Job Description

The Role: FP&A Lead

We're looking for a strategic and commercially minded

FP&A Leader

to take ownership of financial planning and performance insight across our UK business. You'll lead and develop a high-performing team (2 direct reports), partner with senior leadership, and play a pivotal role in driving both growth and profitability through data-driven insight.

Key Responsibilities

Lead & Develop the FP&A Function

Manage, coach, and develop your team to build a best-in-class FP&A function. Set high standards, drive performance, and implement processes and systems that enable excellence.

Business Partnering & Strategic Insight

Partner with senior leadership to co-develop business objectives and monitor performance. Provide robust financial insight and constructive challenge to ensure corporate goals are achieved. Translate numbers into clear, actionable insights - answering the What, So What, Now What- to inform decision-making and shape strategy.

Performance & Reporting

Own and drive the

Monthly Management Review

packs, presenting to UK leadership with clarity on variances, risks, opportunities, and required actions. Deliver accurate, insightful P&L analysis with clear commentary on key drivers. Continuously track initiatives and KPIs, recommending actions to optimise performance.

Forecasting & Planning

Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and corporate planning cycles, ensuring alignment with global and local stakeholders. Deliver a

rolling live forecast

across the P&L, highlighting upsides, downsides, and potential impacts. Ensure all financial planning processes are executed on time, with meaningful reporting and actionable insight.

Other

Undertake ad-hoc analysis and projects as requested by the Finance Director or wider leadership team.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

Degree (Finance/Accounting preferred). Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent). 5-8 years' FP&A experience, ideally within a commercial and operational environment. Strong technical skills - Power BI, BPC, and Microsoft Dynamics experience desirable.

Skills & Attributes

Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Proven track record of partnering with senior leaders and influencing decision-making. Excellent communicator, able to present complex financial information with clarity. Strong leadership skills with experience developing and motivating teams. Commercially astute, curious, and always asking "why"to uncover opportunities. Organised, deadline-driven, with proven change management experience. Collaborative, customer-focused, and resilient under pressure.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to shape and lead a critical function, drive real impact, and influence decisions at the highest level. If you thrive on bringing numbers to life and using financial insight to deliver business success, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

Fittleworth Medical is a leading Dispensing Appliance Contractor (DAC) and provides a home dispensing service to over 60,000 clients across a wide range of products. Offering a cut-to-fit stoma product customisation service, we meet the diverse and individual needs of our clients. Fittleworth is part of the wider JDS Family and continues to be on a journey of rapid growth and transformation. Fittleworth provides a discreet and reliable home dispensing service through a dedicated Customer Service Team and 38 dispensing centres nationwide. At the heart of the business are Fittleworth's 360 employees who live and breathe the immutable principles of our business.

What Do We Offer?

Life Insurance Cover x10 Annual Salary (Subject to T&C's of the scheme) Competitive full pension scheme of 8.5% employer contribution Employee cost of private healthcare covered with option to add family members A comprehensive, embedded Employee Assistance Programme Access to our bespoke employee reward platform "Fittle-perks" providing amazing perks such as discounts across major retailers and access to an online Wellbeing Centre! 25 days annual leave, bank holidays 1 Me Day, 1 Volunteer day per annum Enhanced support on family friendly policy * Flexible Working