Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
Glasgow – hybrid
Highly competitive salary, depending on experience plus benefits
Iconic Resourcing are delighted to be retained by key client Murgitroyd in their search for a Head of Financial Planning and Analysis. Murgitroyd is an award-winning, full-service intellectual property firm with a commanding presence across Europe, the Americas and Asia but rooted in it’s home city of Glasgow.
It has been a busy time at Murgitroyd and with the backing of Sovereign Capital and multiple recent acquisitions under their belt, the business is looking to enhance their finance function with a highly experienced Head of Financial Planning and Analysis to support their continued success.
Reporting to the CFO and managing the FP&A Analyst, the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis joins an established finance function and plays a critical role in supporting strategic and operational decision-making through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. This role partners closely with business leaders to deliver insights that drive performance, improve profitability, and support long-term growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead annual budgeting, monthly and quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes
- Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives, business cases, and scenario analysis
- Analyse actual results vs. budget and forecast; identify trends, risks, and opportunities
- Act as a trusted finance partner to department leaders and senior management
- Provide financial guidance and support on pricing, cost management, revenue growth, and investment decisions
- Ownership of the monthly Flash & Group MI pack
- Create executive-level presentations for leadership and board reviews
- Development of existing commercial KPIs
- Financial modelling for proposed acquisitions as required, including production on associated investment case
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and transparency in financial reporting
- Improve financial planning processes, tools, and reporting automation
- Support implementation and optimization of FP&A systems
- Mentor and manage the FP&A analyst
Previous Experience
Iconic Resourcing are seeking applications from strong commercially focused Qualified Accountants. Experience in an FP&A position is essential, ideally at Manager level or higher though consideration will be given to candidates who have relevant experience and looking to make a step up. You should have the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights and be able to communicate and present this to others in a professional manner including both internal and external stakeholders.
We are seeking bright, driven individuals with the ability to work autonomously to a very high standard and support the FP&A Analyst.
As the business is PE backed, previous private equity experience is preferred but not a requirement. Similarly professional services experience would be advantageous but not essential.
On offer is an excellent salary and benefits package, commensurate with experience.
Next Steps – How to Apply
If you think you have the experience that we are looking for we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV or contact Cameron Brown at Iconic Resourcing for more information. All conversations will be kept confidential and please note any direct or 3rd party applications will come to Iconic Resourcing to be screened and reviewed.
At Iconic Resourcing we are engaged by many leading organisations across Scotland and our aim is to keep the recruitment process simple. The people we work with are often in demand professionals, so we work in a completely agile way which means discussions don't need to be during working hours, we can arrange video calls at times convenient to you. Please visit our website to view all our Iconic Jobs across Scotland.
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