Director FP&A

JPGray - Netherlands; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working flexibility

Leadership development opportunities

Competitive compensation and bonus

Job summary

JPGray - Netherlands is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to drive planning, forecasting, and strategic financial insights from Amsterdam. You will lead FP&A leaders and finance professionals across multiple teams, partnering with senior executives to shape investments and resource allocation.

The role emphasizes advanced financial modelling, scenario analysis, and data governance in a fast-paced, international environment with hybrid working flexibility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of FP&A, Strategic Finance or related Finance roles.
• Proven experience leading large finance teams through managers.
• Strong track record partnering with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning across multiple business units and subsidiaries.
• Own annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range planning.
• Consolidate targets into an integrated business plan.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Forecasting and planning

Data-driven decision making

Strategic finance

Big data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance

Tools

Excel

BI tools

SQL

Job description

Director Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Amsterdam
Hours: Full-time (40 hours)
Contract: Independent Contractor, 6 months
Languages: English

About the Role

As Director Financial Planning & Analysis, you will play a critical role in shaping strategic decision-making across several high-impact business units, including future growth businesses.

You will lead teams of FP&A leaders, Financial Analysts and Business Controllers while acting as a trusted finance partner to senior executives. Your insights will directly influence investment decisions, resource allocation and long-term business strategy.

This role sits at the intersection of finance, strategy and operational excellence, providing the decision-making information needed to drive both day-to-day performance and long-term growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead financial planning activities across multiple business units and subsidiaries.
• Own annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range planning processes.
• Consolidate departmental targets and financial plans into an integrated business plan.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models, forecasts and scenario analyses.
• Partner with senior leadership teams to support strategic decision-making.
• Assess cost efficiency, resource allocation and return on investment initiatives.
• Analyse historical performance versus budgets and forecasts, identifying key drivers and opportunities.
• Improve visibility and transparency of key financial and operational metrics.
• Strengthen data governance and reporting integrity across critical business KPIs.
• Evaluate market, product and distribution channel performance to optimise net contribution.
• Collaborate with finance leadership on company-wide planning and forecasting cycles.
• Lead, coach and develop managers, Business Controllers and FP&A professionals across multiple teams.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Commercial Finance or Business Finance.
• Proven experience leading large finance teams through managers.
• Strong track record partnering with Director, VP and executive-level stakeholders.
• Advanced expertise in financial modelling, forecasting and scenario planning.
• Ability to convert complex data into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, data-driven international environment.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience within technology, travel, marketplace, SaaS or e-commerce environments.
• Exposure to acquisitions, integrations or new business ventures.
• Finance transformation, automation or AI-enabled analytics experience.
• Advanced business intelligence and performance management expertise.
• Experience supporting multiple global business units.

Benefits & Perks

• Significant exposure to senior executive leadership.
• Opportunity to influence high-value investment and strategic decisions.
• Leadership responsibility across multiple finance teams.
• International and collaborative working environment.
• Hybrid working flexibility.
• Ongoing leadership development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation, bonus and benefits package.