FP&A Platform & AI Strategy Lead

Frontdoor Defense; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days' holiday + public holidays

Birthday day off

Private medical insurance for you and/

Life insurance 4x base salary

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Darktrace is seeking an experienced FP&A technologist to own the planning platform, data behind forecasting and reporting, and help build an AI-first finance function. You will lead Workday Adaptive Planning and related data integrations, while broadening FP&A tools usage to scale and accelerate insights.

You will report to the Director of FP&A, collaborating with Finance and Workday Systems teams to shape AI strategy, governance, and practical use cases. Hybrid role with 2 days in London.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building and running planning/forecasting platforms (Workday Adaptive Planning preferred).
• Experience integrating planning platforms with HR/finance systems (Workday HCM/Finance).
• Strong SQL and data querying skills.
• Experience building BI reports/dashboards (Power BI or Tableau).
• Experience applying AI or automation to finance or reporting.
• Ability to explain technical ideas to non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Run and evolve the planning platform across budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling.
• Own integrations between Adaptive, Workday HCM/Financials and source systems.
• Shape AI approach and deliver prioritised FP&A use cases.
• Train teams and document changes to drive adoption.

Skills

Workday Adaptive Planning

Anaplan

Pigment

Planful

Hyperion

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

AI/Automation in FP&A

Clear communication

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Anaplan

Pigment

Planful

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Darktrace is seeking an experienced FP&A technologist to own the planning platform, data behind forecasting and reporting, and help build an AI-first finance function. You will lead Workday Adaptive Planning and related data integrations, while broadening FP&A tools usage to scale and accelerate insights.

You will report to the Director of FP&A, collaborating with Finance and Workday Systems teams to shape AI strategy, governance, and practical use cases. Hybrid role with 2 days in London.