The Group FP&A & Finance Transformation Manager will lead the Group's financial planning, reporting and business intelligence capabilities across all UK brands. The role will be responsible for delivering consistent, high-quality financial insight to support decision-making, while driving finance transformation through improved systems, automation and data analytics.
Working closely with the Group Finance Director, Commercial Financial Controller and Group Financial Controller, the role will establish a single source of financial truth across the business, improving reporting consistency, forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency.
Salary range: £68,000 - £75,000 DOE Reporting to: Finance Director, EMEA
Job Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead the Group budgeting and forecasting process across all brands.
- Consolidate financial forecasts and provide meaningful analysis and commentary.
- Develop long-term financial models and scenario planning.
- Support business cases for investment, recruitment and strategic initiatives.
Group Reporting
- Produce monthly Executive and Board reporting packs.
- Develop consistent KPI reporting across all brands.
- Deliver insightful variance analysis and identify financial risks and opportunities.
- Standardise reporting across the Group.
Business Intelligence & Data
- Own the Group Power BI reporting suite.
- Develop dashboards for Finance, Managing Directors and Executive Leadership.
- Improve accessibility and quality of financial information.
- Drive data governance and reporting consistency.
Finance Systems
- Act as the Finance lead for Maconomy.
- Improve data integrity and system utilisation.
- Standardise reporting structures across brands.
- Support future finance systems enhancements.
Finance Transformation
- Identify opportunities to automate finance processes.
- Lead the implementation of AI tools within Finance.
- Reduce manual reporting through automation.
- Drive continuous improvement across finance processes.
Business Partnering
- Support Senior Financial Controller with commercial analysis and forecasting.
- Support Finance Director with Board reporting and strategic analysis.
- Support Finance Controller with reporting requirements for Group and statutory reporting.
- Work collaboratively with Finance Managers and Management Accountants to improve reporting quality.
Audit Support
- Support the annual external audit process by preparing financial reports, data extracts and analysis as required.
- Assist the Group Financial Controller in responding to audit requests in a timely manner.
We may amend these responsibilities from time-to-time.
Key Deliverables
- Annual Group Budget
- Monthly group budget trackers – social, business development, training
- Maintain Fee Forecast reporting
- Introduce servicing reports
- Standardise time reporting across brands
- Monthly Executive Reporting Pack
- Board Reporting
- KPI Dashboard Suite
- Power BI Reporting
- Maconomy Governance
- AI & Automation Roadmap
- Scenario Modelling – contribution and GM tracking
- Financial Modelling
- Group Reporting Standardisation Planning and Forecasting
What you'll need
Essential
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent commercial FP&A experience.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
- Advanced Excel and Power BI.
- Experience working with ERP systems (Maconomy experience desirable).
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Preferred
- Experience leading finance transformation projects.
- Experience implementing automation or AI solutions.
- Professional Services or Agency experience.
- Multi-entity reporting experience.
Important Information
Our recruitment process can consist of virtual interviews, in person interviews, and written tasks, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements so that we can accommodate your needs during this process.
We embrace the use of AI across our business and see it as a valuable tool in our work. However, as part of our recruitment process, we ask candidates not to use AI to generate application content or complete written tasks. Submissions may be reviewed using AI detection tools to ensure we can fairly assess each candidate’s own skills and experience. AI use is encouraged once in role.
As well as the basic salary, great social events and a culture of continual learning, our competitive benefits package includes:
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days alongside length of service)
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Private Medical insurance (for you and your family)
- Income Protection insurance
- Life Assurance at 4x your salary
- Financial support and advice
- Travel insurance (for you and your family)
- An annual wellness benefit of £150
- Four-week sabbatical after every 5 years’ service.
Madano offers a range of first rate, dedicated training that enables employees to take control of their careers to become experts in their field and trusted advisors to clients.
*Some benefits are contingent on successful completion of probation period.
Equal OpportunitiesMadano is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination. At all times we aim to recruit, develop and promote the very best people, basing judgement solely on suitability for the job.
We particularly encourage applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people, ethnic minorities and neurodiverse people.
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Skills Required
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent commercial FP&A experience
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI
- Experience working with ERP systems
- Maconomy experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience leading finance transformation projects
- Experience implementing automation or AI solutions
- Professional Services or Agency experience
- Multi-entity reporting experience
What We Do
Madano is committed to building a better world through intelligent and creative communications supported by in-depth insights. We work with clients who are shaping the future through science, technology, and engineering, helping them tell their story, make the right connections, change attitudes, and influence behaviours. We use our insights and creative capabilities to deliver evidence-based strategies and compelling outcomes. We enable individuals and organisations to make informed decisions on the issues that matter – adding value and driving businesses forward. Established in 2004, with offices in London and New York, Madano is an AVENIR GLOBAL company. Madano is proud to be a PRWeek UK Top 150 communications consultancy
