Head of FP&A & Analytics — Growth & AI-Driven Planning

Oyster; Ireland; Remote; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH stipend

Paid time off

Mental health support

Wellbeing allowance

Flexible parental leave

Job summary

Oyster is seeking a Director of FP&A and Analytics to lead our consolidated FP&A and Analytics function. You will drive planning, forecasting, pricing strategy, and insightful reporting to support growth and strategic decisions.

Partner with senior leaders, build a high-performing distributed team, and advance AI-enabled finance processes and scalable reporting. This role offers a remote-first setup with the flexibility to work across locations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Strategic Finance, with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams within a global, remote-first environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading company-wide planning, forecasting, and business performance processes in a high-growth business.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders through data-driven financial insight and strong business partnering.
• Strong commercial acumen with a deep understanding of SaaS business models, recurring revenue metrics, unit economics, and growth drivers.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow management, foreign exchange, and accounting principles.
• Experience driving improvements in finance systems, reporting, and business intelligence to enable scalable decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI and automation to improve finance processes and analytical capabilities.
• Experience with business intelligence and planning tools; Looker experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and performance management processes, ensuring financial plans support business priorities and decision-making.
• Partner with senior leaders across the business to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and influence strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead financial modelling and business case development to evaluate strategic initiatives, investments, and commercial opportunities.
• Lead the preparation of financial reporting and performance insights for monthly business reviews, Board materials, and investor updates.
• Drive financial discipline and accountability through robust forecasting, performance analysis, and meaningful spend visibility.
• Lead pricing analytics and commercial insights, governing pricing decisions through the Deal Desk framework.
• Drive the adoption of AI, automation, and scalable workflows to improve forecasting, reporting, and analytical capability.
• Lead the evolution of FP&A systems and business reporting ensuring trusted, scalable data and a single source of truth across the business.
• Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing FP&A and Analytics team, fostering strong business partnership and continuous improvement.
• Partner on strategic initiatives, due diligence, and M&A activity as required.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven finance

Forecasting

SaaS

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA/Finance degree

Tools

Looker

Excel

SQL

Job description

Oyster is seeking a Director of FP&A and Analytics to lead our consolidated FP&A and Analytics function. You will drive planning, forecasting, pricing strategy, and insightful reporting to support growth and strategic decisions.

Partner with senior leaders, build a high-performing distributed team, and advance AI-enabled finance processes and scalable reporting. This role offers a remote-first setup with the flexibility to work across locations.