Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Job description

Are you an FP&A professional who thrives on both the rigour of financial planning and the commercial complexity of go-to-market strategy? Are you looking for a role where you’ll build sophisticated models, work across the full business cycle, and partner with leaders who expect finance to help them think - not just report? The Impact You Will Have: As FP&A Associate at Elliptic, you will bring broad FP&A capability to a high-growth, data-rich environment. You will own core planning and forecasting processes while developing deep expertise in GTM finance - working with complex driver-based models, commercial KPIs, and cross-functional business cases. Your work will inform how Elliptic allocates resources, evaluates opportunities, and tracks performance across the business. What you will do: Day-to-day responsibilities: - Build and maintain, driver-based financial models covering revenue, GTM performance, and scenario analysis - Partner with the the Commercial Org. and Insights team to track KPIs, surface insights, and support decision-making - Own ARR, bookings and churn reporting, ensuring accuracy and consistency across systems - Develop and present business cases to support investment decisions, headcount requests, and new market opportunities - Support business reviews with structured data-driven commentary and variance analysis - Assist in the annual planning and reforecast cycles Longer-term projects: - Lead the design of scalable forecasting frameworks as Elliptic grows into new markets and segments - Drive GTM efficiency modelling to assess ROI across channels, geographies and customer segments - Partner with Data and Rev Ops to improve financial data infrastructure and reporting quality What You Will Achieve in Your First 6 Months: - Enhance and own the driver-based forecast model, running an 18-month forecast with the GTM organisation - Build exec-level reporting to provide transparency on ARR performance and its key drivers - Drive meaningful resource allocation decisions through financial and operational analysis - Deliver automation and efficiency improvements to the planning and reporting cycle You will be a great fit here if you: - Have strong FP&A foundations and genuine interest in applying them in a fast-paced, commercial environment - Enjoy working with complex data and are energised by structuring ambiguous problems into clear analytical frameworks - Are a self-starter who proactively identifies gaps and brings well-reasoned solutions - Build credibility quickly with non-finance stakeholders and enjoy being a genuine thought partner - Have intellectual curiosity about crypto, digital assets or financial crime compliance Our ideal candidate has: - Solid FP&A experience, ideally in a fast-growth technology business, with exposure to both corporate planning and commercial finance - Experience building and maintaining complex, driver-based financial models in Google Sheets or Excel - you understand how to structure a model, not just populate one - The ability to work with GTM KPIs and translate them into financial insight - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: able to segment a complex problem logically, and work through it efficiently - Confidence working with large and complex datasets - Proven ability to improve and scale FP&A processes, tooling and reporting infrastructure - Strong written and verbal communication: able to present clearly to senior stakeholders and simplify complexity without losing substance - AI fluency is essential - candidates must demonstrate effective use of AI tools to accelerate analysis, automate reporting, and generate insight Bonus Points for: - Exposure to crypto, fintech or regtech industries - Experience in B2B SaaS and / or a background in consulting - Experience with FP&A planning tools - Familiarity with RevOps workflows and CRM data structures (e.g. HubSpot) - Experience contributing to or owning a go-to-market planning process JOB BENEFITS > How we work: - Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year - £500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space > Learning & Development: - $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development > Vacation/ Leave: - Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays - An extra day for your birthday - Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. > Benefits: - Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality! - Full access to Spill Mental Health Support - Life Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries - Cycle to Work Scheme