FP&A Senior Analyst (m/f/d)

Deezer; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deezer premium family account

Gym classes

Meal vouchers

Mental health support

Hybrid remote work

Well-being programs

Job summary

Deezer in Paris is seeking an FP&A Senior Analyst to join the Finance team. You will lead planning, forecasting and monthly closing, shaping the financial narrative for your perimeter.

You will build models, deliver recurring reports, and partner with operational teams to drive performance while ensuring data quality and governance. The role requires senior stakeholder influence and mentoring others when useful.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance with strong technical skills.
• 4+ years in FP&A, corporate finance or related areas.
• Fluent in French and English, excellent communication.
• Strong modelling and Excel/data handling skills.
• Proactive approach to solving business and technical challenges.
• Well-organized with ability to manage priorities in a complex environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, forecasting and monthly closing processes.
• Own the financial narrative and variance analysis for your perimeter.
• Translate operational assumptions into robust forecasts.
• Build and maintain financial models for relevant metrics.
• Standardize recurring reports for reliability and clarity.
• Provide scenario analyses to support senior leadership decisions.
• Partner with ops and commercial teams to balance ambition with guardrails.
• Identify automation opportunities and improve FP&A tools.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel skills

French & English communication

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation & AI workflows

Education

Master's degree in Finance

Tools

Excel

Budgeting software

Job description

LIVE THE MUSIC WITH US

From a pioneer tech start-up created in 2007, Deezer has become one of the first French unicorns and the second largest independent music streaming platform in the world.
At eighteen years old, we're only just coming of age. Now listed on #EuroNext, Deezer is a rapidly-growing, cutting-edge player in the music streaming market. If you want an environment where you can make your voice heard and be at the forefront of music and tech, look no further!

We believe music is all about embracing the things that make us different.
Deezer is a vibrant community that celebrates uniqueness, diversity and individuality, and thrives on collaboration.
Our international and passionate teams pride themselves on being at the forefront of the music experience, going beyond streaming and helping the world to Live the Music. We're constantly evolving alongside our customers, partners, artists and employees - striving to make Deezer the most personal and innovative streaming service in the world.

Job Description

We are currently looking for an FP&A Senior Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis) to join our passionate Finance team.

FP&A at Deezer is the team responsible for analyzing company's performance, elaborating and monitoring budget exercises, assessing operational projects, and collaborating as business partners to all stakeholders across the company on various strategic initiatives.

This position is an expert individual-contributor role. It requires senior stakeholder influence, autonomous judgement and the ability to mentor or coordinate colleagues on specific topics when useful.

=> Position based in Paris

What you will do:

=> Planning, forecasting and closing

• Lead revenue and/or margin projections for budget, forecast and long-term planning cycles
• Own the financial narrative of the perimeter during monthly closing, including variance analysis, performance bridges, risks and opportunities
• Maintain the business plan for your scope and translate operational assumptions into robust financial forecasts
• Monitor relevant expenses, provisions, cash impacts and data-quality issues, working with Accounting and other Finance stakeholders to resolve them

=> Analysis, modeling and reporting

• Build and maintain financial models tailored to the perimeter (subscription economics, cohorts, conversion, churn, ARPU, LTV/CAC, revenue recognition, margin drivers, or other relevant metrics)
• Design, standardize and continuously improve recurring reporting tools and deliverables (monthly, quarterly, annual) to ensure reliability, clarity and scalability
• Prepare clear financial documentation and scenario analyses to support decision-making by senior leadership
• Deep-dive into KPIs and performance variances, identify root causes and recommend pragmatic actions
• Communicate concise, decision-oriented reporting to senior stakeholders

=> Business partnering and Operational Excellence

• Support operational and commercial teams, balancing business ambition with financial guardrails
• Improve the reliability, documentation and efficiency of FP&A processes and tools
• Identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled workflows, and turn successful experiments into maintainable practices
• Contribute on an ad hoc basis to cross-functional corporate finance topics (cash, impairment, M&A, etc.) as needed

Qualifications

This role is excellent for a person with:

• Master's degree, ideally specialized in Finance
• Typically 4+ years of experience in FP&A, M&A/corporate finance or audit
• Ability to effectively communicate in French and English
• Strong modelling and Excel/data handling skills
• Proactive approach to solving business and technical challenges
• Well-organized, with ability to manage priorities in a complex and manual environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with cross-functional teams internally
• No prior people-management experience is required. Experience mentoring, coordinating or influencing others is a plus

At Deezer, diversity drives innovation. Whatever makes you uniquely you, your experiences, your way of thinking, your journey, might be exactly what we need. If this role speaks to you and aligns with your interests and capabilities, even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications listed, please give it a try and tell us more! #BeYou

Additional information

At Deezer, you can be your true self as we believe that #everyvoicematters. We strive to build an inclusive culture and foster a diverse environment. Because we care and want to ensure each employee feels welcome and safe at work, we continuously focus on fighting biases and helping diverse teams work well together through multiple learning opportunities, e-learnings and workshops right from the onboarding :

• Regular Diversity & Inclusion internal and external talks
• Dedicated employee work streams on Gender equity, Ethnicity & Culture, Disability, Parenthood (signatory of the Parental Challenge) and LGBTQIA+
• Multiple e-learnings and mandatory training sessions for all managers
• English and French courses for all, so that everyone can connect and feel included

Beyond benefits like transportation, we offer you extra perks like:

• A Deezer premium family account for free
• Access to gym classes
• Join over 70 Deezer Communities to connect beyond your day-to-day work, share passions, learn from each other and #Belong
• Deezer parties several times a year and drinks every thursday
• Allowance for sports, travelling and culture
• Meal vouchers
• Mental health and well-being support from Moka.Care
• Great offices always located in dynamic and attractive districts, whether in Paris, London or Sao Paulo!
• Hybrid remote work policy

If you want to learn more about life and culture at Deezer, please visit our Welcome to the Jungle page here!