Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner

Who we are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.

We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

As FP&A Business Partner you will be responsible for all finance and accounting activities for our global business. You will have a chance to work with a diverse and highly motivated Finance team, across a plethora of projects and directly influence the success of the wider Helsing group. This is a rare opportunity to join the company at an exciting stage of its early development and to help set the conditions for rapid growth and success over the next few years.

This role can be based in London or Munich.

• Lead monthly financial forecasting processes and manage the budget for all business areas, partnering with Business Partners and Managers
• Publish formal annual budget forecasts and track in‑year adherence, adjusting as required
• Coordinate monthly overhead cost forecasts and provide solid support for overhead forecasting
• Support investor relations and strategic initiatives, including developing advanced financial models
• Conduct scenario analysis and sensitivity testing to evaluate the financial impact of various business decisions
• Deliver strong business partnering to key stakeholders, offering financial guidance and challenging assumptions of business leaders
• Implement process improvements within FP&A to enhance efficiency and accuracy

• Hold a background in Accounting or Economics, or are a qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA preferred), with strong knowledge of GAAP/IFRS reporting standards
• Have proven relevant professional experience in a hypergrowth environment, start‑up/scale‑up, or consulting (preferably within tech). Possess in-depth knowledge of budgeting and forecasting methodologies, advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with ERP systems (SAP desirable)
• Demonstrate excellent team leadership, advanced presentation and data analysis skills, capable of 'storytelling' with data, to influence senior stakeholders
• Are adept at building and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships in an international environment
• Are business fluent in English, possess excellent attention to detail, and can work both independently and collaboratively within a flexible, fast‑paced environment

Note:

We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under‑represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

• Helsing's work is important. You'll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental:
  Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
• In our domain, success is a matter of…