FP&A Manager (Expense)

Teads; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading omnichannel platform in Greater London is seeking an FP&A Manager to oversee global planning and analysis of employee-related expenses. This role focuses on driving accurate forecasting and budgeting, especially concerning headcount and compensation. The ideal candidate brings over 5 years of FP&A experience and exceptional financial modeling skills. You will serve as a trusted partner to various teams, ensuring clarity and strategic insights in financial operations. The role offers opportunities to innovate within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Creativity-driven environment

Support for professional development

Diverse and inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, and workforce planning.
• Strong experience with forecasting and budgeting for compensation-related spend.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements across a dynamic organization.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting and budgeting for global headcount, salaries, bonuses, and benefits.
• Act as primary finance partner to HR, Ops, and regional teams.
• Deliver monthly reporting with clear variance explanations, KPIs, and insights.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Business partnering

Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Planful

Workday Adaptive Insights

Job description

Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 30+ countries.

We are seeking a highly analytical and proactive FP&A Manager to oversee global planning and analysis of employee-related expenses, reporting and performance management. This role is essential for ensuring accuracy, visibility and strategic insight into the company’s largest operating cost categories. The ideal candidate will combine exceptional financial modelling skills with strong business partnering capabilities, serving as a trusted advisor to HR, Operations, Regional Finance and Senior Leadership.

The successful candidate will bring budgeting and forecasting experience - specifically for compensation-related spend, a deep understanding of headcount planning and a proven ability to drive process improvements across a dynamic and global organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Compensation Planning: Own forecasting and budgeting for global headcount, salaries, bonuses and benefits, ensuring accuracy and alignment with hiring and compensation strategy.
• Headcount Management: Maintain and monitor headcount models; track movements, run-rates and cost impacts, while partnering with HR and Talent Acquisition.
• T&E Forecasting: Lead global T&E budgeting and forecasting; analyse trends, drivers and seasonality to improve visibility and cost control.
• Cost Insights & Variance Analysis: Deliver monthly reporting with clear variance explanations, KPIs and forward-looking insights for compensation and T&E.
• Business Partnering: Act as primary finance partner to HR, Ops and regional teams, supporting workforce decisions and operational planning.
• Executive Reporting: Prepare high-quality materials for senior leadership, translating complex data into clear messages and recommendations.
• Process Improvement: Drive enhancements to headcount, compensation and T&E forecasting processes, improving accuracy, automation and scalability.
• Systems & Data Integrity: Improve data quality and reporting by partnering with HR systems, payroll and FP&A systems teams.
• Scenario Modelling: Support long-range planning with scenario analysis on workforce investments, organisational changes and travel optimisation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance and workforce planning.
• Strong financial modelling and Excel skills; experience with workforce planning systems or tools (e.g. Planful or Workday Adaptive Insights preferred)
• Strong analytical skills; ability to interpret complex data sets and translate findings into clear business insights.
• Proven track record of business partnering with HR and Operational teams.
• High attention to detail with strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to senior stakeholders.

Preferred Traits:

• Effective collaborator who builds trust across functions.
• Proactive mindset with willingness to challenge status quo constructively.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Ability to create clarity and structure in complex cost areas such as compensation and T&E.

Life at Teads

At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.

As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:

• We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.
• As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.
• Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.