Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

About Origina
Origina is a rapidly growing global challenger technology company on a mission to stop unnecessary technology change by helping enterprises to extend, protect and enhance their software assets. We believe organisations should be free to run their systems for as long as they choose - without being pushed into costly, unwanted upgrades that don’t align with their strategy, so we step in to provide an alternative from the original vendor.

We’re scaling fast, with a clear path to €0.5 billion in the next five years, and expanding our presence across Europe, the US, and Australia. As a leading force in independent enterprise software support, we help the world’s largest organisations take back control of their technology roadmap and unlock genuine commercial freedom.

If you’re energised by growth, excited by change, and motivated to help customers challenge long-standing industry norms, this is the team to join. At Origina, you’ll be part of a bold, fast-moving global business where your impact will be felt immediately.

Role Purpose 

The FP&A Manager leads the organisation's planning and performance management activities, acting as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders. The role combines financial insight, forecasting, commercial analysis and challenge to support decision-making, accountability and delivery of strategic objectives.

The role is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, KPI reporting, financial modelling, performance analysis, and Executive and Board reporting, translating financial and operational data into clear business recommendations.

Key Responsibilities 

Planning & Forecasting 

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse performance against budget and forecast, identifying key variances, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure planning assumptions are robust, aligned and evidence-based.

Performance & KPI Management 

• Own and develop financial and operational KPI frameworks.
• Monitor performance, identify trends and drivers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead performance reviews with stakeholders to ensure accountability and delivery.
• Develop measures that provide early visibility of risks, opportunities and progress against objectives.
  

Executive & Board Reporting 

• Prepare and deliver clear, accurate and decision-focused reporting for Executive and Board audiences.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Highlight key performance drivers, risks, opportunities and required actions.
• Maintain strong reporting governance, controls and data integrity.
  

Commercial Business Partnering 

• Partner with senior leaders to provide financial insight, commercial guidance and constructive challenge.
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through robust analysis and recommendations.
• Promote disciplined investment and spending decisions through evaluation of returns, risks and benefits.

Management Information & Automation 

• Develop and automate reporting and dashboards using Power BI and other analytics tools.
• Improve reporting efficiency, accessibility and quality through process and system enhancements.
• Partner with Finance, Technology and Data teams to ensure trusted, well-governed reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A tools, processes and reporting capabilities.
• Provide guidance and support to finance colleagues contributing to planning and reporting activities.

Essential Skills & Experience 

• Significant experience in FP&A or commercial finance with responsibility for planning, analysis and decision support.
• Strong finance business partnering experience with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Strong financial modelling and scenario analysis capability.
• Experience developing and reporting financial and operational KPIs.
• Ability to deliver concise, actionable reporting for Executive and Board audiences.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate data into business insights.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI and financial systems experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or similar AI tools to enhance analysis and reporting.
• Understanding of data warehousing, data governance and enterprise reporting environments.
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation that rewards achievement
• Hybrid, flexible working model
• Family Health, Dental & Vision Insurance from day 1
• Life insurance & Income Protection
• 23 days Annual Leave plus 2 company days with additional days earned based on your tenure
• Generous Maternity & Paternity leave policies
• 6% Pension match
• €200 annual wellness benefits
• €1,000 professional development benefit
• Flexibility of working remotely from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year
• A dedicated Volunteer Day to give back to your community and support meaningful causes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• An inclusive environment with regular events organised by Engagement, and Diversity Committees

Don't meet all the requirements? If you feel you'd be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you. At Origina, the most important ingredient is culture fit and recognising those who want to live our high-performance values of Fairness, Trust, Relationships, and Opportunities.

Origina is an equal opportunity employer. We're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.