FP&A Manager

FP&A Manager 📍 Location: Reading 💰 Salary: £100,000 - £120,000 + bonus & benefits 💼 Type: Permanent ⏰Hours: Hybrid We are partnering with a large, well-established construction / housebuilding business to recruit an FP&A Manager into a senior, high-impact role supporting a significant regional operation. This position sits at the heart of financial planning, forecasting and performance insight, working closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team to drive informed decision-making, strengthen financial control, and support ongoing finance transformation. The Role As FP&A Manager, you will lead financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting, ensuring leadership teams have clear, accurate and actionable insight into results, risks and opportunities. Key responsibilities include: Owning and coordinating the budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning cycles Producing weekly, monthly and ad-hoc performance reporting, including management accounts and year-end requirements Delivering high-quality financial analysis, variance commentary and forecasting insight Supporting commercial decision-making through scenario modelling, benchmarking and business unit analysis Maintaining and promoting a robust financial control and reporting environment Acting as a senior point of contact for technical accounting queries and application of finance policies Leading engagement with internal and external audit Partnering with Group Finance and peers on process improvement, standardisation and systems enhancement Deputising for the Finance Director at senior forums where required Supporting joint ventures / joint operations from a planning and reporting perspectiveRole Requirements: Housbuilding or Construction experience Exposure to COINS or similar ERP systems Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience Proven background in FP&A, financial planning, forecasting or commercial finance Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS Experience operating in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment Able to translate financial data into clear, compelling insight for senior leaders and Board-level audiences Confident influencer with both finance and non-finance stakeholders Demonstrated ability to drive change, improve processes and enhance reporting quality Strong Excel and general IT capability