Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

In this role you will lead FP&A for the European division of a global IT services leader, owning budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across 10+ countries. You will act as a key business partner to European leadership, shaping strategy and resource allocation with deep financial insights. You will drive planning processes, challenge assumptions, and push for standardization and automation. This is a strategic, hands-on finance leadership opportunity with high cross-country impact and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the division’s annual budgeting and long-term planning to align with group targets and strategy
• Provide financial insights to European leadership to shape strategy and resource allocation
• Translate forecasts into actionable business plans with business leaders
• Own quarterly and monthly forecasting for revenue, expenses, margins, and cash flow across 10+ countries
• Consolidate results, identify risks/opportunities, and propose mitigations or acceleration strategies
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting methodologies, models, and tools
• Oversee management reporting packs with clear, actionable analysis for senior leaders
• Analyze performance by division, country, and product/service line to highlight key trends
• Support investor relations with European-level insights as needed
• Build and lead a high-performing FP&A team across multiple countries
• Drive best practices, standardization, and automation in financial processes and reporting
• Mentor and develop finance talent and succession planning

Key requirements

• 12–15+ years of progressive finance experience with significant FP&A leadership in a multinational environment
• Experience in planning, budgeting, and performance management in complex multi-country operations
• Experience supporting strategy formulation and execution at senior leadership level
• Strong financial modeling, analysis, and reporting skills
• Familiarity with enterprise planning tools (SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan) desirable
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Cultural awareness and experience across European markets
• Proven ability to manage, motivate, and develop teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or professional qualification strongly preferred

• Influence and communication with senior stakeholders
• Collaborative leadership across countries and functions
• Strategic thinking and business partnership
• Financial modeling
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Management reporting

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