Senior FP&A Manager – North America

Valiantys

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About The Position

The Senior FP&A Manager is a high-impact individual contributor and key finance business partner within the Valiantys North America organisation. Reporting into the Head of Finance, with a functional dotted line to the Head of FP&A this role owns the end-to-end financial planning, analysis, and reporting cycle for the North American business while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership – including the CFO, COO, and Regional General Manager. This is a hands-on, process-ownership role that requires both technical rigour and strong commercial acumen. The Senior FP&A Manager will leverage modern data tools and AI-assisted capabilities to build sophisticated financial models, generate forward-looking insights, and support strategic decision-making across a growing, acquisition-driven business.

Requirements

CPA designation (active, required).
7-10 years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally within a professional services, consulting, or technology environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead full-cycle forecast and planning processes end-to-end – including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning – with minimal oversight.
Strong financial modelling skills, including advanced Excel, driver-based model development, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
Comfort engaging with and presenting to C-suite and executive leadership; able to translate complex financial data into clear, concise business narratives and actionable recommendations.
Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills; able to build credibility and drive alignment across multiple functions and seniority levels without direct authority.
Bachelorâ€™s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
Proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle NetSuite preferred) and BI/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.
Experience operating within a matrixed, multinational organisation; exposure to M&A integration or post-merger financial reporting an asset.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities.
Experience with finance transformation and automation, including adoption of AI-assisted workflows, process redesign, and ERP/BI tool implementation or optimisation.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CFA designation an asset.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain sophisticated financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and long-range planning across the North American business.
Leverage AI-powered tools and advanced analytics to automate model refreshes, identify patterns in large data sets, and enhance the speed and accuracy of financial analysis.
Develop driver-based models to support revenue, headcount, margin, and cash flow planning in a professional services / consulting context.
Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable financial insights that enable confident decision-making at all levels of the organisation.
Monitor Federal vs. Commercial revenue splits and maintain reporting integrity across NOAM business streams.
Build and maintain utilisation and billability models for NOAM delivery teams, linking headcount and capacity planning directly to margin outcomes.
Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual budgeting and rolling forecast cycles for assigned North American business units, ensuring strict compliance with group reporting deadlines and standards, including timely submission of NOAM inputs to the group monthly management reporting pack and board pre-read.
Lead rolling forecast refreshes across bookings, headcount, margins, and key cost drivers.
Conduct deep-dive variance analysis (actuals vs. budget vs. forecast) and articulate key business drivers with clarity and confidence to senior stakeholders.
Support territory and delivery planning, including sales pipeline inputs, utilisation tracking, backlog management, and margin analysis.
Provide detailed analysis of cost centres and overheads, monitoring trends and flagging variances proactively.
Support month-end close in partnership with the accounting team, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
Prepare and deliver high-quality financial presentations and management reports for the CFO, COO, and North America leadership team, translating financial data into clear narratives.
Serve as a finance thought partner to business leaders – challenging assumptions, flagging risks, and identifying growth opportunities with data-driven confidence.
Act as the lead finance partner to the Regional GM, supporting performance discussions, budget reviews, and commercial decisions.
Provide commercial support on pipeline analysis, pricing decisions, and deal reviews.
Partner with functional heads to identify levers for margin improvement, cost optimisation, and cash flow enhancement.
Support M&A integration analysis as Valiantys continues its acquisition strategy in North America, including financial due diligence inputs and post-merger performance tracking.
Deliver structured NOAM financial inputs to group FP&A for the monthly management reporting pack and board preread, adhering to group templates, commentary standards, and submission deadlines.
Provide financial analysis support for strategic initiatives including pricing decisions, investment cases, and go-to-market scenarios.
Build business cases to support strategic investments and other key business decisions, presenting findings clearly to senior leadership.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of Valiantysâ€™ financial planning tools, processes, and reporting infrastructure – including ERP (Oracle NetSuite) and BI tool development.
Apply group data governance and master data policies to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency of financial data.
Deliver ad hoc financial, economic, benchmarking, and competitive analyses as required by senior leadership.
Take initiative to propose and lead FP&A process improvements – not only support them – with a focus on scalability and efficiency.
Contribute to the standardisation of FP&A processes and methods in line with group policies, including adoption of AI-assisted financial analysis workflows.
Represent the North America region in group-level transformation initiatives, ensuring regional requirements are captured and implemented effectively.