident communicator, verbal and written — able to translate complex analysis clearly, though this is secondary to analytical depth  

 

 

At Exclaimer, we’re proud to offer a benefits package that reflects our commitment to supporting you professionally, personally, and wherever life takes you. 

Alongside competitive pay, you’ll have access to generous paid time off, flexible working options including our XFlex programme and a “work from anywhere” allowance - plus enhanced leave for all new parents, regardless of gender, family structure, or path to parenthood. Our wellbeing offering includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, fully funded insurance and income protection, access to 24/7 virtual care, and mental health, legal and financial support through employee assistance programmes. We help you plan for the future with contributory retirement plans and savings support, and back your day-to-day wellbeing with perks like subscriptions to Calm and Blinkist, fitness and lifestyle credits, global travel assistance and a wide range of discounts. Wherever you're based, you'll find that Exclaimer’s benefits are designed to help you thrive: at work and beyond.

 

At Exclaimer, inclusion is more than a policy - it’s part of who we are.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We consider all candidates fairly and without discrimination irrespective of ethnicity, race, religion, nationality, age, gender, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We’re building a culture where everyone feels they belong and can thrive, and we’d love for you to be part of it.  If you require any reasonable adjustments or support through the application or hiring process, please email the team in confidence via  

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