Strategic Finance Manager London

synthesia.io; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI video communications platform is seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to enhance financial planning and operational strategies. This pivotal role requires 7+ years of expertise in Strategic Finance, focusing on revenue modeling and stakeholder collaboration. The company offers a competitive salary, hybrid work flexibility, and various benefits in the vibrant London office.

Benefits

Competitive salary + stock options

25 days of annual leave + public holidays

Private healthcare through AXA

Pension contribution with company match

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, or similar.
• Strong understanding of SaaS or subscription-based business models.
• Experience supporting revenue-generating teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success).

Responsibilities

• Act as a key stakeholder in Financial planning: annual budgeting and forecasting.
• Develop and manage the organization's revenue model.
• Collaborate in designing performance metrics and reporting tools.

Skills

Strategic Finance

Financial planning

Exceptional modeling skills

Complex data analysis

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Overview

From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies, AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today, people want to watch and listen, not read - both at home and at work. If you're reading this and nodding, check out our brand video.

Despite the clear preference for video, communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text, largely because high-quality video production remains complex and challenging to scale-until now.

Meet Synthesia We're on a mission to make video easy for everyone. Born in an AI lab, our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process, making it easy for everyone, regardless of skill level, to create, collaborate, and share high-quality videos. Whether it's for delivering essential training to employees and customers or marketing products and services, Synthesia enables large organizations to communicate and share knowledge through video quickly and efficiently. We're trusted by leading brands such as Heineken, Zoom, Xerox, McDonald's and more. Read stories from happy customers and what 1,200+ people say on G2.

In 2023, we were one of 7 European companies to reach unicorn status. In February 2024, G2 named us as the fastest growing company in the world. We've raised over $150M in funding from top-tier investors, including Accel, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, Google and top founders and operators including Stripe, Datadog, Miro, Webflow, and Facebook.

Role

Strategic Finance is a high-impact function focused on optimizing capital allocation across the organization and creating long-term business value. Synthesia is scaling at a rapid pace as we capture a huge market opportunity. With that, the requirements of the Strategic Finance function in supporting senior stakeholder decision-making continue to grow.

We are seeking a highly analytical Strategic Finance Manager to join our dynamic team. This role sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations. You'll partner directly with senior leaders across GTM, Product, and Operations to influence decision-making, ensure financial rigor, and support growth. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, brings structured problem-solving to complex challenges, and communicates effectively across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key stakeholder in Financial planning: annual budgeting, near-term forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Develop and manage the organization's revenue model, aligning it with headcount, productivity, and quota planning.
• Collaborate with RevOps and Analytics teams in designing performance metrics and building accurate and accessible reporting tools.
• Monitor performance against long-term targets, identifying and quantifying deviations to inform opportunities or course corrections.
• Drive reporting, process, and discipline for finance routines across the organisation (budget, forecast, monthly reviews).
• Build and maintain in-depth revenue and cost analysis models, ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to refine and maintain headcount, productivity, and quota models.
• Support CFO and leadership on special projects such as fundraising, M&A, or new product launches.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, or similar.
• Strong understanding of SaaS or subscription-based business models.
• Exceptional modeling skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear business narratives.
• Experience supporting GTM or revenue-generating teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success).
• Ability to independently extract, analyze, and evaluate information from various data sources.
• Expert proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI or Looker; SQL experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder management skills, especially with non-finance audiences.
• Innate curiosity, proactive mindset, high attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• In-depth understanding of the value and cost drivers in a hypergrowth SaaS environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, high-growth, PE/VC-backed organizations.

Benefits

• A hybrid, flexible approach to work where you have access to a lovely office space in Oxford Circus with free lunches on a Wednesday and Friday
• A competitive salary + stock options
• 25 days of annual leave + public holidays
• Private healthcare through AXA
• Pension contribution - Synthesia contributes 3% and employees contribute 5% on qualifying earnings
• Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay, and secondary 5 weeks of full pay
• You can participate in a generous recruitment referral scheme if you help us to hire
• The equipment you need to be successful in your role

Location: London, UK