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About the Role

Establish and own the Group’s forward-looking planning, modelling, business intelligence, and financial analysis capability. This role will transform existing FP&A activities into a scalable function, enhance business intelligence, and provide management with clearer performance visibility, forecasts, KPIs, and scenarios, allowing the CFO to focus on strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own the Group forecasting process, including rolling forecasts, reforecasts and annual budgeting in partnership with the CFO and business leaders.
• Maintain clear assumptions, drivers and ownership across the forecasting model.
• Challenge forecast assumptions and provide evidence-based views on risks and opportunities.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analysis to support business decisions and strategic planning.
• Own the Group financial model and be responsible for its accuracy, structure, maintenance and development.
• Update and enhance the model as the business, product set, jurisdictions and commercial model evolve.
• Ensure the model is sufficiently robust, transparent and well documented for use by senior management.
• Build new analytical tools and supporting models where required for strategic projects, investments or new initiatives.
• Provide high-quality analysis of revenue, gross profit and other performance drivers, with clear commentary on movements and trends.
• Own recurring management information above gross profit, including analysis of pricing, margins, revenue mix and key commercial costs.
• Produce MD / senior management reporting, communications and tailored analysis for decision-making.
• Analyse introducing-broker economics, bank charges, commercial costs and other material financial drivers.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities that require management attention and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Own and develop the Group’s management information and business intelligence capability, ensuring key performance data is accessible, reliable and decision-useful.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting packs for senior management, including KPIs across revenue, client activity, margins, costs, cash generation and other key business drivers.
• Work with Finance, Technology and other data owners to improve the quality, consistency and accessibility of underlying data sources.
• Automate recurring reporting and analysis wherever practical, reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets and improving reporting timeliness.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the use of Power BI, AI and other analytical tools across the Finance function and wider business.
• Establish consistent definitions, data sources and reporting methodologies so that management information is aligned across the Group.
• Work with the Treasury & Regulatory Finance Manager to link profitability, working capital and cash generation.
• Help explain the bridge from revenue and gross profit through to free business cash and identify drivers of variance.
• Ensure forecast cash outcomes are consistent with the underlying operating model and business assumptions.
• Provide analysis supporting decisions on growth, investment, pricing, cost base and resource allocation.
• Act as a finance partner to senior stakeholders, helping them understand performance and make better decisions.
• Support the CFO on strategic projects, acquisitions, new products, international expansion and other major initiatives.
• Develop concise and decision-useful materials for senior management and Board discussions.
• Continuously improve the quality, timeliness and accessibility of financial insight across the Group.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent FP&A, commercial finance, or investment analysis experience.
• Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategy finance, investment analysis, or a comparable analytical finance role.
• Experience within financial services, fintech, payments, FX, or a high-growth multi-entity environment would be highly desirable.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, scenario analysis, or strategic financial planning.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and translating financial analysis into clear business insight.
• Experience working with finance, operational, and commercial data from multiple sources.

Skills

• Strong financial modelling skills
• Advanced Excel capability
• Able to analyse detailed financial data and identify the key commercial message
• Comfortable using Power BI or equivalent business intelligence and dashboard tools
• Experience working with Xero or other finance systems would be advantageous
• Strong systems and data mindset
• Interest in automation, AI-enabled analysis, and improving reporting processes
• Able to build clear, reliable reporting outputs that support decision-making across a growing business
• Analytical Thinking
• Commercial Curiosity
• Communication
• Commercial Judgement
• Organisation
• Continuous Improvement
• Ownership

Location

• London

Work Type

• In-person final stage interview

Experience Level

• Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategy finance, investment analysis, or a comparable analytical finance role.

Education Level

• Qualified accountant, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Generous Profit Share Plan (PSP)
• Potential equity opportunities via the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP)
• Competitive salary
• Annual all-expenses paid company incentive trip abroad
• Flexible learning & development budget

About the Company

• VFX Financial is one of the UK’s fastest-growing FinTechs, helping complex organisations move, manage, and protect money across borders.
• Built for specialist sectors, multi-jurisdiction structures, and high-compliance environments, we support businesses whose needs go beyond standard banking.
• We’re selective about who we work with because exceptional service requires focus and commitment.
• With six international offices, five regulatory licences, and an 83% CAGR over the past three years, we’re scaling rapidly and earning industry recognition along the way — including the Financial Times FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026, CNBC UK’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, Wealth & Finance FinTech Awards 2026, and the Business Growth Award from Business Awards UK.
• Behind it all is a team of ambitious VFXers united by collective ownership, a focus on growth, and a shared passion for solving complex problems.