Head of Group FP&A and Category Finance

Position Overview

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is looking for a Head of Group FP&A and Category Finance on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. This leadership role involves directing financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting on a group-wide level, alongside deep financial analysis at the category and product tiers. You will lead both Group FP&A and Category Finance teams, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and commercially relevant insights to support executive decisions.

Company Background

Founded in 2013 by renowned makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury CBE, the company has become a global beauty powerhouse operating across 50+ markets. With a workforce of more than 3,000 members worldwide, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty blends creativity, innovation, and technology to deliver iconic beauty products and experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full cycle of annual budgets, forecasts, and three-year plans globally, coordinating with multiple regions and functions.
• Oversee consolidation and review of data submissions to ensure robust assumptions and accurate outputs, complying with internal and parent company deadlines.
• Prepare and deliver detailed weekly, monthly, executive, and board financial reports, highlighting performance insights, risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations.
• Partner closely with the CFO, Managing Director, and executive leadership to provide forward-looking financial insights focused on revenue, profitability, and business drivers.
• Deliver category, franchise, and product-level financial reporting and analysis to drive understanding of sales performance, profitability, and market trends.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, NPD, and Regional teams to support category growth plans, investments, and business cases.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives in financial processes, reporting tools (Anaplan, Power BI), and data quality.
• Coach and develop finance teams to foster accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Serve as finance lead for Anaplan developments and broader finance system transformations, ensuring alignment with business needs.

Candidate Profile

• ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant.
• Extensive leadership experience in FP&A within fast-moving consumer goods, retail, or beauty sectors.
• Proven ability to manage complex budgeting, forecasting, and global performance reporting cycles.
• Strong commercial acumen with capability to interpret results and recommend strategic actions.
• Confident communicator skilled at engaging executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Experience leading finance teams, prioritizing multiple deadlines, and delivering high-quality results.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience handling large datasets.
• Familiarity with Anaplan and Power BI preferred; experience in finance systems transformation is advantageous.

Additional Information

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty encourages diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. The work environment is fast-paced and dynamic, with a focus on innovation and excellence. The role is based onsite in London with a contract duration of 12 months.

Benefits

• A values-driven, high-growth environment with a mission to empower confidence in everyone.
• Flexible hybrid work model supporting varied working styles.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra birthday day off.
• Inclusive parental leave policy supporting parents and carers.
• Pension and life assurance plans for financial security.
• Wellness programs including Medicash, Employee Assistance Programs, and social events.
• Company dog-friendly days with designated spaces.
• Generous product discounts and gifting opportunities.