Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

About the role

The Head of FP&A and Investment leads the Group’s financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and investment evaluation activities. Reporting to the Group CFO, this senior leader provides strategic insights, drives financial performance and ensures disciplined capital allocation across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting cycle, including template design, consolidation and executive presentations.
• Develop and maintain long‑range (3–5 year) financial plans aligned with strategic priorities.
• Maintain rolling forecasts and implement driver‑based planning, scenario modelling and “what‑if” analyses.
• Oversee variance analysis (budget/forecast vs. actual) and create financial and operational KPIs for Group leadership and the Board.
• Partner with business unit leaders to interpret results, support decision‑making and drive performance improvement.
• Enhance management reporting, dashboards and financial models to support strategic decisions.
• Lead financial assessment of investment opportunities including Capex, growth initiatives, M&A, JVs and divestitures.
• Build robust financial models (DCF, scenario, sensitivity, LBO) to evaluate value creation and risk‑return profiles.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and investment evaluation at a group level.
• Strong ability to provide strategic insights to senior finance leadership and the Board.
• Demonstrated partnership with business units to drive performance improvement.

Required skills