Group Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Client of Foreground

To lead and mature the group-wide FP&A function, integrating financial forecasting, budgeting, scenario planning, and performance analysis across business units, while supporting the executive team with strategic insights and decision support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the groups annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with business plans, investment targets, and operational realities.
• Design and implement consolidated reporting frameworks that provide clear visibility into group financial health, cash flow positions, and performance drivers across entities.
• Partner with business units to translate strategic objectives into financial KPIs, dashboards, and operational metrics.
• Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to guide investment decisions, cost optimization, and capital allocation.
• Support the CFO with board materials, funding proposals, investor presentations, and special project financial modeling.
• Introduce financial performance review cadences across the group, promoting accountability, benchmarking, and proactive issue identification.
• Work closely with accounting, treasury, and internal audit to ensure accurate and timely financial information is used in all analysis.
• Drive the implementation or enhancement of FP&A tools and systems, including BI platforms and forecasting models.