Senior Strategic Finance Manager (FP&A)

• Want to join our Strategic Finance team at a rapidly growing tech company recently honored by the Financial Times as a top 1000 fastest growing company?
• Are you interested in assuming a pivotal role that influences the most impactful decisions shaping direction and growth?
• Do you want to take charge of the implementation of advanced financial models, processes, and industry-best practices, setting the standard for excellence in our financial operations?

If yes, then we would like to hear from you!

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Strategic Finance Manager who will be integral to the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function of the company. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This position will report to the VP Strategic Finance and will work closely with other finance teams, tribe leaders and cross-functional teams to provide critical financial insights to drive decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain robust financial models to support both short-term and long-term forecasting, support planning processes.
• Develop and implement models and tools that facilitate strategic decision-making.
• Analyze and report on financial performance, including key metrics and trends, and accuracy of forecasts.
• Collaborate closely with other parts of the organization and the finance team to provide critical financial insights. Drive process improvement initiatives within FP&A to scale the company’s growth and enhance agility of decision-making.
• Integrate financial models and processes with ERP and other planning systems.
• Take ownership of forecast discrepancies by tracing errors to their source, ensuring data integrity and accountability throughout the forecasting process.
• Analyze and communicate complex financial information in a clear and concise manner to senior executives.

We find that you will have success in this role if you relate to the following:

• 7+ years of experience within a similar type of role in modeling, forecasting and FP&A process, with gradual career progression and demonstrable results.
• Higher education in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields. Advantageous, but not required, if you have a CFA and/or Financial Modelling Institute professional designation.
• Proficient in crafting and maintaining advanced financial models using Excel and Google spreadsheets, with strong analytical skills for dissecting financial statements and extracting key insights.
• Ability to think strategically and contribute to implementing tools supporting agile and strategic decision-making.
• Track record of driving process improvements within FP&A, enhancing overall efficiency and system integration.
• Thrive in fast-paced environments, self driven with a high working capacity while balancing priorities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects, influencing at all levels of the organization with or without a formal mandate, fostering collaboration and driving results.