Job Description
We are looking for a Head of Financial Planning & Business Partnering to lead and develop the FP&BP function within MGID’s Finance organisation.
In this hands-on leadership role, you will combine strategic FP&A with Finance Business Partnering by strengthening planning and forecasting processes, developing performance and KPI frameworks, and translating financial and operational data into actionable recommendations.
You will work with senior leadership and stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, Product, Operations and BI to improve financial visibility and support informed decisions related to revenue, pricing, investment, efficiency and profitability.
The role is suited to a finance professional who has led complex planning and commercial decision-support activities and is motivated by the opportunity to build scalable processes in an international, data-intensive business.
Requirements
What You’ll Do
- Lead and develop the Financial Planning & Business Partnering function, including processes, frameworks, and ways of working.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and P&L planning processes.
- Consolidate and oversee regular forecasts for revenue and operational costs.
- Support performance management through financial analysis, KPI tracking, and business insights.
- Develop and maintain KPI frameworks to support business performance tracking.
- Partner with BI teams to improve reporting, dashboards, and scalable data models.
- Lead profitability analysis, ROI evaluation, and unit economics modeling across business areas, products, partners, and initiatives.
- Build business cases, financial scenarios, and ROI models for new initiatives.
- Translate complex financial and operational data into clear recommendations for non-financial stakeholders.
- Constructively challenge assumptions, forecasts, and business plans to support informed decision-making.
- Lead and develop the FP&BP team, initially including a Senior FP&A Specialist.
Who You Are
- You have substantial relevant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, revenue finance, strategic finance or finance business partnering, with demonstrated ownership of complex planning and decision-support processes.You have direct experience supporting FP&A or commercial finance in AdTech, digital advertising, digital media monetisation, affiliate or performance marketing, or another business where advertising, traffic, audience, partner or marketplace economics are material revenue drivers
- Experience in a large international AdTech, media or advertising organisation is strongly preferred.
- You have experience owning budgeting, rolling forecasts, P&L planning and driver-based financial models.
- You understand how operational and commercial metrics translate into revenue, direct costs, gross profit and contribution margin.
- You have supported decisions related to pricing, revenue growth, market expansion, product investment, client profitability or resource allocation.
- You can demonstrate at least one example where your analysis or recommendation changed a commercial or strategic decision.
- You have experience partnering with senior commercial, product, operational or regional leaders.
- You are comfortable working with large datasets and BI environments, and can connect operational data with financial outcomes.
- You have advanced Excel and financial-modelling capability.
- You have experience using Tableau, Power BI or comparable BI tools.
- You have advanced professional English proficiency sufficient to lead financial discussions, present recommendations, challenge assumptions and collaborate with senior stakeholders across international teams.
Your Personal Approach
- You identify financial risks and opportunities early and follow through on agreed actions.
- You combine a strategic mindset with a hands-on, practical attitude.
- You are comfortable working in a dynamic environment where processes evolve and scalable solutions are built step by step.
- You are able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- You can build effective working relationships across Finance, Commercial, Product, Operations and BI teams.
- You handle financial information responsibly, communicate risks transparently and maintain appropriate professional standards.
Will Be a Plus
- A relevant professional qualification, such as ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA, CFA or a comparable recognised qualification, is an advantage but not required.
- Experience in a Big Four firm or a comparable audit, transaction advisory or finance consulting environment is an advantage.
Engagement information
This is a remote role intended to operate within European business hours.
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