Director FP&A

Director Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Amsterdam
Hours: Full-time (40 hours)
Contract: Independent Contractor, 6 months
Languages: English

As Director Financial Planning & Analysis, you will play a critical role in shaping strategic decision-making across several high-impact business units, including future growth businesses.

You will lead teams of FP&A leaders, Financial Analysts and Business Controllers while acting as a trusted finance partner to senior executives. Your insights will directly influence investment decisions, resource allocation and long-term business strategy.

This role sits at the intersection of finance, strategy and operational excellence, providing the decision-making information needed to drive both day-to-day performance and long-term growth.

• Lead financial planning activities across multiple business units and subsidiaries.
• Own annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range planning processes.
• Consolidate departmental targets and financial plans into an integrated business plan.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models, forecasts and scenario analyses.
• Partner with senior leadership teams to support strategic decision-making.
• Assess cost efficiency, resource allocation and return on investment initiatives.
• Analyse historical performance versus budgets and forecasts, identifying key drivers and opportunities.
• Improve visibility and transparency of key financial and operational metrics.
• Strengthen data governance and reporting integrity across critical business KPIs.
• Evaluate market, product and distribution channel performance to optimise net contribution.
• Collaborate with finance leadership on company-wide planning and forecasting cycles.
• Lead, coach and develop managers, Business Controllers and FP&A professionals across multiple teams.

• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Commercial Finance or Business Finance.
• Proven experience leading large finance teams through managers.
• Strong track record partnering with Director, VP and executive-level stakeholders.
• Advanced expertise in financial modelling, forecasting and scenario planning.
• Ability to convert complex data into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, data-driven international environment.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline.

• Experience with in technology, travel, marketplace, SaaS or e-commerce environments.
• Exposure to acquisitions, integrations or new business ventures.
• Finance transformation, automation or AI-enabled analytics experience.
• Advanced business intelligence and performance management expertise.
• Experience supporting multiple global business units.

• Significant exposure to senior executive leadership.
• Opportunity to influence high-value investment and strategic decisions.
• Leadership responsibility across multiple finance teams.
• International and collaborative working environment.
• Hybrid working flexibility.
• Ongoing leadership development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation, bonus and benefits package.