Strategic Finance & Planning Lead, Founder's Office

Zapp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary.

25 days of holiday per year, plus all

Private health insurance.

Zapp Credit for testing the Zapp 서비스

Lunch provided 4 days a week at HQ.

Extended sick pay and maternity/patern

Cycle to work scheme.

Flexible/hybrid working arrangement.

Job summary

Zapp in London is seeking a strategic thinker for the Founder’s Office (Corporate Strategy & Planning). You will work directly with the Founder & CEO to shape capital allocation, pricing, store rollouts and partnerships, translating plans into financial models.

You will build driver-based financial models, forecast scenarios and support fundraising and investor materials, collaborating with finance, operations, marketing and product teams as the business scales.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in investment banking or finance-led strategy consulting, or a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with 2+ years post‑qualification in a commercial role such as FP&A, corporate development, transaction services, corporate finance or strategy.
• Has built driver-based financial models from the ground up, covering customer economics (acquisition, retention, cohorts, lifetime value) and operational costs.
• Has built business cases for capital investment. Exposure to fundraising, M&A or corporate transactions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the analysis and materials behind the Founder & CEO’s strategic priorities.
• Build and maintain the operating model: the integrated P&L, balance sheet and cash flow model behind major decisions.
• Model the financial case for strategic opportunities, including new channels, partnerships and investments.
• Support material supplier and partner negotiations, including marketplace partners, modelling the value of terms before they are agreed.
• Support fundraising and corporate activity with financial analysis, investor materials and due diligence.
• Track returns against approved cases and influence decisions with scenario modeling across the business.

Skills

Driver-based models

Advanced Excel

FP&A

Strategic planning

M&A exposure

Commercial finance

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Zapp in London is seeking a strategic thinker for the Founder’s Office (Corporate Strategy & Planning). You will work directly with the Founder & CEO to shape capital allocation, pricing, store rollouts and partnerships, translating plans into financial models.

You will build driver-based financial models, forecast scenarios and support fundraising and investor materials, collaborating with finance, operations, marketing and product teams as the business scales.