FP&A Lead

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The FP&A Lead is accountable for ensuring the effective delivery of reporting and accounting activities that support internal and external reporting requirements, business appraisal processes and financial decision-making. The role leads complex reporting operations, drives process improvements and ensures the quality, integrity and timeliness of financial reporting outputs.

The role partners closely with Reporting & Accounting Managers, Finance Leadership, Group Reporting and other finance stakeholders to strengthen reporting effectiveness, resolve reporting issues and improve end-to-end reporting processes. The role is expected to lead transformation initiatives, develop finance talent and embed best practices that enhance reporting quality, operational performance and financial stewardship.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead reporting and accounting delivery: Ensure high-quality execution of reporting and accounting activities supporting internal and external financial reporting requirements.

• Drive reporting excellence: Maintain the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of reporting outputs while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, governance requirements and reporting policies.

• Lead transformation and improvement initiatives: Manage and deliver change programmes that enhance reporting effectiveness, simplify processes and improve finance performance.

• Partner with reporting and finance leaders: Work closely with Reporting & Accounting Managers, Group Reporting and finance stakeholders to align priorities and improve reporting outcomes.

• Resolve complex reporting issues: Provide expert guidance on reporting content, accounting matters and process challenges to ensure consistent and high-quality delivery.

• Strengthen financial governance and controls: Ensure reporting activities operate within established control, assurance and compliance frameworks.

• Develop finance capability: Coach and develop reporting and accounting professionals, strengthening technical capability, leadership effectiveness and future readiness.

• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing: Promote best practice adoption, cross-team collaboration and continuous learning across the reporting and accounting community.

• Champion digital and data-driven finance: Leverage automation, analytics and digital tools to improve reporting efficiency, transparency and insight generation.

• Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve process effectiveness, standardisation and service quality across reporting and accounting activities.

Required Skills and Capabilities:

• Financial reporting and accounting expertise: Deep understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, financial close processes and governance requirements.

• Reporting process management: Experience overseeing reporting activities, reporting cycles and financial information delivery across complex organisations.

• Finance transformation and change leadership: Ability to lead large-scale change initiatives, process redesign and operational improvements.

• Problem solving and technical judgement: Ability to resolve complex reporting issues and balance technical accounting requirements with business needs.

• Performance and service delivery management: Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain delivery excellence and drive operational performance.

• Data and analytics capability: Understanding of reporting systems, financial data, automation and analytics solutions that improve finance outcomes.

• Stakeholder management and influencing: Ability to engage effectively with reporting teams, finance leaders and business stakeholders across organisational boundaries.

• People leadership and coaching: Experience developing teams, managing performance and building strong technical and leadership capability.

• Communication and executive engagement: Ability to communicate complex reporting matters clearly and provide meaningful insights to stakeholders.

• Continuous improvement mindset: Demonstrated ability to simplify, standardise and optimise finance processes while maintaining strong governance.

Leadership Expectations

• Lead the delivery of reporting and accounting activities with a strong focus on quality, integrity and accountability.

• Create an environment that promotes collaboration, capability development and operational excellence.

• Drive reporting improvements, innovation and simplification across finance processes.

• Build strong partnerships across Reporting & Accounting, Group Reporting and wider Finance teams.

• Role model financial stewardship, governance and control discipline.

• Support and develop talent through coaching, feedback and growth opportunities.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning and adaptability.

Experience and Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial reporting, accounting, controllership, finance operations or related finance disciplines.

• Proven leadership experience managing teams, reporting activities or complex finance delivery environments.

• Strong understanding of accounting standards, reporting requirements, governance frameworks and financial controls.

• Demonstrated success leading reporting improvements, transformation initiatives or operational excellence programmes.

• Experience partnering with senior finance stakeholders and influencing organisational outcomes.

• Professional accounting qualification or relevant finance, accounting or business degree preferred.

Success Measures

• Timely, accurate and compliant delivery of reporting and accounting activities.

• Improved reporting quality, efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Successful delivery of reporting transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Strong adherence to governance, assurance and financial control requirements.

• Increased capability and engagement across reporting and accounting teams.

• Effective resolution of reporting issues and improved reporting process performance.

• Measurable business value delivered through improved reporting effectiveness and decision support.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced reporting and accounting leader who combines strong technical expertise with operational leadership and continuous improvement capability. They are comfortable managing complex reporting environments, driving transformation and developing finance talent while maintaining high standards of governance, control and delivery excellence. They build trusted stakeholder relationships, solve complex reporting challenges and inspire teams to achieve sustainable performance and continuous improvement.

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