Reporting to the Finance Director, the FP & A Manager will drive financial insight and strategic planning across the business. They own the month-end close, management accounts, budgets, tax compliance, and financial controls, ensuring the business has accurate, timely, and commercially relevant information to support decision making.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy, pace, and strong financial control, reviewing monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow) with clear, actionable commentary.
- Assist in the creation of annual budgets, obtaining the information and insights to enable accurate forecasting aligned to organisational objectives.
- Maintain the rolling 12-month revenue and cash flow forecasting models based on active project phases and fee proposals.
- Develop sensitivity models to assess the financial impact of market changes, billing rate and shifts in sector demand
- Provide financial analysis to support decision-making, tenders, bids, and business unit planning.
- Deliver clear commentary on revenue recognition, gross margins, and cost-centre variances.
- Monitor and report on specific metrics, including utilisation rates, project fees, project profitability and project pipelines.
- Review and submit tax returns, ensuring compliance and timely filing.
- Oversee payment runs, ensuring appropriate approvals and strong financial controls.
- Support year-end processes, audit preparation, and statutory reporting.
- Ensure adherence to financial policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide day-to-day guidance and oversight to the Assistant Accountant
Your profile
- Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with broad experience across operational finance.
- Strong reporting, planning and analysis skills.
- Hands‑on, proactive, and comfortable working in a small team.
- High levels of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Success Indicators
- Accurate and timely month-end reporting
- Quality of financial insight provided to the business
- Reliability of forecasts and budgets
About Watts
At Watts we are powered by our people. We are committed to doing business better – guided by the principles of accountability, transparency, fairness and responsibility Our values guide our way – it’s how we contribute positively to the lives of our people, our industry and the environment.
We value our people:
We are friendly and approachable treating people with respect. We provide opportunities for contribution, development and growth.
We are professional:
We act and make decisions based on the right thing to do not just the easy way, even if that means challenging conversations and making compromises
We care about what we do:
We are positive and passionate about our roles and look for ways to learn from others and work better together, we take responsibility for our actions
We are trusted:
We feel trusted for who we are and for our independent advice at all levels. We have autonomy to do our jobs in our own way whilst being able to be authentic.
We commit:
We do what we say we will do, delivering on time, and to an excellent standard, feeling proud of what we achieve.
Diversity and inclusion are not one-time initiatives but ongoing commitments that require continuous effort and evolution. Watts Group Limited approaches these with sincerity and authenticity and they contribute largely to a more equal, vibrant and successful business
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