Head of FP&A – FTC

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and enhance the company's investor-grade three-way financial model, including ongoing rolling forecasts.

• Oversee the annual planning process, encompassing revenue, headcount, and operational cost planning for all business units.

• Create and sustain advanced revenue forecasting models utilizing customer, product, and behavioral data to enhance forecast precision and commercial decision-making.

• Provide scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to aid strategic decision-making and resource allocation.

• Assess strategic initiatives, investments, and commercial opportunities through comprehensive financial modeling and scenario analysis.

• Identify, articulate, and track key business KPIs throughout the organization, focusing on revenue drivers and operational efficiency metrics.

• Proactively present insights, trends, and performance drivers to leadership teams, facilitating strategic and operational decisions through clear financial analysis.

• Collaborate across functions to uncover opportunities for efficiency, growth, and enhanced commercial performance.

• Create data visualizations and board reporting materials that effectively convey business performance and strategic insights.

• Design and establish robust FP&A systems, tools, and processes capable of supporting a rapidly growing business.

• Lead the implementation and optimization of budgeting and forecasting platforms.

• Promote automation of reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis workflows.

• Work with extensive and complex datasets to enhance forecasting accuracy and business visibility.

• Utilize AI and automated workflows and tools whenever feasible to drive efficient and scalable performance updates and reporting.

• Build, mentor, and cultivate a high-performing FP&A team.

• Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, commercial thinking, innovation, and continuous improvement within the finance function.

• Act as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership, bolstering financial decision-making across the company and at the Board level.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in implementing FP&A systems, planning tools, and scalable financial processes within a high-growth environment.

• Background in fast-paced technology start-ups or scale-ups.

• Proficient in financial modeling, including the development of models to support fundraising, investment decisions, and M&A activities.

• Proven ability to build, lead, and nurture high-performing teams.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the capability to translate complex analyses into clear strategic recommendations.

• Strong experience in creating board-level reporting and data visualizations that facilitate decision-making.

• Experience handling large, complex datasets and modeling various customer segments or revenue streams.

• A strategic and commercially-focused mindset, with the ability to identify growth, efficiency, and operational improvement opportunities.

• Capability to work effectively in ambiguous settings and resolve complex business challenges with a structured, analytical approach.

• Strong project and process management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively and work independently in a dynamic environment.

• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders throughout the organization.

• Familiarity with SQL, Python, or other data and automation tools is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Immediate start available, or a notice period of 1 month ONLY.