Strategic FP&A Lead
We are looking for a highly motivated and commercially astute Strategic FP&A Lead to join our Finance team and help us shape our Strategic Finance function as TOPdesk continues to scale. Do you have a proactive mindset and a strong focus on continual improvement? Continue reading to explore this exciting opportunity
- 40 hours per week
- Senior level
- £60,000 - £79,200 annual
- London
Job Description
This is a senior individual contributor role, reporting directly to the Director of Strategic Finance, with high visibility across the CFO and Executive Leadership Team.
The role will act as the corporate FP&A owner, responsible for financial planning, executive reporting, and strategic financial analysis that informs key business decisions across the organization.
This role is ideal for someone who is a structured thinker, able to bring clarity to ambiguous business problems, and who thrives in a collaborative environment. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders across the business and bring a confident, constructive approach to challenging assumptions and influencing decision-making.
Job Responsibilities:
Corporate FP&A planning
- Lead annual planning (AOP) and long-range planning processes
- Own monthly reforecasting process
- Build and maintain driver-based financial models that translate business assumptions into revenue, cost and cash flow projections.
- Develop scenario analyses and financial modelling to support strategic decision making, including investments, pricing initiatives, and growth opportunities.
Executive & Board Reporting
- Produce board and executive reporting
- Deliver clear financial narratives and insights
- Ensure consistency between financial plans and reported performance
- Partner closely with the CFO and executive leadership team to translate business strategy into financial plans and measurable performance targets.
Strategic Analysis
- Identify key business drivers and performance metrics
- Analyse key SaaS metrics such as ARR growth, expansion, churn and unit economics to provide insight into commercial performance.
- Deliver deep-dive analysis on growth opportunities, cost efficiency and profitability drivers across the business.
- Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership
Financial Models & Systems
- Develop and own cash flow and balance sheet forecasting
- Improve planning models and financial analytics
- Support evolution of planning systems and reporting tools
Qualifications
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualifies (or equivalent).
- 7+ years’ progressive Finance experience, with a minimum of 3 years in FP&A, Commercial Finance or Business Partnering roles.
- Experience with financial planning systems (Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, or similar).
- Strong ability to translate financial data into clear business insight.
- Confident communicator, able to challenge and influence senior stakeholders constructively.
- Curious, proactive and comfortable operating with ambiguity.
- Resilient in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities.
This is what you do it for
The nicest colleagues, a laptop, and a salary that grows with you. That is a no brainer, of course. But there’s more. Much more. Here you’ll discover more of our employment conditions.
- Competitive base salary and profit share scheme
- Hybrid, flexible working and healthy work-life balance
- Learning budget equivalent to 10% of your basic salary
- Generous pension scheme with company contributions up to 8%
- Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
- Private health insurance options
- Cycle-to-work scheme and techscheme
- 15 fully paid sick days, 5 days paid parental/carer leave, and 2 volunteering days
- 26 days of paid annual leave (plus public holidays) and your birthday off!
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
- Unlimited career support
- Benefits including team outings & rewards, Perkbox membership, and offices with foosball, darts, and ping-pong!
10 to Grow
Use 10% of your work hours and a budget equivalent to 10% of your gross annual salary for personal development.
Volunteering
Simply do it during work time. Did we mention helping people is part of our DNA?
Paid parental leave
Enhanced maternity & paternity options to suit your family needs.
10 to Grow
Use 10% of your work hours and a budget equivalent to 10% of your gross annual salary for personal development.
Volunteering
Simply do it during work time. Did we mention helping people is part of our DNA?
Paid parental leave
Enhanced maternity & paternity options to suit your family needs.
The job interview process. This is how we do it!
1 You apply
You send your CV and cover letter. Within the week, you'll hear if we're going to meet.
2 Who am I speaking to?
During a phone screening interview, we’ll check if our expectations are aligned. If so, we’ll get together for the first interview.
3 First interview: culture
You'll get to know TOPdesk, and we’ll get to know you! If you have the true TOPdesk spirit, we’ll meet again for a second interview.
4 Second interview: job details
Let’s find out if your experience and skills make you the perfect fit for the job and team.
5 Contract discussion
Everyone excited? Check! Time to draw up a contract and choose your start date.
6 Welcome to TOPdesk!
Once you’ve signed the contract, we’ll arrange everything for your first day. Let the adventure begin!
Any questions?
- +44 (0)20 7803 42 00
- [email protected]
Got excited?
The button below will take you to the application form, so what are you waiting for? We look forward to receiving your application!