Birmingham
Location:Greater Manchester area/hybrid Reports to:Chief Financial Officer Benefits package: competitive base salary plus car/allowance and annual bonus Business Type:Private EquityBacked, Multi-Site Buy & Build Platform Capital Structure:Leveraged (Senior Debt + Potential Mezzanine/Unitranche) The Vella Group is seeking a highly capable FP&A Manager to play a pivotal role at a transformative point in the companys journey. Reporting directly to the CFO, this newly created position sits at the heart of a PE-backed organisationthat has recently secured significant investment and is entering an accelerated phase of growth through strategic acquisition and continued organic expansion. As a key member of the finance leadership team, the FP&A Manager will help shape the groups financial futurebringing rigour to planning and reporting, providing insightful analysis to drive decision-making, and partnering closely with senior stakeholders as the business scales at pace. • Lead the annual budget cycle, quarterly reforecasts, and long-range plan modelling., • Build and maintain integrated financial models incorporating multi-site P&Ls, acquisitions, pipeline scenarios, and leverage/covenant metrics., • Model acquisition cases, synergy opportunities, and post-integration performance trajectories. Performance Reporting & Insight, • Deliver monthly FP&A packs, including variance analysis, operational KPIs, trend insights, and actionable commentary., • Consolidate multi-site performance to provide group level visibility and benchmarking., • Develop dashboards/support cadence for real time performance monitoring (e.g., labour productivity, unit economics, site maturity curves). Private Equity & Lender Reporting, • Prepare board and investor materials including trading performance, covenant headroom, cash flow trends, and value creation metrics., • Support monthly and quarterly lender reporting requirements., • Monitor liquidity, headroom, and leverage ratios; highlight risks early and support mitigation strategies. Acquisition Support & Integration, • Build financial models for new acquisitions, including quality of earnings adjustments, normalised EBITDA, working capital needs, and integration impact., • Provide finance workstreams support during due diligence (commercial, financial, and operational)., • Track integration KPIs and synergy realisation across acquired businesses. Commercial Finance & Decision Support, • Partner with operations leaders across the multi-site network to improve profitability and performance., • Evaluate ROI for capex, new site openings, and strategic initiatives., • Conduct pricing, margin, and cost-to-serve analysis to support commercial decisions. Systems, Controls & Process Improvement, • Strengthen FP&A processes, data governance, and reporting infrastructure as the business scales., • Work closely with BI/IT teams to enhance data accuracy and automate reporting., • Implement discipline and structure typical of PE-backed environments, aiming for best-in-class reporting. 3. Skills & Experience Required, • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent, with 25+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, transaction services, or PE-backed business finance., • Experience in multi-site, operationally intensive businesses strongly preferred., • Strong financial modelling capability able to build and maintain robust, flexible Excel models from scratch., • Exposure to leveraged environments, lender reporting, or covenant monitoring desirable., • Experience supporting M&A or integration activities highly beneficial., • Excellent communication skills, able to translate financial data into clear insight for senior leaders and investors., • Strong commercial awareness and ability to challenge assumptions constructively., • Comfortable operating in fast paced, high growth, ambiguous environments. 4. Personal Characteristics, • Highly analytical, detail oriented, and intellectually curious., • Pragmatic, proactive, and solutions oriented., • High level of ownership and accountability., • Comfortable engaging with both finance and non-finance stakeholders., • Thrives in PE-backed cultures: fast pace, high expectations, data driven decision making. 5. Package, • Competitive base salary + performance-related bonus., • Potential participation in LTIP/management incentive plan (subject to level)., • Standard benefits + opportunities for growth as the group scales. #AH1 #LI-AH1 REF-227 237 JBRP1_UKTJ