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About the Role

The Group FP&A Manager will be responsible for delivering high-quality financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role provides actionable insights for senior decision-making, ensures accurate consolidation and reporting consistency, and drives continuous improvement of financial models and forecasting processes.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the end-to-end delivery of monthly and quarterly management reporting, including Flash reports, business reviews, and performance updates, ensuring accurate insights, high-quality analysis, and professional presentation for senior stakeholders.
Partner with senior leadership and SBU teams to support Board-level reporting, preparing executive presentations and ensuring financial performance.
Drive the planning and consolidation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly re-forecasts across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, ensuring robust financial planning and alignment with organisational objectives.
Deliver insightful financial analysis and reporting, including variance analysis, KPI tracking, FX impact assessment, and ad-hoc presentations, providing executive-ready narratives to support Board reporting and strategic decision-making.
Support long-term financial strategy and liquidity management by involving in the Long-Range Plan development, building multi-year financial models with key stakeholders, and contributing to Group liquidity and facilities headroom reporting.
Partner with FP&A CoE to enhance Anaplan reporting, automate processes, standardise templates, and ensure accurate, high-quality data consolidation and reporting alignment.
Partner with FP&A CoE to deliver financial models, planning insights, and guidance across global FP&A teams.

Requirements

Experience of providing comprehensive finance support to senior stakeholders at Group level
Demonstrable experience of operating in international and multi-cultural organisations
Experience working in matrixed, multi-country environments.
Candidates should ensure they have the pre-existing legal right to live and work in the country where the role is based.
Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided.

Skills

Excellent excel skills
Report writing and presentation skills
Strong Financial Planning & Analysis expertise, including managing planning/reporting calendars, consolidating budgets, forecasts and annual plans, and delivering robust Group-level variance analysis and reporting.
Proficient in financial systems and analytical tools, leveraging data to generate accurate insights and support informed business decisions.
Highly analytical with excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills, capable of operating effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.
Effective business partner and trusted advisor, building strong stakeholder relationships, influencing decision-making, and balancing opportunities with risk considerations.
Strategic thinker with experience improving reporting, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes, driving best practices and enhancing the quality of management information across the organisation.
Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.

Location

London, UK

Work Type

Hybrid role - Please note, you will be required to work from the office for 3 days per week.
Full time - 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Experience Level

Graduate

Education Level

Graduate
Professional Qualification and Certification: Recognised International Accounting or Finance qualification or equivalent such as a relevant Accountancy or Finance degree (desirable). Candidates working toward an Accounting or Finance qualification are also welcome to apply.

Salary/Compensations

£40,179 (Plus an additional £3,300 per annum London Market Allowance)

Benefits

32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
3 days volunteering leave
Career average defined benefit pension scheme

About the Company

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work.
The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent.
We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements.
We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.