Head of FP&A

About the role

Simply is looking for an experienced and strategic Head of FP&A to lead its financial planning and analysis function within Finance. In this role you will partner closely with the VP Finance, VP Growth, senior management and stakeholders across the company to provide a clear, high-quality view of Simply’s financial performance and outlook.

Key responsibilities

• Lead FP&A across Simply’s products, entities, and geographies.
• Own the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, rolling forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Run the high-level Cash & Growth monthly meeting, integrating cash, growth, operating performance and key business drivers.
• Oversee monthly BvA reporting at vertical and product granularity, present findings to vertical leads and assess forward-looking budget impact.
• Partner with the VP Growth to review and challenge revenue and direct marketing spend forecasts.
• Prepare finance inputs for the quarterly Board deck and respond to ad-hoc investor questions.
• Build and maintain operating models for strategic planning, fundraising, VC processes and M&A support.
• Support valuation analyses, transaction scenarios, due diligence and other strategic finance initiatives.
• Develop and improve management reporting, planning frameworks and FP&A processes.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement of FP&A, BI and planning tools, processes and data structures.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance or a similar role, preferably in a fast-growing SaaS, subscription or consumer technology company.
• Proven track record of partnering with executive management, challenging business assumptions and translating financial analysis into strategic decisions.
• Deep financial modeling experience, including multi-year operating models, cash and liquidity planning, scenario analysis, fundraising, VC and M&A valuation work.
• Experience implementing or managing FP&A, BI or planning tools.
• Fluency in English; CPA certification is a plus.
• Experience modeling product economics, marketing efficiency or unit economics; familiarity with NetSuite is a plus.

Required skills

• Financial modeling
• FP&A tools
• BI tools
• NetSuite