FP&A Principal
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FP&A Principal leading financial planning and analysis in BibliU, a growing edtech company. Role involves budgeting, forecasting, stakeholder collaboration, and building financial models to support strategic goals.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all Group budgeting, forecasting, and planning cycles across both Campus and Digital businesses.
- Own, develop and manage consolidated Group financial models, scenario analysis, and long-range plans to support strategic decision-making.
- Deliver monthly financial performance reviews and KPI dashboards for senior leadership, board-level reporting and investor reports.
- Provide commercial and financial analysis to support investment decisions, new market entry, pricing strategies, and product expansion.
- Build customer Pro Formas to project EBITDA, inventory requirements, accounts receivable and debt levels for new customers, working closely with the finance and commercial teams.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders including Sales, Product, Operations, and HR to align strategic plans with financial goals.
- Confidently work alongside and interface with key stakeholders including the CEO, board of directors and prospective investors.
- Create transparency and accountability through improved forecasting accuracy, variance analysis, and business insights.
- Help embed a performance-driven culture by aligning financial targets with company OKRs.
- Support integration of acquisitions, especially in aligning reporting structures and systems between the US and UK entities.
- Continually improve and automate reporting processes and tools (e.g., via Excel, ERP system (Iplicit), and other BI tools).
Requirements:
- Proven FP&A experience (5+ years), ideally in a high-growth, multi-entity or international organization.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate financial insights into business strategy.
- Expert Excel modelling and financial planning skills; experience with planning tools and systems a plus.
- Deep understanding of income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and working capital dynamics.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; capable of influencing prospective investors and working on transactions with the FM&A team.
- Analytical mindset with a bias for action and a drive for continuous improvement.
- Experience navigating dual-region (UK/US) finance structures or multiple revenue models.
- Experience in corporate finance, including building financial models at an accounting or advisory firm (e.g. PwC, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, BDO, Grant Thornton, or similar), is highly desirable.
- Experience in edtech, retail, SaaS, ecommerce Fintech or education services.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and modern BI tools.
- CPA qualification or equivalent.
- Previous exposure to PE-backed or VC-backed environments.
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- wellness days and public holidays
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Company-wide bonus scheme




















