Job Description
Interim FP&A Lead
Location: Fully office-based (flexible hours available)/ Free accommodation available/Flexible working hoursDay Rate: £300 - £350 per day.Contract Length: 6 monthsStart Date: Immediate
Overview
Reed Finance are working with a prestigious Lincolnshire based organisation, seeking an experienced FP&A Lead to join a high-value business for a 6-month assignment. This role will provide critical support across finance, delivering both operational and strategic financial insight while strengthening reporting, controls, and performance management.
This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can hit the ground running, take ownership of key processes, and drive improvements across systems, reporting, and data usage.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Delivery
- Perform a "heavy lifting" role across both Financial Control and FP&A
- Support the CFO and wider finance leadership team
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and insight
FP&A & Commercial Insight
- Develop and enhance financial dashboards using the new reporting system (Focus)
- Analyse large data sets and identify key performance drivers and focus areas
- Deliver meaningful operational KPI reporting and analysis
- Provide challenge and insight to stakeholders, including farm managers and senior leadership
Reporting & Systems
- Lead improvements to management reporting and dashboarding capability
- Drive efficiencies and streamline financial processes and reporting outputs
- Support adoption and optimisation of new reporting tools
Controls, Compliance & Audit
- Work closely with the Controls & Governance function
- Ensure compliance with internal frameworks
- Prepare for upcoming internal audit
- Maintain and strengthen financial control environment
Candidate Requirements
Experience & Background
- Proven experience in an interim FC and/or FP&A leadership role
- Background in manufacturing or a similarly asset-heavy environment preferred
- Experience managing large data sets and complex reporting environments
- Strong understanding of CAPEX-heavy businesses
Technical Skills
- Advanced FP&A capability, particularly in dashboarding and analytics
- Experience developing management reporting packs and KPI frameworks
- Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance, and audit readiness
Personal Attributes
- Able to hit the ground running with minimal onboarding
- Confident in challenging stakeholders (including upwards)
- Commercially minded with strong analytical skills
- Hands-on, proactive, and delivery-
