Head of Financial Planning

Company: HW Finance
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

HW Finance are currently partnered with a high growth SaaS business in their search for a Commercial Finance Lead as they undergo a period of exciting change and transformation under their Private Equity owners. Our client have near doubled their EBITDA to c. £20m in the last 18 months due to a strong sales pipeline and via acquisition therefore require a driven commercial accountant to support continued growth.

As Commercial Finance Lead, you will be leading the full FP&A cycle including financial modelling, data & analytics, business partnering with non-finance and driving executive level decision making. You will be partnering with the industry recognised CFO on a variety of projects including an eventual private equity exit event in the next 2-3 years.

The Role

  • Providing high-level commercial insight to support executive level decision making
  • Building multi-layered, complex financial models
  • Ownership of budgeting and forecasting for the group
  • Significant business partnering with non-finance to drive performance, particularly with sales
  • Working closely with the Private Equity investors to deliver key MI
  • Creation of the monthly board pack and delivery to c-suite and investors
  • Developing and tracking KPI’s
  • Utilising PowerBi to visualise and deliver key information
  • Any other ad-hoc duties as required

The Individual

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
  • Experience within SaaS or Fintech is a must
  • Private Equity exposure is highly desirable
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
  • Advanced excel and modelling skills
  • Strong data and analytics skills, particularly around Power Bi

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Posted: August 22nd, 2026