Job Description

At Maintel we're focused on delivering outcomes - not technology. We partner with some of the world's leading technology companies and wrap around the skills and services from our professional and managed services teams, to help our customers achieve their goals.

We are a fun, dynamic company with a team of over 400 people who are passionate about what we do - providing cloud communications and managed services solutions.

We are looking for like-minded people who share our enthusiasm and want to be part of an innovative, fast-paced environment.

About the role

Working with the Head of Group FP&A, the Group CFO, the CEO and the members of the Operating Board, to develop and strengthen the FP&A practise, in order to ensure the provision of timely, accurate and appropriate financial and non-financial decision support information to the board, executive and senior management teams, as well as rolling-out consistent FP&A best practices across the business. Strong member of the finance organisation, developing into a strong business partner to business lines leaders and particularly the COO and CGO.

Role Objectives

Strengthen and Standardise FP&A Across the Group
Enhance the Group-level FP&A function by implementing best practices, improving forecasting accuracy, and ensuring consistent, high-quality financial reporting across all business lines.

Deliver Strategic Insights and Business Partnering
Provide timely, accurate decision support to the Board and executive leadership, acting as a key business partner, particularly to the COO and CGO, to drive performance and informed decision-making.

Lead Reporting Improvements and Team Development
Drive the upgrade of Board reporting, challenge and improve existing KPIs, and lead, coach, and develop junior analysts to build a high-performing FP&A team.

What will you do?

Responsible for the group FP&A, strengthening the practise at Group level, and rolling out the FP&A processes and best practises across all business lines Supervises, coaches and develops the junior analysts Runs performance and decision support analysis, including the monthly Board pack Key business partner to the Maintel leadership team (EMT and SMT) to support business decisions Able to challenge the status quo and able to reflect on the current KPIs and way of reporting the Group performance, to propose enhancements Drives the improvement of the predictability and accuracy of estimations Leads the implementation of a new reporting pack and the upgrade of the Board reporting Drives the timely issuance of the reporting information to all key stakeholders Monitor and report on financial risks and opportunities, proactively identifying trends or deviations from forecast Support ad hoc strategic projects, such as M&A evaluations, business case reviews, or investment appraisals Promote a culture of continuous improvement within FP&A by identifying areas for automation, efficiency gains, or capability building

What are we looking for?

Skills & Competencies

Strong Commercial Acumen

Deep understanding of business drivers and financial impacts to support strategic decision-making.

Advanced Analytical Capability

Able to interpret complex data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights that influence business outcomes.

Executive Presence and Credibility

Confident engaging with senior leadership, with the ability to challenge, influence, and build trust at all levels.

Change Agent Mindset

Comfortable leading change, driving process improvements, and influencing adoption across the business.

Adaptability in Fast-Paced Environments

Thrives in dynamic settings with shifting priorities, ambiguity, and evolving business needs.

Stakeholder Management

Skilled at balancing and managing expectations from multiple senior stakeholders with differing objectives.

Data Integration Skills

Proficient in extracting and consolidating data from multiple sources to support cohesive, accurate reporting.

Flexible and Resilient

Agile in approach, able to pivot quickly, and maintain focus under pressure or uncertainty

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or strong academic background in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field Proven experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or strategic business partnering, ideally within a multi-entity or group structure Been part of and contributed to a group budget / forecast process Strong commercial acumen and ability to interpret and influence business performance Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel Worked with complex financial models and integrated financial statements Credibility and confidence to engage with senior and executive stakeholders, providing challenge and strategic insight Experience preparing or enhancing Board-level reporting, performance packs, and KPIs Ability to work in fast-paced, change-oriented environments, managing ambiguity and competing priorities

Desirable

Experience in a private equity-backed, technology, telecoms, or services business Familiarity with planning/reporting tools such as Power BI, TM1, Anaplan, or similar Team leadership or mentoring experience, ideally managing junior analysts Experience in rolling out group-wide FP&A processes or best practices Experience in systems or reporting improvements, such as automation or dashboard development

Equal Opportunities

Within Maintel we're proud of the talent and diversity within our teams and committed to creating equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants alike.

We are all unique in ways you can and cannot see, and we aim to attract, develop and nurture talent to continue to make Maintel a great place to work.

We have fully embraced hybrid working and this has been implemented across all of our office locations. Our offices are fully accessible, and we also offer agile working opportunities in many of our roles.

Maintel do not accept unsolicited CVs. Any unsolicited CVs sent by your company to us - that is to say, in any situation where we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy - will be considered by us to be a "free gift", leaving us liable for no fees whatsoever should we choose to contact the candidate directly and engage the candidate's services, and will in no way establish any prior claim by your company to representation of that candidate should the candidate's details also be submitted by any other party.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 70,000.00-75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Referral programme Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Blackburn BB1 2FD