British Council Recruitment: Multiple Job Openings Available – Apply Now

The British Council is recruiting experienced finance professionals for three senior opportunities within its Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function. The roles cover strategic finance business partnering, global FP&A process optimisation and the leadership of a central finance support function.

Available Positions

• Director of FP&A CoE
• Global Process Owner FP&A
• CoE Head of Central Services

Director of FP&A CoE

Responsibilities:

• Lead the global finance business partnering team supporting the Cultural Engagement portfolio.
• Provide strategic financial advice and business decision support to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis across the portfolio.
• Support financial oversight of grant-funded programmes and ensure funds are aligned with organisational priorities.
• Work with Corporate Finance to maintain strategic alignment, governance and compliance.
• Drive improvements in financial planning capability and reporting processes.
• Support the adoption of new financial planning tools and finance transformation initiatives.
• Strengthen business partnering capabilities across the organisation.
• Provide financial insights across a complex portfolio covering arts, education, English programmes, research and commercial activities.
• Identify financial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years' experience in financial management, FP&A, management accounting or grant finance.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent.
• Experience supporting complex programmes or portfolios, ideally involving funded work.
• Experience partnering with senior business stakeholders at Executive or Board level.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a matrix or multi-country organisation.
• Experience leading and developing global teams of 10 or more staff.
• Demonstrated experience delivering finance process improvements and efficiencies.
• Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical skills.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP platforms is desirable.
• Experience with Anaplan or similar EPM platforms is desirable.
• Degree-level education and a recognised international accounting or finance qualification.
• Strong English language skills.

Global Process Owner FP&A

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and delivery of continuous improvement initiatives across global FP&A processes.
• Drive the FP&A transformation journey and transition to the target operating model.
• Identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop strategies to optimise workflows and improve process effectiveness.
• Prioritise change initiatives according to business value and strategic priorities.
• Develop and implement change management plans.
• Track implementation progress, risks and outcomes.
• Coordinate adoption of new processes across FP&A teams.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for process performance and adoption.
• Provide insights to leadership and manage risks across workstreams.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Promote collaboration between FP&A, business and technology teams.
• Support coaching, training, documentation and knowledge sharing.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end process optimisation.
• Experience establishing SOPs, control frameworks, RACI models and global process documentation.
• Proven experience guiding teams through organisational change.
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and driver-based forecasting.
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL and data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Lean Six Sigma, BPM or operational excellence certification is desirable.
• Finance qualification such as ACCA or CIMA is desirable.
• Experience with SAP products, particularly SAP ECC, is desirable.
• Experience in FP&A or finance consulting is an advantage.
• Familiarity with EPM tools such as Oracle, OneStream, IBM TM1 or SAP BPC is desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning and organisational skills.
• Graduate-level education.
• Strong written and spoken English.

CoE Head of Central Services

Location: Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria

The CoE Head of Central Services will lead a scalable finance support function within the FP&A Centre of Excellence, overseeing financial planning, reporting, business partnering and continuous improvement across global finance operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the Central Services finance team.
• Build strong team capabilities, structures and succession plans.
• Oversee reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and high-quality financial analysis.
• Establish service delivery frameworks, SLAs and KPIs.
• Drive process standardisation, automation and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and governance requirements.
• Act as a senior liaison between FP&A and key business leaders.
• Provide expert guidance on financial planning, analysis and decision support.
• Drive the adoption of digital tools such as Anaplan and Power BI.
• Identify opportunities to expand Centre of Excellence capabilities.
• Promote accountability, collaboration and continuous learning within the team.

Requirements:

• Experience in FP&A, finance shared services or CoE leadership.
• Proven experience managing senior finance teams, preferably within a global or matrix organisation.
• Deep understanding of FP&A processes, performance reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior finance leaders.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with global finance transformation programmes is desirable.
• Experience with SAP, Anaplan or Hyperion is desirable.
• CMA, CPA or MBA Finance qualification is desirable.
• Strong strategic thinking and people leadership abilities.
• Ability to translate strategy into execution.
• Strong planning, analytical and presentation skills.
• Graduate-level education and qualified Chartered Accountant status.
• Strong written and spoken English.

Benefits

• Senior-level finance leadership opportunities within an international organisation.
• Opportunity to work across global FP&A operations.
• Exposure to finance transformation and strategic business partnering.
• Opportunity to lead international and cross-functional teams.
• Starting gross salary of ₦55,302,176 annually for the applicable roles listed in the source.