FP&A Manager

About Portwest

Portwest, established in 1904, is a prominent international manufacturer specializing in safety wear, workwear, and PPE. With a workforce exceeding 5,100 employees worldwide, the company offers a diverse portfolio of 1,400 styles across over 20 ranges. Portwest manages its own production facilities, aiming to become the global leader and most sought-after brand in PPE and safety wear.

Role Overview

The FP&A Manager will collaborate closely with operational and commercial teams, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across the group. A significant part of the role involves detailed stock and margin examinations, business partnership duties, and contributing to acquisition activities. This role demands strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and the capability to work across various regions, especially Spanish-speaking markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and extended planning processes.
• Maintain finance models aiding decision-making for operations, supply chain, and commercial divisions.
• Deliver actionable summaries on profitability, cost factors, and performance trends.
• Manage the monthly performance cycle, including reviewing results, projecting future outcomes, and identifying risks or opportunities.
• Conduct proactive stock assessments centered on inventory turnover, aging, slow-moving and obsolete stock, and their impact on future results.
• Collaborate intimately with Supply Chain and Operations to analyze stock trends, recognize risks and opportunities, and evaluate effects on working capital.
• Evaluate gross margin movements by product category, region, and customer base, extending beyond variance analysis to spotlight risks and possibilities.
• Facilitate working capital enhancement and cash flow forecasting accuracy.
• Serve as a finance partner to senior operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Assist business leaders with investment appraisals and scenario planning for new projects, market expansions, and operational shifts.
• Support finance partnerships with central functions such as IT and Marketing regarding budgets, forecasts, long-term planning, and evaluating ROI/value for money.
• Enhance clarity and transparency on current run-rate expenses versus project spending.
• Promote cost efficiency and value, constructively challenging assumptions while supporting business goal achievement.
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance on acquisition assessments, including financial modeling, valuation aid, and sensitivity checks.
• Support tracking post-acquisition performances to verify synergies and assumptions against actual results.
• Work alongside international finance teams, notably within Spanish-speaking markets.
• Engage in site visits and operational reviews where needed.
• Be willing to undertake international travel as necessary, approximately 15-20% of the time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Certified accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Over five years of FP&A experience within a multinational company.
• Proficient in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting.
• Proven ability to function as a commercial finance business partner.
• Extensive experience with stock, margin, and working capital analysis.
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish is highly advantageous.
• Availability to travel internationally up to 20% of working time.

Additional Information

• Portwest has received multiple accolades including Great Place To Work 2024, Private Irish Business of the Year at the Export Industry Awards 2025, and a Silver Ecovadis Sustainability Rating 2025.
• Candidates must have the legal right to live and work in Ireland.
• Portwest is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran or family status, disability, or minority membership.