Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

We are hiring for the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, to lead the global FP&A Teams and be a leader within the wider finance team. You will play a key part leading our monthly business reviews and forecasting, annual planning, and continuously drive cross-functional business alignment, as well as develop the ...

Our business opportunity is significant; we can deliver both infrastructure and business applications to the enterprise market. As companies refresh their data centers, our goal is to be the platform for cloud and apps. As they re-architect their business applications to embrace open source, our goal is to deliver t...

Location: This is a remote role in AMER or EMEA time zones, with the option to be based in our London office.

Develop executive reporting dashboards and documents including Board reporting, monthly financial results and other management presentations
Analyse & Report monthly results, leading indicators and KPIs to support monthly forecasting and annual plan attainment
Provide commercial analysis, develop growth targets, and evaluate strategic initiatives
Work with product managers to produce, aggregate, and distribute both market insights and competitive intelligence
Manage financial models, including budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning
Drive improvements in data analysis, and determine the appropriate processes, methodologies, and modeling techniques to deliver insights.
Partner with Accounting and Investor Relations to support month end close, flux review processes, and financial reporting
Drive multi-functional change projects designed to enhance systems, processes, and data accuracy
Play a key role in preparation of critical public financial documents to support an IPO process, including supporting the production of investor materials and public filings
Guide the annual FP&A activity calendar to provide decision support to the executive team
Mentor colleagues within the FP&A team, as well as peer teams
Control costs via methodical reviews of department spend, procurement strategies, and business wide process efficiency

An exceptional academic track record
Experience and a deeply rooted passion to lead successful team members, and aid in their career growth 
Have operated in a high growth, multi currency/geography technology business with a mixed go-to-market motion
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
Highest ethical standards, integrity, authenticity, credibility, and character
Curiosity and willingness to work on a wide range of projects
Proficiency in spreadsheets, financial modeling, and BI tools
Understanding of core accounting principles 
Professional written and spoken English 
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability 
Passionate, thoughtful, and self-motivated
Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet and exceed commitments 
International travel 2-4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long
MBA or equivalent combination of professional certifications and experience
Previous experience as a subject matter expert in Financial Planning & Analysis
Experience with Business Intelligence reporting, CRM and ERP systems