Finance Business Partner (12-month Maternity Cover)

Pleo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance technology company in Greater London seeks a Finance Business Partner to collaborate with Product and R&D teams. This role involves driving financial insights, budgeting, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in finance business partnering within tech/SaaS and excels in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience across finance business partnering, strategy and/or consulting.
• Proven experience supporting a Product or R&D function in a tech/SaaS environment is ideal.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance business partner for the Product and R&D function.
• Drive forecasting, budgeting, and business case development for Product initiatives.
• Translate complex financial insights into actionable recommendations.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Analytical skills

Stakeholder influence

Comfort with ambiguity

Job description

Intro

At Pleo, we're on a mission to revolutionise the way businesses manage company spending. No more outdated processes, clunky spreadsheets, or frustrating delays – we believe spend management should be seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike. We're creating tools that promote autonomy, foster trust, and let businesses focus on what truly matters.

About the role

We're looking for a high‑performing Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team at Pleo. This role is a unique opportunity to help shape investment decisions with clear financial insight and drive financial outcomes through target setting and support in daily operations. If you enjoy working at the intersection of finance, product, and strategy—and want to help drive the future direction of Pleo— we'd love to hear from you!

What you’ll do

• Act as the primary finance business partner for the Product and R&D function
• Drive forecasting, budgeting, and business case development for Product initiatives
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers to evaluate ROI, roadmap prioritisation, and performance metrics
• Translate complex financial insights into actionable recommendations for cross‑functional stakeholders
• Support monthly and quarterly business reviews with clear financial narratives

What you bring

• 5+ years of work experience across finance business partnering, strategy and/or consulting
• Ideally proven experience supporting a Product or R&D function in a tech/SaaS environment
• Strong commercial mindset, analytical skills, and comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders with clarity and confidence
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment is a plus

Who you’ll be working with and reporting to

You’ll report to our FP&A Director and work closely with teams in Product & Research and Development. Our team of 8 is highly collaborative and dedicated to providing great finance partnership across the organisation.

How you’ll develop in this role

• Work closely with Technology and Product leaders to identify and report on key drivers of performance across a range of distribution channels
• Lead the development of a holistic business plan to ensure Technology and Product strategies can be executed and scaled effectively
• Grow your skills in Software and Fintech product impact, taking on new challenges as the company continues to scale
• Act as a 'mini‑CFO' for the Product team, ensuring they reach their operational targets while staying within budgets, and helping to communicate with senior leaders regarding team performance

Why join us

Working at Pleo means you're working on something very exciting: the future of work. Our mission is to help every company go beyond the books. Pleo itself means ‘more than you’d expect’, and it’s been the secret to our success over the last 8 years. Finance teams shouldn’t be siloed from the rest of the organisation – they should work in unity with marketing, sales, IT and everyone else.

We celebrate diversity and strive to build a culture that reflects the world around us. Our values – champion the customer, succeed as a team, make it happen, and build to scale – guide our day‑to‑day decisions.

About your application

• Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so if you join, you’ll be speaking lots of it.
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