FP&A Manager - Product & Engineering

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Commercial Finance and FP&A team plays a critical role in shaping the future of Tide, enabling data-driven decisions that accelerate growth and optimize performance.

As a key partner to the business, our team combines deep financial expertise with commercial acumen to provide strategic support across all functions. From analyzing complex data to influencing high-stakes decisions, we re at the forefront of driving value in one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We re looking for a talented FP&A Manager to act as a strategic business partner to our Product and Engineering (P&E) teams, as well as managing the business partnering for Risk & Compliance (R&C), and Enablement (EN) cost areas.

In this role you will play a critical role in driving financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis for our P&E, R&C and EN teams. You will provide actionable insights, ensuring that financial and strategic decisions support our ambitious growth plans. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, you will work closely with cross-functional leaders to optimize resource allocation, improve financial efficiency, and maximize ROI on technology investments.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong commercial mindset, and excel at building relationships, we d love to hear from you.

As an FP&A Manager you ll be:

• Leading all annual, quarterly, and long-range financial planning for the Global Product and Engineering (P&E), Risk and Compliance (R&C), and Enablement Areas.
• Working closely with senior P&E leaders to develop, understand, and track execution plans against goals.
• Business partnering - Acting as a trusted advisor to the business, you ll be collaborating closely with area and unit leaders to monitor and improve financial performance.
• Developing and maintaining financial models to evaluate product development costs, ROI on P&E investments, and unit economics.
• Provide variance and key performance metrics analysis to drive accountability and operational efficiency.
• Support scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and strategic financial projects to guide decision-making.
• Managing IT software costs, including modelling out hosting and software usage costs, with a strong emphasis on cost control, ensuring efficient software procurement, optimizing software spending, and eliminating waste.
• Implementing rigorous cost tracking mechanisms to monitor software licensing, subscription renewals, and compliance.
• Reviewing reports, financial models, analysis, and other work completed by FP&A Analysts and the wider Finance team.
• Coaching and mentoring Analysts on the FP&A team.
• Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and controls to ensure completeness, accuracy, compliance and financial integrity.
• Developing and implementing continuous process improvements.
• Working with the FP&A and Transformation teams to successfully drive roadmap items for the recently implemented financial planning system (Anaplan).

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• 7+ years of experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, or a related field, preferably in a high-growth fintech or technology environment.
• Experience working closely with Product and Engineering teams, understanding technical cost structures and investment drivers.
• Proven experience in controlling IT software costs, vendor negotiations, and software expense optimization.
• Strong financial modelling skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate financial insights into strategic recommendations.
• Track record of developing process improvements that drive meaningful impacts for Finance and the business.
• Sharp attention to detail, with an unwavering focus on cost control and financial discipline.
• Personable and able to build trusting working relationships.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and can manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and experience working with dedicated financial planning software (eg. Anaplan) and data visualisation tools (e.g. Looker).

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday with the option to take 5 extra days of unpaid leave per year
• 3 days paid volunteering or L&D time off per year
• Personal L&D budget of 1,000 professional L&D budget per year
• Group Life Insurance, Vitality Health and Dental Insurance
• Spacious brand-new office by Old Street station with an all-day snacks bar
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Access to a global mental wellbeing platform that provides 1:1 video therapy sessions with accredited therapists and unlimited chat therapy sessions
• Work from home budget
• Team socials - virtual and physical events
• Sabbatical leave

At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams.

While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.