Morgan Mckinley is currently working with a high-growth, PE-backed legal services business undergoing significant expansion across the UK and internationally.
As part of this growth, they are looking to appoint an Interim Head of FP&A to build out and lead the financial planning & analysis capability, partnering closely with the CFO and senior leadership team.
The Role
This is a high-impact position where you will play a key role in shaping the financial direction of the business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the FP&A function, delivering robust budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
- Providing commercial insight to support strategic decision-making across practice groups
- Developing and enhancing financial models, KPIs, and performance reporting
- Partnering with senior stakeholders (including non-finance) to drive profitability
- Supporting M&A activity, integration, and investment analysis
- Improving systems, processes, and reporting capabilities
- Delivering board-level reporting and investor insight in a PE-backed environment
About You
We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional with:
- Proven experience in FP&A leadership roles (Head of FP&A / Senior FP&A Manager / FD level)
- Background within law firms or professional services
- Strong understanding of PE-backed or high-growth environments
- Experience working with legal finance systems such as Elite 3E or Aderant
- Ability to operate at pace and deliver value quickly in an interim capacity
- Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills
Why Apply?
- Opportunity to work within a fast-scaling, PE-backed legal platform
- High visibility role with direct exposure to the CFO and leadership team
- Chance to build and shape FP&A capability in a growing business
- Flexible, hybrid working environment
Interested?
If you're an experienced FP&A leader with relevant sector experience and are available (or becoming available) for interim opportunities, I'd be keen to speak.
Please send your CV to:
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