Global Director of FP&A

Role Overview

The Global Director of FP&A is a high-impact leadership role within Haymarket’s business, steering the overarching global financial agenda and fostering a culture of commercial curiosity and analytical rigour. The role is to own company-wide financial planning, performance management, and strategic decision support.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include strategic planning & forecasting, global capability building, executive & board reporting, commercial business partnering, investment decision support, inspiring leadership, systems & process automation, and operational excellence.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will be an inspiring leader, a transformational change agent, adaptable, curious, and results-driven, with a passion for process automation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Deep fluency with modern FP&A systems, EPM software, and BI platforms
• Understanding of financial processes, budgeting, and commercial sales principles
• Exceptional financial storytelling and communication skills
• Outstanding organisational and prioritising skills
• Strong analytical thinking
• Passion for process automation and continuous improvement
• Extensive progressive finance experience
• Demonstrated success in coaching, inspiring, and scaling high-performing finance talent
• Experience of building an inclusive, growth-oriented environment
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business objectives and build financial business cases

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year with our ‘Work from Anywhere’ days
• Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3) allowing you the flexibility to adapt your work schedule to your personal commitments
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plans: With our health cash plans, you can access a range of healthcare benefits, including coverage for medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more

Tagged as: Financial Modeling, Forecasting