Strategic FP&A Manager: Forecasting, Modeling & Growth

Nodes & Links; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Nodes & Links

International health insurance

Remote work budget

Personal development budget

Enhanced pension fund

Annual workation trip

Wedding/Civil Partnerships leave

Job summary

Nodes & Links is seeking an experienced FP&A lead in the UK to own budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning for a fast-growing AI-first SaaS platform. You will build a robust three-statement model and deliver monthly performance reports, tying financials to strategic decisions.

You will partner with sales and operations, reconcile Salesforce ARR data, and drive process improvements, currency handling, and investor-ready reporting in a high-velocity, scale-up environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent.
• Substantial FP&A experience, including building a three-statement model from scratch.
• Experience owning a full budget cycle with department heads.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills.
• Strong on cash flow and the KPIs that drive a business.
• The confidence to challenge senior stakeholders and give clear commercial insight.
• Comfortable working in a group structure with multiple currencies.
• Embrace the use of AI.

Responsibilities

• Own the Group budget, reforecasts and long-term plan, challenging assumptions and improving forecast accuracy over time.
• Build and maintain the Group's three-statement financial model covering P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Produce monthly Group performance reporting: actuals against budget, KPIs and cash flow.
• Support the preparation of the Board pack and investor reporting with the Finance Director.
• Act as the bridge between finance and sales, making sure Salesforce data reconciles to the company's reported ARR.
• Partner with department heads to walk through their variances, explain what's driving performance and hold budgets to account.
• Provide scenario analysis and commercial modelling to support strategic decisions.
• Work closely with the Finance Director and Group Finance Manager to keep financial reporting accurate and consistent.
• Drive process improvement and automation across FP&A and reporting.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow planning

KPI tracking

Financial storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Challenge senior stakeholders

Multi-currency experience

AI tooling adoption

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

Job description

Nodes & Links is seeking an experienced FP&A lead in the UK to own budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning for a fast-growing AI-first SaaS platform. You will build a robust three-statement model and deliver monthly performance reports, tying financials to strategic decisions.

You will partner with sales and operations, reconcile Salesforce ARR data, and drive process improvements, currency handling, and investor-ready reporting in a high-velocity, scale-up environment.