Director finance, fp&a

In this role you will own the Group’s financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting end-to-end and partner with the CFO and executive team to drive strategic insight. You will lead a senior FP&A team, deliver investor and Board materials, and translate financial performance into actionable narratives for senior stakeholders. You’ll shape KPI frameworks, value-creation initiatives, and financial controls as the business scales. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact leadership role at a fast‑growing European scale‑up. Benefits senn Care employee well‑being programme equity or performance bonuses travel to offices across Europe vibrant office spaces in multiple cities culture of collaboration and bold thinking growth opportunities in a fast‑scaling company Responsibilities Own the Group-wide annual budget cycle and 15‑month rolling forecast with integrated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow planning Drive forecasting rigor and ensure top‑down targets align with bottom‑up inputs Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for CFO/Board decision‑making Prepare investor reporting and Board materials with executive‑ready narratives Deliver month‑end variance analysis and management reporting with clear action‑oriented insights Partner with Regional GMs, Commercial, Operations, and People to align financial and operational performance Design and maintain KPI frameworks for performance management Identify and track value‑creation initiatives (cost optimization, revenue acceleration, efficiency) Drive FP&A process/tooling automation (Power BI, Planful, Net Suite integrations) and ERP/BI tooling evolution Champion AI‑driven tools to modernize finance Ensure data quality and financial control discipline, including procurement governance and cost centre management Challenge status quo and bring structure to evolving/unstructured environments Lead and develop a senior FP&A team with hands‑on delivery and high performance culture Qualifications 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience with leadership in international setting Experience in organizations 1,000+ employees across Europe; logistics background is a plus Proven track record managing full budget and forecast cycles at Group level in fast‑growth or PE‑backed business Experience partnering with CFO and C‑suite; presenting insights clearly and confidently Background in tech‑enabled, logistics, marketplace, or scale‑up environments; FMCG/multinational is a plus Advanced financial modelling; strong P&L, cash flow, and multi‑entity consolidation; strong cash‑flow expertise required Hands‑on experience with Net Suite, Planful or similar EPM, Power BI or Looker; Excel for scenario modelling; SQL/Looker knowledge a plus Comfort with ambiguity; prioritization in fast‑moving environments; thrives in unstructured settings Strong communicator; capable of constructive challenge and trust‑building across Finance and business Change‑agent mindset; hands‑on leadership with accountability People‑oriented leader with high standards, calm and decisive under pressure #J-18808-Ljbffr