Complyadvantage
FP&A Senior Manager
London, England, United Kingdom. Posted 2 days ago
The role
You will lead the core FP&A function, owning the planning model, the data behind it, and the forecasting and reporting cycles. You will build and refine an AI-native FP&A stack and lead a team of analysts, human and agentic.
What you will do
- Own the annual budget and quarterly reforecast end to end
- Own monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles, including drafting Board performance packs
- Own the architecture of the core driver-based planning model, integrated across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
- Champion an AI-native FP&A stack, including automating routine work and giving budget owners self-serve access to their numbers
- Take the Abacum planning platform further, with tighter integration to the data warehouse, ERP, HRIS (HiBob) and CRM (Salesforce)
- Be the go-to technical resource across Finance for complex modelling problems
- Own ARR and revenue modelling end to end, including cohort, retention and the bridge from ARR to recognised revenue
- Deepen rolling cash forecast proficiency so any cash variance can be bridged to a root cause
- Run scenario and sensitivity analysis for the Exec team and Board
- Lead, coach and develop the team, and review its work
Required qualifications
- 8+ years' experience in FP&A or Financial Strategy, including leading and developing high-performing teams
- Track record of owning budgeting, forecasting and management and Board reporting cycles end to end in a scaling business
- Deep technical modelling expertise, including integrated three-statement, driver-based models built from a blank page
- Hands-on experience running and implementing a planning tool (e.g. Abacum, Pigment, Adaptive, Anaplan) connected to source systems
- Systems and data literate, comfortable extracting and combining data from multiple systems
- Strong command of IFRS 15 revenue recognition, deferred revenue, working capital and cash conversion
- Process-minded, with documented, version-controlled work that scales
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for Exec and Board audiences
- Expert in Excel / Sheets and PowerPoint / Slides
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with strong academic credentials
Nice to have
- Experience in a SaaS or technology company, with fluency in ARR, NRR, gross margin, CAC payback and burn multiple
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA qualification
- SQL or BigQuery skills, or experience with a central data warehouse
- Exposure to regtech, fintech or B2B data businesses
Benefits
- Ongoing investment in AI tooling for Finance
- Unlimited Time Off Policy
- Equity participation
- Hybrid working
- Annual learning budget
- Home office budget
- Enhanced parental leave and childcare benefits
- Life insurance and medical coverage through BUPA, including pre-existing conditions
- Pension contribution through The People's Pension
About the company
ComplyAdvantage helps businesses eliminate financial crime using AI, a unified platform and a partner ecosystem. More than 3,000 enterprises in 75 countries use its platform, and it is headquartered in London.