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FP&A Manager in Plymouth

Leading the planning, not just doing it.

Day to day in Plymouth

What a fp&a manager
does in Plymouth.

Leads the FP&A function and its people — responsible for the planning process across the business, not just producing the numbers. Here's what the role covers day to day for the Plymouth businesses we recruit for.

  • Leading the FP&A team and planning cycles
  • Owning budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes
  • Leading system implementation or consolidation projects
  • Presenting planning outputs to senior leadership
  • Developing and mentoring FP&A analysts
  • Driving continuous improvement in planning processes

What it pays in Plymouth

Real Plymouth market rates, not a national average.

Medior FP&A Manager · Plymouth

Typical: £71,500 per year

Medium confidence — modelled local estimate

Recruiting in Plymouth

Why Plymouth needs
a specialist.

FP&A Manager recruitment in Plymouth works best with a genuine specialist, not a generalist agency treating it as one line among fifty other sectors. Day to day, that often means leading system implementation or consolidation projects — one of several things a fp&a manager in Plymouth is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes university-adjacent research and professional services employers. That's the whole point of a Market Expert model — real market knowledge of fp&a manager hiring in Plymouth, not a generic recruitment process.

Hiring or looking?

Either way, we can help.

Hiring

Need a fp&a manager in Plymouth?

Permanent or temporary, we'll shortlist from a network we actually know — with working interviews to de-risk the hire.

Submit a vacancy

Job seeking

Ready to be one?

Send us your CV or browse live FP&A Manager roles in Plymouth and beyond.

Common questions

FP&A Manager in Plymouth FAQs.

Do you offer working interviews for FP&A Manager vacancies in Plymouth?

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Plymouth.

What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for FP&A Manager roles in Plymouth?

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Plymouth market for FP&A Manager roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.

How does the process work if I want to become a FP&A Manager in Plymouth?

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live FP&A Manager opportunities in Plymouth that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

What kind of Plymouth employers hire FP&A Managers through you?

Recent examples include naval, defence and marine-engineering supply-chain businesses and university-adjacent research and professional services employers — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Plymouth.

What does a FP&A Manager do day to day in Plymouth?

Leads the FP&A function and its people — responsible for the planning process across the business, not just producing the numbers.

Can I see live FP&A Manager vacancies in Plymouth before speaking to someone?

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Plymouth vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

Do you place FP&A Manager candidates in Plymouth?

Yes — FP&A Manager is one of the positions we place in Plymouth, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

What areas around Plymouth do you cover for FP&A Manager roles?

We recruit FP&A Manager positions across Plymouth itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

What does it cost an employer in Plymouth to recruit a FP&A Manager through you?

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

How do you recruit FP&A Manager roles in Plymouth without a local office?

We work with Plymouth employers and candidates remotely for FP&A Manager roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.

Do you place candidates studying towards a qualification into FP&A Manager roles in Plymouth?

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the FP&A Manager talent pool in Plymouth, not just an afterthought.

Will I get a shortlist of CVs, or do you actually vet candidates for FP&A Manager roles in Plymouth?

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

How much does a FP&A Manager earn in Plymouth?

FP&A Manager salaries in Plymouth typically sit at £63.5k – £85k. £63.5k attracts someone with strong FP&A experience who has led teams and processes. Higher salaries, up to £85k, appeal to senior candidates leading planning in large, complex or PE-backed businesses.

Is there career progression available from a FP&A Manager role in Plymouth?

FP&A Manager sits toward the top of its own progression path in our experience — from here, moves in Plymouth tend to be sideways into a broader remit or upward into wider finance leadership.

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
fp&a manager in Plymouth.