The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting for a Head of Financial Planning on behalf of a specialist Service and Data/Information Organisation with offices in Buckingham.

The Role

As Head of Financial Planning you will become a senior member of the Finance leadership team, working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, Head of Financial Operations and other Executive stakeholders to provide strategic leadership in relation to financial planning, performance management and business partnering activities, ensuring that financial insight, forecasting, modelling and analysis support decision making at all levels of the organisation. Day to day duties will consist of:

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of the Organisation financial planning framework, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, medium-term plans and long-term financial projections.
• Establish organisation-wide planning methodologies, performance management frameworks and financial modelling standards.
• Provide strategic oversight of management information and financial performance reporting, ensuring outputs support effective institutional decision making and governance.
• Lead the financial evaluation of major investments, commercial opportunities, partnerships and organisational change initiatives, including due diligence annual reviews.
• Develop and maintain complex financial models, including resource allocation methodologies, scenario models, investment appraisals and financial sustainability assessments.

• Provide authoritative financial advice and recommendations to the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Team, on complex financial, commercial and strategic matters.
• Prepare and present reports, business cases, financial models and strategic analyses for senior governance and decision-making forums.
• Translate complex financial information into clear and accessible recommendations for both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Act as a senior point of contact for complex financial planning, forecasting and performance management matters.

• Provide leadership, coaching and performance management for direct reports.
• Assess organisational capability, capacity and future resourcing requirements and make recommendations to support strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the wider development of financial understanding across the Organisation

Your profile

You will be a Qualified Accountant with the ability to lead a team and also with substantial experience of leading financial planning, management reporting, and business partnering in a complex organisation, with clear evidence of improving quality, timeliness, and analytical value. This is an excellent role to implement commercial reporting processes and values in order to drive the organisation towards further success.

Salary

Role of Head of Financial Planning based in Buckingham is offering a salary up to £75K with hybrid working and excellent additional benefits.

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