Senior FP&A Finance Specialist
Staines · UK (Staines) · 8+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 5, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Staines · UK (Staines)
About the role
- We are seeking an EMEA Sales Senior Finance Specialist to support our EMEA Sales organization.
- This highly visible and commercially focused role will partner closely with EMEA Sales and Finance leadership to provide value-added financial analysis, business intelligence, and strategic insights that support business performance and go-to-market decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with EMEA Sales leadership and the Deal Desk, providing financial and commercial analysis that supports deal decisions, go-to-market strategy, resource allocation, and business growth.
- Analyze business trends, customer buying patterns, pipeline, deals, and market performance to deliver actionable insights that inform go-to-market strategy and measure execution effectiveness.
- Partner with the Shared Services team to build and maintain critical business and financial models covering headcount, expenses, commissions, pipeline, and bookings, translating complex information into clear, decision-ready insights for financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Translate financial and operational performance into forward-looking narratives and forecasts aligned with underlying business and market insights.
- Drive financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities, including Expense-to-Bookings (E:B) reporting and analysis.
- Drive expense management activities for EMEA Sales teams, monitoring performance against budget plans, identifying financial risks and opportunities, and supporting effective cost control and resource allocation.
- Provide financial and analytical support to the EMEA Sales team and International Sales AVP on strategic initiatives, special projects, and key business priorities.
- Drive continuous process improvement by leveraging best practices, standardization, analytics, and automation to improve reporting, increase efficiency, and support business scalability.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in FP&A or Commercial Finance roles, with experience building dashboards and supporting business decision-making through financial analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in financial analysis and modeling, with the ability to provide timely reporting and continue driving data analytics automation for the team.
- Strong systems experience with Tableau, Salesforce, Anaplan, NetSuite, Callidus, or similar systems and tools.
- Demonstrated ability to understand the story behind the numbers and translate complex financial and operational data into clear, forward-looking insights, forecasts, and management-level narratives.
- A highly motivated, self-starting approach, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Strong attention to detail, combined with the ability to synthesize large volumes of data into clear presentations and management-level views.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative approach and strong cross-functional partnership skills.
- BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or an equivalent field.
- CIMA Studier / Finalist or progress toward a CIMA qualification.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in the technology industry or Sales Finance is a plus.
Benefits
- Flexible time off
- Wellness resources
- Company-sponsored team events
Skills
- Tableau
- Salesforce
- Anaplan
- NetSuite
- Callidus
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Analysis
