FP&A Lead
Full-time, Permanent
London, Hybrid
The Role:
We’re looking for an FP&A Lead to drive the Group’s financial strategy and planning. This role leads forecasting, reporting, and long-range planning, partnering with senior leadership on strategy, capital allocation, and investment decisions. You’ll own the financial framework behind the 5-year strategic plan, annual budgets, and forecasts, including integrated models, scenario analysis, and value creation assessments. You’ll also prepare financial papers for the Investment Committee, ensuring robust analysis and insight to support strategic decisions. This is a forward-looking role focused on providing high-quality analysis, challenging assumptions, and enabling optimal business decisions through strategic thinking and modelling.
What you’ll be doing:
- Deliver accurate monthly reporting, forecasts, and commentary; ensure data integrity and quality; provide clear performance insights to senior stakeholders; drive continuous improvement in reporting and planning processes.
- Lead the Group’s 5-year strategic planning process; own long-range financial models and scenario analysis; provide forward-looking insights to support strategic decisions; align divisional plans with Group objectives.
- Develop and maintain robust financial models for strategic initiatives, investment evaluations, and operational improvements; perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to inform decision-making.
- Prepare financial analysis for Investment Committee papers, including valuations and returns assessments; ensure consistent standards and governance for investment proposals; track post-investment performance against approved cases.
- Enhance planning tools, dashboards, and business intelligence; foster strong finance partnering across teams; identify and implement process improvements to improve insight and efficiency.
What we’re looking for:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or ACMA) with a progressive track record of success, ideally in a complex, fast‑moving organisation.
- Strong experience in FP&A, long‑range planning, financial modelling and strategic decision support.
- Proven ability to translate strategy into integrated financial plans and robust investment cases.
- Advanced analytical and modelling skills, with a strong understanding of P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and value‑based decision metrics.
- Experience working with planning, consolidation and BI tools (e.g. Cognos, IBM Planning Analytics or equivalent).
- Ability to communicate complex financial and strategic issues clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.
- Highly collaborative style, with the credibility to challenge and hold the business to account while maintaining strong relationships.
- Self‑motivated, proactive and comfortable operating with ambiguity while meeting demanding deadlines.
Why join us?
- Competitive benefits tailored to the division
- Opportunities for career growth and visibility across the organisation
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values your ideas and contributions
- Work that truly makes a difference in safety, innovation, and global capability
About Us:
James Fisher is a global engineering services company with over 50 years of experience delivering complex offshore energy projects in some of the world’s most challenging environments. We operate across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport, leveraging cutting-edge technology and deep expertise to support the full lifecycle of our customers’ assets.
Our One James Fisher strategy unites our capabilities under a single vision, building a stronger, more cohesive business within the Blue Economy.
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Due to the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce.