FP&A Managing Principal

Decision Inc; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000

Job description

Decision Inc. UK is looking for an experienced Managing Principal to lead end-to-end Planning and Consolidation engagements in SAP Technologies.

Managing Principals should have a thorough knowledge of this area of functional and technical expertise, taking full ownership of enterprise-wide SAP BPC, SAC, SAP BFC and/or SAP Group Reporting projects in complex, multi-national, large-scale global clients.

The Managing Principals form part of Decision Inc. UK's management team and fulfil leadership roles across the five core competencies: client leadership, commercial, knowledge, people leadership and delivery effectiveness.

Who Are We?

Decision Inc. is a global digital partner that enables businesses to reinvent themselves to realise their full potential. We deliver agility, resilience, and intelligence to any enterprise, enabling them to adapt quickly and thrive through innovation and opportunity. Our teams have engaged with more than 400 clients globally over the past 15 years, providing them with the expertise to build, operate, and optimise their digital businesses.

We achieve this by leveraging the world's best technology to drive our clients' business ambitions forward into tomorrow's reality. These technologies include but are not limited to: Microsoft, SAP, Qlik, Snowflake, Alteryx, Automation Anywhere, Board and Workday Adaptive Insights.

What Will You Do? | Key Responsibilities

Delivery Effectiveness

• Lead large, T&M and fixed cost implementations, manage the achievement of build on time, to budget, and with the expected quality. Define project roles and responsibilities and identify and secure required resources.
• Guarantee that project documentation is prepared with the required level of quality, take full ownership for documentation sign-off, and manage the resolution of issues and identification of change requests.
• Manage project issues and risks and take ownership of the implementation of mitigation initiatives.
• Discuss different project delivery approaches and define and implement project governance activities with the client.
• Keep the client well informed and protect Decision Inc. against potential commercial risks.
• Promote and lead by example on the adoption of project testing methodologies.

Commercial Success

• Contribute to team commercial success by maintaining high client satisfaction and unlocking client opportunities, providing presales support and maximising personal utilisation. Drive the team to minimise project overruns.
• Identify ways to increase the value of Decision Inc., such as winning new business opportunities and creating methodologies.
• Fully understand commercial and legal components of a bid and contribute to and/or review bids. Support the commercial team in the preparation of complex proposals ensuring that client needs are met, and occasionally lead the preparation and negotiation of commercial proposals.
• Constantly look for ways to increase account values of the projects under your management.

Client Relationships

• Cultivate strong relationships with senior, high-profile clients and be seen as a trusted strategic partner with a rich understanding of clients' business environment.
• Build immediate credibility with clients and demonstrate trusted relationships with clients at the most senior levels.
• Demonstrate the use of facilitation, negotiation, and influencing skills with the client and within groups.
• Advise clients and write business cases to support proposed BPC implementations and Finance & IT strategy.
• Maintain senior management and other stakeholder interest and buy-in to the project.

People Leadership

• Build on an established presence, network, and profile. Lead by example and play a key role in building team culture.
• Be a role model to other team members who always promote professional behaviour.
• Seek ways to improve the skillsets of others and work towards developing them, including coaching and mentoring junior team members.
• Give functional and technical guidance to the team.
• Lead and manage consultants in a manner that motivates and develops them.

Knowledge

• Position yourself as a known technical leader across the business, impacting beyond your current client project.
• Leverage previous experience to propose best practice solutions to fulfil business requirements.
• Be seen as a respected content leader in a particular functional or technical area.
• Understand accounting, budgeting, and forecasting principles and lead functional design activities.
• Take ownership of overall solution architecture and document solutions with the correct level of detail.
• Actively lead and contribute to the development of our best practices and methodology.

Who Do You Need To Be?

• Strong knowledge of accounting, consolidation, budgeting, and forecasting principles.
• A relevant qualification such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, and professional certifications like CIMA, ACCA, or CA are highly desirable.
• 10+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), with a strong focus on delivering large-scale FP&A projects.
• A proven track record of leading end-to-end FP&A projects from a delivery perspective.
• Exposure to major FP&A projects, ideally with experience working with large, multinational clients.
• Expertise in SAP BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for Planning or SAP Group Reporting would be highly beneficial.
• The ability to translate business needs into functional and technical solutions.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with a proven ability to cultivate strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen, capable of contributing to bids, preparing proposals, and driving opportunities.
• A natural leader and mentor, able to inspire, guide, and develop team members.

What's in it for you?

• Exposure to multiple clients across various industry verticals.
• Success-driven culture that rewards great performance.
• Excellent training opportunities - We place a big focus on upskilling our employees.
• A clear Career Development Plan will be drawn up for you to help you reach the next level in your career.