About the Role
The company is seeking a commercially minded, analytical, and technology-forward finance leader to take ownership of the company's FP&A and Investor Relations. This role transcends traditional budgeting and reporting; the VP of FP&A and Investor Relations will serve as a strategic partner to the CFO, CEO, Board, and leadership team. Key responsibilities include translating performance into actionable decisions, challenging assumptions, enhancing forecast quality, managing relationships with investors and stakeholders, and developing a scalable, AI-enabled FP&A function in the dynamic sectors of SaaS, fintech, and payments.
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Main Tasks & Responsibilities
- Own annual budgeting, long-range planning, rolling forecasts, and reforecast cycles, ensuring clear full-year landing views and disciplined forecast accuracy.
- Lead monthly performance reviews covering revenue, ARR, gross profit, margins, EBITDA, OPEX, cash flow, headcount, and key operating metrics.
- Provide concise executive insights on performance results, highlighting changes, implications, and management recommendations.
- Build driver-based financial models and scenarios (base, upside, downside) to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Act as a senior finance partner to Commercial, Product, Technology, Operations, and People teams, challenging assumptions and optimizing resource allocation.
- Strengthen OPEX, headcount, CAPEX, and strategic-investment governance with clearly defined ownership and accountability.
- Evaluate pricing strategies, new products, geographic expansion, partnerships, major commercial initiatives, and M&A opportunities through robust business cases and post-investment reviews.
- Enhance FP&A systems, reporting, and automation to reduce reliance on manual spreadsheet-heavy processes.
- Serve as the main point of contact for existing and prospective investors, lenders, and other external financial stakeholders.
- Prepare Board decks, investor updates, quarterly/annual reporting packages, and ad-hoc materials, clearly articulating company performance, strategy, and outlook.
- Manage the capital-raise narrative and supporting materials during fundraising or strategic transactions in collaboration with the CFO/CEO.
- Own the investor reporting calendar, ensuring timely, accurate communication of financial and operating results.
- Monitor investor sentiment, market trends, comparable company performance, and industry benchmarks relevant to SaaS/fintech/payments.
- Coordinate due diligence processes with investors, auditors, and advisors, ensuring data integrity across all external-facing materials.
- Utilize Claude to accelerate performance analysis, scenario modeling, business cases, and management commentary.
- Analyze large financial and operating datasets to identify drivers, anomalies, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Create repeatable AI workflows or agents for recurring FP&A tasks and ad-hoc executive analysis.
- Integrate Claude with Excel/Google Sheets, BI tools, SQL, planning systems, or other finance technologies.
- Determine where AI should automate work versus where human judgment is essential and validate outputs accordingly.
What We Are Looking For
- 12-15+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business finance, or strategic finance, with substantial leadership responsibility.
- Active CMA certification or CFA charter is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of both SaaS and Fintech industries, including key aspects such as recurring-revenue economics, retention, churn, unit economics, payments economics, and operational drivers of technology-enabled financial services.
- Proficiency in using Claude for day-to-day finance work is essential; basic AI exposure is insufficient.
- Experience partnering with senior executives and presenting to Executive Committee, Board, or investor audiences.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; experience with BI tools, SQL, and finance automation is highly desirable.
What We Offer You
- Highly competitive compensation packages, including bonuses and potential equity.
- Commitment to personal development through regular training and an annual learning stipend aimed at fostering career growth in a hyper-growth environment.
- Opportunity to join a diverse team of professionals from over 30 nationalities working in 14 countries and gain invaluable experience within an exciting industry.
- A culture of autonomy, mentorship, and ambitious goals, creating exceptional opportunities for personal and company growth.
