Harrogate
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager \n Harrogate \n We’re looking for an experienced FP&A Manager to join a purpose-led organisation in Harrogate and play a key role in shaping financial planning, performance and decision making across the organisation. \n This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working beyond the numbers, partnering with senior stakeholders, providing meaningful insight and helping teams make informed decisions. \n Reporting to the Head of FP&A, you’ll be an important part of the finance function, supporting annual budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, business partnering and providing financial analysis. \n What you’ll be doing \n\n • Supporting the annual budgeting, financial planning and forecasting cycles.\n, • Developing and maintaining financial models, scenario planning.\n, • Challenging and evaluating financial assumptions to ensure plans are robust and aligned with strategy.\n, • Providing insightful analysis of financial and operational performance, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.\n, • Producing clear management information, KPI dashboards and reporting packs.\n, • Working closely with budget holders and senior leaders, providing constructive challenge and helping them understand and manage their financial responsibilities.\n, • Using financial and commercial insight to influence decision-making and identify opportunities to improve performance and productivity.\n, • Supporting key transformation projects.\n, • Monitoring performance against budget, identifying trends and variances, and communicating key issues clearly.\n, • Contributing to the development of effective financial controls, policies and processes.\n\n About you \n We’re looking for a confident and commercially astute finance professional with significant experience in FP&A, management accounts, financial analysis and business partnering. \n You’ll be comfortable working with senior stakeholders and translating complex financial information into clear, practical insight that helps people make better-informed decisions. \n You’ll bring: \n\n • Strong experience of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.\n, • Excellent understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow analysis.\n, • Experience using financial and commercial information to identify trends, risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.\n, • Strong business partnering skills and the ability to build effective relationships across an organisation.\n, • The confidence to challenge assumptions constructively and influence stakeholders.\n, • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.\n, • Strong Excel and wider Microsoft Office skills.\n, • Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools would be desirable.\n, • A proactive, organised approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.\n\n \n A professional accountancy qualification such as CIMA or ACCA is desirable, but applications from candidates who are qualified by experience (QBE) will also be considered.