Vacancy Name

FP&A Manager




Vacancy No

VN2293




Employment Type

Permanent




Duration

NA




Location City

Manchester




Location Country

United Kingdom




Company Description

Xeinadin was established in 2019 when a number of leading business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy. Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth. It's our people who drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting individual specialisms. Our regional offices of over 3000 colleagues operate collaboratively, combining collective expertise to maximise potential.




Description

The FP&A Manager plays a key role in supporting the organisation's financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and performance management activities. Working closely with the Director of FP&A, Financial Control, and business leaders, the role provides timely financial insight, robust analysis, and decision support to enable effective strategic and operational decision-making.



The FP&A Manager is a key user of Workday Adaptive Planning, supporting the development and continuous improvement of planning models, management reporting, and performance analytics. The role helps transform financial and operational data into meaningful business insights, driving improved financial performance and supporting the delivery of the organisation's strategic objectives.




Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting cycles across the business.

• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts and long-range financial plans within Workday Adaptive Planning.

• Build and maintain driver-based financial models that support business planning and strategic decision-making.

• Prepare scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to assess business risks and opportunities.

• Work with operational and functional leaders to understand business drivers and improve forecast accuracy.



Management Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Support the preparation of monthly management reports, executive dashboards, and Board reporting packs.

• Analyse actual financial performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and KPIs, providing commentary on significant variances and business drivers.

• Work closely with the Financial Control team to ensure financial information used for management reporting is accurate, reconciled, and available on a timely basis.

• Produce insightful financial and operational analysis to support performance management.

• Identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities, making recommendations to improve business performance



Business Partnering

• Partner with operational, commercial, and functional leaders to provide financial insight and challenge.

• Support strategic initiatives through financial modelling, business cases, and investment appraisal.

• Support pricing, profitability, and cost optimisation initiatives.

• Present financial analysis and performance insights to senior stakeholders.



Workday Adaptive Planning

• Support the ongoing development and optimisation of Workday Adaptive Planning.

• Maintain planning models, reporting structures, assumptions, and business drivers.

• Support the integration and validation of financial and operational data used for planning and reporting.

• Work with Finance Systems, IT, and external partners to implement enhancements and improve system capability.

• Promote best practice and provide guidance to business users.



Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Support the transformation of financial and operational data into meaningful management information.

• Work with Finance Systems and Data & Analytics teams to improve reporting automation, data quality, and reporting efficiency.

• Develop dashboards and reporting outputs using Workday Adaptive Planning, OfficeConnect, Power BI, and other reporting tools.

• Contribute to improvements in financial planning, reporting processes, and data givernance.




Key Requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

Significant experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Management Reporting.

Strong experience of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial analysis.

Practical experience using Workday Adaptive Planning.

Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Experience using Power BI or similar BI tools.




Additional Requirements

Experience within a professional services or multi-entity organisation.

Experience supporting finance transformation or system implementation projects.




Model

Hybrid




Salary

Competitive




Benefits

Benefits

• Company Pension Scheme

• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

• Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority

• Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum

• Business closure over Christmas*

• Life Assurance x4 annual salary

• Enhanced family leave policies

• Enhanced Company Sick Pay

• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support, free and confidential

• Corporate Discounts Platform



Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (level of seniority dependent & self-funded at corporate rates) such as:

• Critical Illness Cover

• Cash plan

• Cycle to work

• Eye care

• Dental

*subject to exceptions and business needs