Group FP&A Manager

Job summary

The Role:

The Group FP&A Manager delivers high‑quality group financial reporting, planning and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and insight across monthly, quarterly and annual cycles. The role leads performance and variance analysis across global SBUs and Regions, prepares strategic reports for senior leaders, and drives standardised planning processes. It also provides guidance to the FP&A Analyst and COE (Centre of Excellence) in producing financial models, dashboards and Anaplan reporting.

Job description

Key Accountabilities:

The role oversees all Group FP&A reporting and planning cycles, ensuring accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial information, liquidity insights and executive‑level analysis. It leads consolidation of budgets, forecasts and long‑range plans, produces high‑quality Board and SLT reporting, and delivers robust variance analysis and strategic modelling. The role partners with the FP&A COE to develop financial models, standardise processes and enhance Anaplan reporting, while providing leadership across the global FP&A community. It also drives continuous improvement by improving data integrity, streamlining reporting, and advancing forecasting tools and processes.

Person specification

Requirements of the role:

• Experience of providing comprehensive finance support to stakeholders at Group level
• Demonstrable experience of operating in international and multi-cultural organisations
• Excellent Excel and technical skills
• Report writing and presentation skills

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,820, British Council contributes £11,246 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays

• 3 days volunteering leave

• Career average defined benefit pension scheme

• An unrivalled opportunity for you to get to use all the experience you’ve built up working in and/or leading global organisations to support us in building trust across the world.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Please apply via this link: https://careers.britishcouncil.org/careers/job/563705890123963

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : ASKHR
• Email : ASKHR@BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG

Recruitment team

• Email : ASKHR@BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG