Head of FP&A (FTC)

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

We’re looking for a strategic and commercially minded finance leader to build and scale our FP&A capability during a critical phase of growth. This role sits at the center of company decision-making, partnering closely with the CFO and leadership team to drive financial planning, business performance, strategic insight and operational excellence across the organization. You’ll own the company’s financial planning and reporting cadence, including board reporting, executive leadership updates, and company-wide financial performance reporting, ensuring stakeholders have clear, actionable insight to support decision-making at every level.

You’ll be responsible for developing a best-in-class FP&A function that combines robust financial modeling, scalable systems, deep commercial analysis, and high-quality decision support. This role requires a proactive leader who not only delivers insight but also actively shapes business strategy by identifying opportunities, making recommendations for change, and influencing key commercial and operational decisions. A key focus of the role will be simplifying complexity across planning, forecasting, and performance management within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

You’ll bring structure, clarity, and scalable processes to support rapid business expansion while enabling faster and more effective decision-making across the company. You’ll also lead the evolution of our financial systems and infrastructure, including the implementation of next-generation FP&A and financial platforms, while embedding AI and automation into core finance workflows and processes to improve efficiency, insight generation, and forecasting capability.

Alongside this, you’ll build, mentor, and elevate a high-performing FP&A team that acts as a true strategic partner to the business — fostering a culture of commercial thinking, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments, enjoys solving complex commercial problems, embraces technology and AI-driven transformation, and has the confidence to lead strategic conversations and influence organisational direction.

What you'll be doing in the role

• Strategic Planning & Forecasting
  • Own and continuously improve the company’s investor-grade three-way financial model, including rolling forecasts
  • Lead the annual planning process across revenue, headcount, and operational cost planning for all business units
  • Develop and maintain sophisticated revenue forecasting models using customer, product, and behavioural data to improve forecast accuracy and commercial decision-making
  • Deliver scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making and resource allocation
  • Evaluate strategic initiatives, investments, and commercial opportunities through detailed financial modelling and scenario analysis
• Business Insights & Commercial Performance
  • Identify, define, and monitor key business KPIs across the organisation, with a focus on both revenue drivers and operational efficiency metrics
  • Proactively surface insights, trends, and performance drivers to leadership teams, supporting strategic and operational decisions through clear financial analysis
  • Partner cross-functionally to identify opportunities for efficiency, growth, and improved commercial performance
  • Develop data visualisations and board reporting materials that clearly communicate business performance and strategic insights
• FP&A Infrastructure & Automation
  • Design and implement robust FP&A systems, tooling, and processes capable of supporting a rapidly growing business
  • Lead the implementation and optimisation of budgeting and forecasting platforms
  • Drive automation of reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis workflows
  • Work with large and complex datasets to improve forecasting accuracy and business visibility
  • Use AI and automated workflows and tooling as often as possible to drive efficient and scalable performance updates and reporting
• Team Leadership
  • Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team
  • Create a culture of high performance, accountability, commercial thinking, innovation and continuous improvement within the finance function
  • Act as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership and help strengthen financial decision-making across the company and at Board level.

What you'll bring

• Proven experience implementing FP&A systems, planning tools, and scalable financial processes within a high-growth business
• Experience operating in fast-paced technology start-ups or scale-ups
• Strong financial modelling expertise, including developing models to support fundraising, investment decisions, and M&A activity
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear strategic recommendations
• Strong experience developing board-level reporting and data visualisations that drive decision-making
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and modelling multiple customer segments or revenue streams
• A strategic and commercially-minded approach, with the ability to identify opportunities for growth, efficiency, and operational improvement
• The ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and solve complex business problems with a structured, analytical mindset
• Strong project and process management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and operate independently in a fast-moving environment
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders across the business
• Experience with SQL, Python, or other data and automation tooling is a plus

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