Head of FP&A – Strategic Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of the annual budgeting, long-term planning, and driver-based forecasting processes from beginning to end.

• Manage and enhance SaaS unit economics and growth metrics, such as ARR, bookings/billings, GRR/NRR, CAC, LTV/CAC, and Rule of 40.

• Create and uphold the KPI framework to track business performance and aid in strategic decision-making.

• Assemble and lead a distributed FP&A and BI team, focusing on hiring, developing, and mentoring team members.

• Oversee the monthly and quarterly management reporting cycles.

• Collaborate with the CFO to prepare board and investor reporting materials, including scenario analysis and growth, margin, and investment priority recommendations.

• Manage cash flow forecasting in conjunction with finance and controlling teams, aiding treasury and banking decisions.

• Partner with GTM leadership on pipeline economics, CAC payback, sales compensation, and commercial performance metrics.

• Develop and professionalize planning infrastructure utilizing Pigment or comparable technology.

• Scale planning and reporting processes across various entities, currencies, and business units.

• Automate and enhance FP&A workflows, reporting, modeling, and analysis.

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to leadership on decisions regarding growth and resource allocation.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in FP&A, including managing budgeting and forecasting for a multi-entity, multi-currency SaaS or enterprise software organization.

• In-depth knowledge of SaaS financial and commercial metrics, such as ARR, MRR, bookings/billings, GRR/NRR, churn, CAC/LTV, and Rule of 40.

• Demonstrated ability to create driver-based financial models and planning frameworks from the ground up.

• Experience in building, scaling, or significantly enhancing an FP&A function.

• Proven track record in people management, including hiring, developing, and supporting FP&A or BI professionals.

• Strong experience with contemporary financial planning tools like Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or similar.

• Background in collaborating with GTM leadership on pipeline economics, deal desk processes, sales compensation, and commercial planning.

• Familiarity with ASC 606 / IFRS 15.

• Strong understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.

• Full professional fluency in English, both written and verbal.

• EU-based candidates should be eligible for remote work within the EU.

• Proficient in utilizing AI and automation tools to enhance FP&A processes.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and structuring processes in a rapidly growing environment.

• Strong delegation and people-development capabilities.

• Able to present financial insights and recommendations to senior executives and board-level stakeholders effectively.

• Capable of translating complex financial data into a straightforward business narrative.

• Proactive in identifying and escalating budget risks, forecast variances, and emerging financial issues.

• Proven success in hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing finance talent.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple recurring reporting and planning deadlines effectively.

• A professional finance qualification such as CFA, CIMA, MBA, or an international equivalent is advantageous, though not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• A senior leadership role with substantial ownership and influence over the FP&A and strategic finance function.

• The chance to shape and scale FP&A processes within a developing SaaS environment.

• Direct collaboration with the CFO and the broader executive leadership team.

• The opportunity to build and nurture a distributed FP&A and BI team.

• A remote-first working environment based in the EU.

• Exposure to strategic planning, SaaS metrics, commercial finance, and board-level reporting.

• An environment that promotes the use of modern technology, AI, and automation to enhance finance operations.

• Occasional travel for team collaboration and company meetings.