Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (France)

STRIVE Recruitment Inc.; Paris; Remote; EUR 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

STRIVE Recruitment Inc. seeks an accomplished VP, FP&A to redefine finance as a strategic partner in France. You’ll shape executive decisions, partner with the CFO and leadership, and lead a modern FP&A function leveraging AI, automation, and advanced analytics.

This role offers remote work for candidates based in France and requires extensive multinational experience. You will drive rolling forecasts, scenario planning, and capital allocation discussions while mentoring a dispersed FP&A team

Qualifications

• MBA/CPA/CFA/CBV designation preferred.
• Advanced expertise in financial modelling, planning systems, BI platforms, and data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CFO and executive team to influence enterprise strategy.
• Deliver forward-looking commercial insights to drive growth and profitability.
• Champion FP&A transformation using AI, automation, BI, and analytics.
• Lead evolution toward rolling forecasts, scenario modelling, and dynamic planning.
• Build a scalable FP&A function across multiple locations.

Skills

Strategic finance

FP&A leadership

Executive partnership

AI & automation

Forecasting & planning

Financial analysis

Multinational leadership

M&A experience

Strategic transformation

Education

MBA/CPA/CFA/CBV

Tools

BI platforms

Forecasting tools

Driver-based planning tools

Integrated planning tools

Job description

Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Remote | France

ABOUT US

STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions across Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, Manufacturing Operations, and Technology. We partner with organizations ranging from high-growth scale-ups to Fortune 500 companies, supporting permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment across North America and Europe.

THE ROLE

STRIVE has partnered with a high-growth, global technology organization to appoint a Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

Reporting directly to the CFO, you will be responsible for redefining how Finance supports the business - evolving FP&A from a reporting and forecasting function into a strategic partner that helps shape executive decision-making across the organization.

We're looking for a commercially minded finance leader who is naturally curious, thrives on solving complex business problems, and enjoys challenging conventional thinking. You will work alongside the executive leadership team to provide forward-looking insights, influence strategic priorities, and build a modern FP&A function that enables faster, better business decisions.

A key part of this mandate will be leading the evolution of the FP&A function by embedding AI, automation, advanced analytics, and modern planning methodologies to improve forecasting, accelerate decision-making, and enable Finance to spend less time producing reports and more time influencing the future of the business.

This is far more than a traditional FP&A leadership role. This is an opportunity to build something—not simply inherit it.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Finance & Executive Partnership

• Partner directly with the CFO and Executive Leadership Team to influence enterprise strategy and key business decisions.
• Deliver forward-looking commercial insights that drive growth, profitability, capital allocation, and investment decisions.
• Challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, and become a trusted thought partner to executive leadership.
• Support strategic initiatives including M&A, investment analysis, and enterprise-wide transformation.

Modernize FP&A

• Lead the transformation of FP&A into a modern, technology-enabled finance function.
• Champion AI, automation, Business Intelligence, and advanced analytics to enhance planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support.
• Drive the evolution toward rolling forecasts, scenario modelling, and dynamic planning capabilities.
• Introduce innovative ways of working that improve forecasting accuracy, planning agility, and executive insight.

Business Partnering

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Corporate Functions.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business insights.
• Influence strategic decision-making through commercial analysis and scenario planning.

Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically dispersed FP&A team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Build a scalable, high-performing FP&A function capable of supporting a rapidly growing global business.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A and strategic finance.
• Experience operating as a VP or Head of FP&A within a large, complex, multinational organization.
• Industry experience within Technology, SaaS, Digital, Retail Technology, FMCG, or Media.
• Demonstrated success leading significant FP&A transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience leveraging AI, automation, Business Intelligence, and modern planning tools to improve financial decision-making.
• Experience implementing rolling forecasts, driver-based planning, or integrated business planning methodologies.
• Strong executive business partnering experience with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge thinking constructively.
• Proven track record leading high-performing finance teams across multiple locations.
• Experience supporting strategic initiatives including capital allocation, commercial decision-making, and M&A.

Strategic Intelligence

The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional strategic intelligence, with the ability to solve complex business problems, influence executive decision-making, challenge conventional thinking, and translate financial data into meaningful commercial insights.

QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA, CPA, CFA and/or CBV designation preferred.
• Advanced expertise in financial modelling, planning systems, Business Intelligence platforms, and data analytics tools.

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY?

This is a rare opportunity to redefine what FP&A looks like within a high-growth global technology business.

You'll work alongside an ambitious executive leadership team that values curiosity, innovation, and strategic thinking, while leading the transformation of Finance into a truly modern, insight-driven business partner.

If you're excited by the opportunity to build, influence, and shape the future of FP&A through technology, AI, and strategic leadership, we'd love to hear from you.

Compensation & Location

• Base Salary: €155,000 - $180,000
• Bonus: 30% Annual Performance Bonus
• Long-Term Incentive: Equity
• Location: Fully Remote (Candidates must be based in France and have the legal right to work in France)