About Selecta
Selecta is the largest provider of unattended self-serve coffee and convenience food in Europe, leading the way in vending solutions and specialist coffee services.
Selecta operates across 16 countries within Europe, serving 12 million people every day. Within the UK, we deliver a national service trusted by circa 3,500 businesses to provide digital-first vending solutions across workplaces, schools, universities, hospitals, transport hubs, and other high-traffic environments.
As a 24/7 food and drinks distribution and technology-led powerhouse, Selecta provides millions of moments of joy to end consumers across Europe. Our solutions include digital vending machines, coffee machines, smart fridges, snack markets, and other unattended retail formats.
The UK business is undergoing continued transformation into a data-led, service excellence-driven unattended retail platform, powered by technology, operational discipline, and customer-centric execution.
Purpose of this Role
The Senior FP&A Manager leads Selecta UK's financial planning, forecasting, reporting and financial insight activities.
The role owns the annual budget, rolling forecast process, Executive and Board reporting, capital expenditure governance and performance analysis, ensuring that senior leadership have accurate, timely and actionable financial information to support decision-making and drive financial performance.
The Financial Control team owns the month-end close process and publication of management accounts. The FP&A team is responsible for performance analysis, commentary, executive reporting and financial insight following month-end close.
Leading a small FP&A team, the role is responsible for translating financial data into meaningful business insight and ensuring that the organisation’s financial plans are robust, credible and aligned to business objectives and financial targets. The role sets the standard for planning discipline and reporting quality across the business.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong analytical capability, attention to detail and the ability to operate across both the technical detail and the senior stakeholder interface. While the role works closely with the Business Performance Director and commercial leaders, ownership of commercial finance, business performance improvement initiatives and value creation programmes sits within the Business Performance function.
Requirements
Planning & forecasting
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Lead the annual budgeting process across all business functions, coordinating planning assumptions and challenging forecasts where appropriate.
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Own the monthly rolling forecast process and associated planning calendar.
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Improve forecasting methodologies, planning disciplines and forecast accuracy over time.
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Consolidate and present forecasts to senior leadership and Group stakeholders.
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Support planning and forecasting through sensitivity analysis and evaluation of financial risks and opportunities.
Reporting & insight
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Lead the performance analysis, commentary and executive reporting process following month-end close.
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Produce Executive Team and Board reporting packs to a high standard and within agreed timelines.
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Deliver clear analysis and commentary on revenue, gross margin, operating costs and profitability.
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Work closely with the Financial Control team to ensure reporting aligns to published management accounts.
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Coordinate Group planning and forecasting submissions.
Financial analysis & governance
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Analyse business performance and identify key risks and opportunities.
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Coordinate and maintain the business Risks & Opportunities process.
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Develop KPI reporting and performance analysis frameworks to support decision-making.
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Manage capital expenditure reporting, governance and post-investment reviews.
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Support cash flow forecasting and financial planning activities.
Stakeholder management
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Build strong relationships with business leaders across all functions.
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Provide financial insight and constructive challenge to support informed decision-making.
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Present financial information confidently to the Finance Director, Executive Team and Board.
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Support the Finance Director and Executive Team with ad hoc analysis and reporting.
Team leadership & development
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Lead, coach and develop the FP&A Business Partner and FP&A Analyst.
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Set clear objectives and provide regular feedback to drive individual and team performance.
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Foster a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement within the team.
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Ensure delivery of a high-quality FP&A service to the organisation.
Essential experience
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Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
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Significant experience within FP&A, ideally within a complex operational or commercial business environment.
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Proven experience leading annual budget and rolling forecast processes.
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Experience producing Executive and Board-level management reporting.
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Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
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Experience managing and developing team members.
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Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large and complex datasets.
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Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable experience
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Experience within a private equity-backed environment.
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Experience supporting businesses with revenues of £100m+.
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Knowledge of Power BI or similar reporting and visualisation tools.
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Experience of capital expenditure governance and investment appraisal.
Skills & knowledge
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Strong grasp of financial planning principles: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting.
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Able to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insight for non-finance audiences.
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Commercially aware with a practical approach to problem solving.
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Confident operating across both the technical detail and the senior stakeholder interface.
Attributes
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Highly analytical and detail-oriented: sets a high standard for accuracy and quality.
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Hands-on and comfortable working within the detail when required.
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Strong organisational and planning skills; able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
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Confident challenging assumptions and driving accountability across the business.
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Collaborative and capable of building strong relationships at all levels of the organisation.
Benefits
What’s in it for you?
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25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
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Life assurance equivalent to 2x your yearly salary
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Five weeks of occupational paid sick leave for added security
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Free parking at our Head Office and other depot locations
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Unlimited coffee and tea to keep you refreshed
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Clear career progression paths with development opportunities
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Strong leadership support to help you thrive
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Employee recognition scheme to celebrate your contributions
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Mental health and wellbeing support, including access to mental health first aiders
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Health Cash Plan
At Selecta, we are committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion, embracing our differences to achieve our common goal. We are united in our principle of making people feel great, and we are grounded by our purpose to create more moments of joy for everyone through our ways of working. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know
