Interim FP&A Manager

Interim FP&A Manager – PE-Backed Professional Services Location: London, Hybrid working (1 day/week in the office) Duration: 4 months, likely extending Rate: £450-500/day (IR35 status TBC) Start: ASAP Eames are partnering with a PE-backed professional services business to hire an Interim FP&A Manager for an initial 4-month assignment. The business is in the middle of its budget cycle and needs an experienced, hands-on FP&A professional to run the process through to sign-off in early to mid December. A fit-for-purpose budget model is already in place. The successful candidate will own and manage it, work with the leadership team on the outputs, and support month-end reporting. Key Tasks / Responsibilities:

• Budget Process: Run the budget process through to completion, managing and developing the existing budget model to meet a sign-off date in early to mid December.
• Budget Reviews & Analysis: Run budget meetings with senior stakeholders, develop the outputs and produce sensitivity analysis to support decision-making.
• Month-End Reporting: Spend around 2 days a month on financial accounting, pulling together TBs, P&Ls and board packs and feeding results into the management packs.
• Consolidation: Support the group consolidation, which is already set up.
• Business Partnering: Work out what the business needs and why, and turn the numbers into clear, rationalised outputs. Person Requirements:
• ACA qualified, practice trained, with industry experience
• Strong financial modelling skills
• Proven experience of running an end-to-end budgeting process
• Solid financial accounting background, ideally including consolidation
• Experience in professional services is preferred, and a PE-backed environment is a strong plus What's on Offer:
• £450-500 per day
• Initial 4-month contract
• Hybrid working: 1 day a week in the office