FP&A Platform & AI Strategy Architect

Darktrace; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Birthday day off

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Salary sacrifice pension

Enhanced family leave

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Darktrace is seeking an experienced FP&A technologist to own the platforms and data behind planning, forecasting and reporting, driving an AI-first finance function.

You will lead Workday Adaptive Planning, partner with FP&A teams, and shape the AI strategy across budgeting, forecasting and scenario modeling. The role is hybrid with two days in London, offering growth and governance across the finance tech stack.

Qualifications

• 5+ years configuring and running planning and reporting platforms.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or an equivalent platform.
• Experience integrating planning platforms with HR/finance systems, ideally Workday HCM/Financials.
• Strong SQL and BI reporting skills.
• Practical AI/automation experience in finance or reporting.

Responsibilities

• Run and evolve the planning platform: design, configure, and run Workday Adaptive Planning for budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning and scenario modelling.
• Build and deliver the platform roadmap, including new features and scalability.
• Manage upgrades, testing and releases with the Workday Systems team and act as technical owner for Adaptive.
• Own data integrations between Adaptive and Workday modules and other source systems.
• Build and maintain BI dashboards and self-service reporting for FP&A and stakeholders.
• Shape AI approach and governance for FP&A, deliver prioritised use cases like automated month-end reporting and AI-assisted forecasting.
• Train Finance colleagues and create clear documentation to drive adoption.

Skills

SQL

Financial modelling

AI in FP&A

Change management

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Anaplan

Pigment

Planful

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Darktrace is seeking an experienced FP&A technologist to own the platforms and data behind planning, forecasting and reporting, driving an AI-first finance function.

You will lead Workday Adaptive Planning, partner with FP&A teams, and shape the AI strategy across budgeting, forecasting and scenario modeling. The role is hybrid with two days in London, offering growth and governance across the finance tech stack.