Financial Planning and Analysis Manager Mr Price Group

The FP&A Manager is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function to support the organisation’s strategic and operational objectives. You will provide insightful financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting to drive informed decision-making across the Group. Additionally, you will partner with business leaders to enhance performance through budgeting, financial modelling, and the delivery of robust financial insights.

Qualifications: CA(SA) or CIMA

5 years’ experience in FP&A and at least 2 years as an FP&A Manager.

Responsibilities: Analysis

Conducts advanced financial modelling and scenario analysis to assess business impacts and influence Exco-level strategic decisions.

Translates trading and financial data into clear insights, linking operational drivers to performance across business stakeholders.

Leads analysis supporting budgeting and forecasting to drive informed decision making across the Group.

Enable reliable Group reporting providing insights to stakeholders.

Identifies risks, trends, and opportunities, providing proactive recommendations to optimise performance of the Group.

Reporting

Assumes full custodianship of Group management accounting reporting ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across the Group.

Provides management accounting guidance across the Group ensuring consistency and comparability.

Drives alignment between financial reporting and management reporting, ensuring outputs are compliant and support effective decision-making for stakeholders .

Stakeholder Management

Builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders to influence financial and strategic decision-making.

Advises senior stakeholders on financial insights, reporting outputs, and implications for external communication and strategic initiatives.

Engages with external providers and partners to ensure delivery of high-quality services that meet Group standards and reporting requirements.

Proactively supports stakeholders in understanding financial information, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with overall business objectives.

People & Workflow Management

Manages and prioritizes team workload across multiple reporting cycles (monthly, budgeting, forecasting), ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs aligned to Group deadlines.

Automation

Initiate, design and implement automated financial processes and workflows, significantly improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across FP&A and reporting functions.

Accelerates reporting timelines, allowing stakeholders to access timely insights for critical decision-making.

Continuously optimises automated processes to support evolving business complexity and growth, directly improving overall finance function effectiveness.