VP, Finance Business Partnering (Commercial & Operations)

Nscale•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Nscale is seeking an experienced VP to lead financial support for a broad portfolio of corporate, commercial and regional functions. The role serves as the senior finance partner to the Operations leadership team, supporting Business Development, People, Communications, Global Policy, Marketing, M&A, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The successful candidate provides strategic financial insight, drives financial performance and cost discipline, and supports commercial and operational decision-making across the organisation. The role also supports Nscale's global headcount planning process, aligning workforce investment with financial plans and business priorities. Working closely with FP&A, Accounting, Treasury and other Finance teams, the VP ensures robust financial planning, reporting and governance across the Operations portfolio.

Requirements

Significant experience in senior finance business partnering, FP&A or operational finance leadership roles.
Experience supporting complex, high-growth, international organisations.
Strong commercial acumen and experience supporting corporate functions, business development and strategic decision-making.
Demonstrated experience managing large operating budgets, global headcount planning and financial performance frameworks.
Strong understanding of workforce planning, personnel cost forecasting and resource allocation.
Experience across commercial operations processes, including pipeline planning, order management, billing and financial reporting.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior executives and challenge constructively.
Excellent financial modelling, analytical and communication capabilities.
Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving and geographically distributed organisation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in technology, cloud infrastructure or related sectors.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary finance partner to the Operations leadership team, providing financial advice and commercial challenge across supported functions.
Support strategic decision-making through financial analysis, scenario modelling and evaluation of business initiatives.
Partner with functional leaders to establish financial priorities, optimise resource allocation and support scalable growth.
Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting for the Operations portfolio in coordination with central FP&A.
Drive monthly financial performance reviews, including variance analysis, cost trends, risks and opportunities.
Establish financial KPIs and reporting frameworks to improve transparency, accountability and decision-making.
Oversee operating expenditure, financial commitments and investment prioritisation across supported functions.
Identify opportunities to improve operating efficiency and maintain appropriate cost discipline.
Partner with People, Communications, Global Policy and Marketing leaders on budgets, forecasts, financial plans, headcount, discretionary expenditure, vendor commitments and resource allocation.
Evaluate key functional initiatives, improve financial visibility into cost implications, and promote financial accountability across corporate functions.
Partner with the People team and FP&A on end-to-end global headcount planning and consolidated workforce plans, including hiring forecasts, compensation costs and employee expenditure.
Deliver headcount and personnel cost analysis, including actuals versus budget, hiring trends, vacancies and forecast movements.
Develop consistent planning methodologies, reporting frameworks and financial controls across regions and functions.
Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to align the sales pipeline, deployment schedules and infrastructure capacity planning.
Develop integrated processes connecting commercial demand, capacity availability and operational readiness.
Oversee financial aspects of order-to-contract and billing processes, ensuring appropriate controls, accuracy and timely execution.
Coordinate handoffs from contract execution through service delivery, billing and revenue recognition.
Identify operational gaps, process inefficiencies and financial risks across the commercial lifecycle, and support scalable systems, reporting and processes.
Provide financial business partnering to Business Development leadership and support analysis and planning for initiatives, partnerships and strategic opportunities.
Provide senior finance business partnering to regional Operations leadership in EMEA and APAC, supporting budgeting, forecasting, performance management and expenditure visibility.
Promote strong financial discipline, governance and accountability across the Operations portfolio.
Oversee operating expenditure, purchase commitments, vendor contracts and headcount costs; partner with Procurement and stakeholders to identify efficiencies and improve commercial outcomes.
Improve financial processes, reporting tools and automation to support Nscale's growth.