FP&A Manager

FP&A Manager - Wolverhampton - 6 month contract; £700 £800 per day (depending on experience); inside IR35.

We currently have a requirement for an experienced FP&A Manager on an initial 6 month contract to work with our aerospace sector client based in Wolverhampton. This role would require the postholder to be on site 4 days per week.

Role Overview

• Partner with the Finance Director and Value Stream Finance Managers to articulate business performance for the Wolverhampton site through appropriate insight, analysis and strategic direction.
• Manage and co coordinate the period end, budget and forecast processes to deliver required business performance levels.
• Maximise operational performance while focusing on areas of margin expansion and cost reduction to support value creation.
• Challenge the business to deliver against its commitments and support growth initiatives.
• Lead a finance team with responsibilities that cover Capex, Payroll costs, Engineering and other central costs.
• Coach, develop and mentor a finance team of qualified, part qualified and entry level staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage a finance team to ensure high performance and accountability.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and ensure the leadership team is aware and informed financially to guide improved decision making.
• Own the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long range planning process.
• Design and implement financial models to aid key business decision making and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecasts.
• Be a critical stakeholder in Value Stream business reviews to create and consolidate the Wolverhampton financial packs and to articulate the business performance message to non finance leaders.
• Take ownership of scenario planning and sensitivity analysis (e.g., material cost inflation, FX, program impact).
• Support various functional teams (Operations, Programmes, Engineering etc.) with cost control, margin analysis, and business cases.
• Translate financial insights into operational levers and drivers to maximise performance.
• Ensure compliance with Group financial policies, statutory requirements, and internal controls.
• Act as a strategic partner with supply chain, operations, programmes and engineering to drive efficiencies and support project delivery, cost control, margin expansion, and business case development.
• Support cashflow forecasting, working capital, and treasury processes.
• Continuously improve financial processes, reporting tools, and ERP system utilisation.
• Support capital investment appraisal and external funding process.

Key Skill and Experience Required

• Scenario planning mindset: anticipates risks and opportunities within the P&L/Balance Sheet and translates into financial impact.
• Strong partner to the value stream Finance managers, value stream directors and wider leadership team with the ability to collaborate and challenge at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen, with good understanding of business cases and investment analysis.
• Clear communication: can explain complex financial impacts in plain language to non financial leaders and tell the story.
• Strong leadership skills to engage, coach and develop a finance team to get the best output.
• Bias for action: shapes business decisions rather than just reporting numbers.

Essential

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a senior finance role within a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Excellent financial planning, analysis, and reporting skills.
• Ability to digest and manipulate complex data sets to translate into meaningful information.
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership behaviours to project a vision, engage and develop a finance team and drive accountability.

Desirable

• Experience working in a matrixed or global organisation.
• Knowledge of Aerospace.
• Experience with digital finance transformation or automation tools.
• Exposure to capital investment analysis and cost accounting.
• Lean/continuous improvement mindset.

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.