FP&A Business Partner

Cubic3; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Pension Contribution

ESOP

Tax saver scheme

Bike to work

Job summary

Cubic3 is seeking an FP&A Business Partner to own customer profitability, drive margin improvement, and provide insights for confident decision-making across the Group.

You will partner with Commercial, Sales, and Operations, delivering monthly FP&A reporting and expanding AI-enabled analytics.

Qualifications

• Proven experience analysing customer, product or contract profitability.
• 3–5 years post-qualification FP&A or commercial finance experience.
• Strong analytical foundations with commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain customer P&Ls and explain margin drivers.
• Deliver monthly FP&A reporting including variance analysis.
• Drive margin improvement plans with quantified benefits and timelines.
• Improve FP&A models using AI for analysis and scenario testing.

Skills

Profitability analysis

Stakeholder communication

Analytical mindset

AI / data-driven

Education

ACCA / ACA / CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

Power BI

Looker

Job description

• As our new FP&A Business Partner, you will sit at the centre of Cubic’s commercial finance – owning customer profitability, driving margin improvement and providing the insights that enable confident decision‑making across the Group. As a company, Cubic³ provides a managed IoT connectivity platform, global carrier network access, and tailored connected services to leading automotive and mobile asset OEMs worldwide. This role sits within the FP&A team, acting as the finance partner to our commercial teams and balancing growth with margin discipline
• We’re looking for a qualified accountant who combines strong analytical foundations with real curiosity and a passion for challenging the status quo – including through the smart use of AI. Reporting to the FP&A Director, you’ll work cross‑functionally with Commercial, Sales, Account Management, Operations and the wider Finance team – building the kind of broad commercial awareness that accelerates long‑term career growth. This is a hands‑on role with real scope to influence how Cubic understands customer profitability and plans for margin as the business scales
• Act as finance business partner to the commercial organisation - driving margin improvement plans with a quantified benefit, owner and timeline, and challenging pipeline and forecast assumptions: how will this revenue be delivered, and do the numbers add up?
• Build and maintain customer P&Ls for key customers, explaining how revenue mix and wholesale cost drive margin and translating the numbers into plain language for non-finance colleagues
• Deliver monthly FP&A reporting – variance analysis against Flash, forecast, budget and prior year for the monthly Flash and Finance MBR – and provide customer, margin and cost inputs to the budget, rolling forecast and five‑year plan
• Improve our FP&A models, making them more robust, scalable and efficient, using AI for analysis, data preparation and scenario testing while validating outputs to the standard our reporting demands
• Improve how we report and explain the numbers – including shaping AI‑enabled reporting – and deliver improvements within an agreed roadmap
• This is an opportunity to join a best‑in‑class FP&A function in a high‑growth, global connectivity business with direct exposure to commercial finance, cross‑functional collaboration, and the margin dynamics behind Cubic’s ambitious growth trajectory
• New hires at Cubic³ are required to work onsite five days a week during their six‑month probation period to get to know the company, their team, and our ways of working. After probation, we offer a flexible arrangement of up to eight work‑from‑home days per month, provided it aligns with business needs and performance standards. This arrangement is not a given for all roles

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + 2 company days
• Health Insurance
• Pension Contribution
• ESOP
• Tax saver scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Sports and social activities
• Great annual office outings (Summer BBQ, Christmas party, charity runs)
• Bits & Bobs days (Half day every quarter to get your Bits & Bobs done)
• Learning and Development Opportunities

Proven experience analysing customer, product or contract profitability and explaining margin movements3–5 years’ post-qualification experience in FP&A or commercial finance, ideally within a fast‑paced or international businessVersatile team player – enthusiastic, flexible, pragmatic, thorough, and proactiveSelf-starter with initiative – brings ideas rather than waiting to be asked, and enjoys taking ownership and driving continuous improvementFully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with a strong analytical foundation and commercial awarenessCommercially curious – challenges assumptions and asks why the numbers are what they areAI-native mindset – uses AI every day, can show where it has saved time or improved insight, and knows where it adds value and where it does notStrong Excel modelling skills and confidence working with large data setsDetail-driven mindset with high standards for accuracy, quality, and integrityAdaptable and collaborative – thrives in a team environment while also confident working independentlyConfident communicator capable of engaging senior stakeholders and non‑finance colleaguesStrong communicator – comfortable translating numbers into insights for finance and non‑finance stakeholders alikeSystems‑savvy – experience with Oracle NetSuite, ideally paired with a BI tool such as Power BI or Looker