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Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Cint
Greater London
2 days ago
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Job Description

We're looking for a Director of FP&A to join our expanding team and act as the dedicated financial partner for our Commercial teams. Reporting to the SVP of FP&A, you will be the key driver behind the financial health and strategic direction of our rapidly growing Insights Exchange business. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role that offers broad exposure across the entire business cycle, giving you the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the business and lead a small team within a dynamic, fast-changing environment.

 

What You Will Do

  • Serve as the primary FP&A business partner to Sales, Supply, and Customer Success, translating operational metrics into clear financial projections and insightful analysis.
  • Assist commercial teams in delivering the comprehensive revenue forecasting process, performing deep-dive analysis on key revenue drivers to inform executive decision-making.
  • Lead the monthly sales performance review, clearly communicating variance analysis and actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
  • Manage and track operating expenses, ensuring rigorous cost control and alignment of actual spend against budget.
  • Conduct detailed customer and product profitability analysis to identify opportunities for margin expansion and strategic investment.
  • Develop and present clear, concise financial narratives and reports for executive leadership and Board meetings.
  • Mentor and lead a small team of FP&A Specialists, fostering their development and ensuring high-quality output.

 


Qualifications

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or Strategic Finance, preferably within the Technology or SaaS industry.
  • A degree in finance, accounting, or a related quantitative field.
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles and proven experience owning the budget, forecast, and financial performance analysis cycle, specifically with revenue forecasting and analysis.
  • Demonstrated Business Acumen and Operational Analysis Skills: A track record of translating complex financial results into actionable operational insights for commercial and product leaders.
  • Advanced proficiency in financial modeling using Excel/Google Sheets.
  • Technical Data Proficiency: Direct experience working with Business Intelligence (BI) tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and/or extracting and analyzing data from data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, SQL databases).
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex financial data to non-financial business partners and executive leadership.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, work with initiative, and thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.



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Our Values

Collaboration is our superpower

  • We uncover rich perspectives across the world
  • Success happens together
  • We deliver across borders.

Innovation is in our blood

  • We’re pioneers in our industry
  • Our curiosity is insatiable
  • We bring the best ideas to life.

We do what we say

  • We’re accountable for our work and actions
  • Excellence comes as standard
  • We’re open, honest and kind, always.

We are caring

  • We learn from each other’s experiences
  • Stop and listen; every opinion matters
  • We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.

 

More About Cint

We’re proud to be recognised in Newsweek’s 2025 Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces®, reflecting our commitment to a culture of trust, respect, and employee growth.

In June 2021, Cint acquired Berlin-based GapFish – the world’s largest ISO certified online panel community in the DACH region – and in January 2022, completed the acquisition of US-based Lucid – a programmatic research technology platform that provides access to first-party survey data in over 110 countries.

Cint Group AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, this growth has made Cint a strong global platform with teams across its many global offices, including Stockholm, London, New York, New Orleans, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. (www.cint.com)

 

Additionally, in a world of AI, we want our candidates to understand our approach to the use of AI during the interview and hiring process, so we'd appreciate you reading our AI usage guide.

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