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About the Role

The Group FP&A Director, Corporate is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing global financial planning and board reporting. This role provides critical financial insights to the CFO, Executive Committee, and shareholders, enabling a deeper understanding of financial and commercial performance. It is pivotal in driving cash flow forecasting and long-term planning processes to ensure robust decision-making at the highest level.

Responsibilities

Lead the corporate financial planning and reporting team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.
Act as a key financial advisor to senior executives, including the CFO, CEO, and Finance Leadership Team, providing insightful analysis and strategic financial guidance.
Accountable for the delivery and critical assessment of the Group’s annual budget, 5-Year Strategic Plan & Capital Plan to the Exec and board and monthly board reporting.
Provide detailed analysis and commentary on financial performance, ensuring clear, succinct, and commercially relevant insights are delivered to the Executive and Board.
Ensure continuous development of financial systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of reporting processes.
Develop & execute the indirect cash flow forecasting process, reporting outlooks to the Board and Executive reporting.
Work closely with the Treasury team to support the direct cashflow forecasting process, & reconciliation process to the indirect method.
Develop cash levers to improve liquidity for the group, including leading working capital improvement projects.
Develop long-term financial plans in collaboration with senior stakeholders, incorporating strategic objectives, external market data, and internal business insights.
Run scenario & sensitivity analysis to demonstrate a range of future outcomes based on macroeconomic factors & different investment strategies.
Collaborate with the capital development teams to incorporate evolving capital allocation strategies into financial plans.
Compare internal financial projections with external viewpoints, including benchmarking against competitors and macroeconomic factors.
Provide actionable recommendations to improve business performance throughout the year to steward the organization towards its financial targets.
Deliver standard shareholder reporting & support on ad hoc data & analysis requests.

Requirements

Recognised finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA) with a minimum of 8 years post-qualification experience.
Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role within a large, complex, multi-site, and multi-country organisation.
Strong commercial and strategic finance acumen, with experience providing Board-level financial insights.
Experience in financial planning systems such as IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), Hyperion, and Power BI.
Excellent Excel modelling skills and ability to present complex financial data clearly and concisely.
Experience in the leisure industry is preferable but not essential.

Skills

Leadership & Influence: Ability to engage at Board level and effectively lead a team of senior finance professionals.
Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess financial performance and provide strategic insights.
Stakeholder Management: Ability to build relationships across multiple functions and influence key decision-makers.
Process Improvement: Proven ability to drive continuous improvement in financial planning and reporting processes.
Communication & Presentation: Ability to articulate financial insights in a clear, visually impactful, and engaging manner for senior stakeholders.
Adaptability: Energised by a fast-moving, growth-oriented business with a passion for the industry.
Soulfully Curious: Seek out new knowledge, explore diverse perspectives, and show genuine interest in learning about complex issues.
Results Focused: Set clear goals, prioritise tasks, regularly evaluate progress, and course correct in pursuit to achieve desired outcomes.
Extraordinary Teammate: Proactively collaborate, share knowledge, offer assistance and support a wider community of peers across the organisation.
Develops People: Positively support the growth and advancement of others, provide and seek out regular constructive feed forward.

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of 8 years post-qualification experience
Senior finance leadership role

Education Level

Recognised finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA)

Salary/Compensations

Competitive

Benefits

Pension
Life Assurance
Discretionary company bonus
25 days’ holiday
Merlin Magic Pass (free admission to attractions worldwide for employee, friends, and family)
25% discount in retail shops and restaurants
40% discount on LEGO

About the Company

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects – ideal if you’re already fantastic and want to become even better (our magic can help here).