Head of fp&a

Octopus Deploy sets the standard for Continuous Delivery, empowering software teams to deliver value in an agile way. Over 4,000 organizations globally - including Ubisoft, ASOS, Xero, Stack Overflow, NASA, and Disney - rely on our Continuous Delivery, Git Ops, and release orchestration solutions. Founded in Australia in 2012, our team of over 300 Octonauts now spans the globe. We combine high growth and big ambitions with a sustainable, balanced working environment. Our revenue has grown consistently between 30-50% every year for the past 8 years, and we've been profitable for 10 out of the past 11 years. We've been remote-first since 2015 and work with an uncommon level of transparency. You can read our public handbook to learn how we work. We have a transparent approach to compensation that ensures people doing the same work with the same skill get paid the same, with well-defined career pathways. We foster a supportive, collaborative, and high-trust environment. We leave our job titles at the door and focus on doing what's best for our customers and team. Our leaders never shy away from answering the tough questions at our all-hands calls or in 1:1s. We conduct interviews and onboarding virtually as part of being a remote-first company. Are you ready to use your strategic skills to make a real impact on our journey? As the Head of FP&A, you'll work alongside our leadership team to develop a data-driven strategy and plan. With the finance team and group executive leaders backing you, you'll drive business modelling forward. You'll collaborate with executives across the company, finding the best ways for us all to succeed together. Why this job is exciting:You get to setup the FP&A function for a pre-IPO, profitable, Australian software success story.You will have the chance to build a team to make you successful.As the FP&A landing party, you will have the opportunity to sculpt the FP&A function as you want it.This is a role for someone who likes to "do". As the first FP&A boots on the ground, this role will be operational to begin with, as we start to build out a function.A typical day might include:Establishing the cadence of how our FP&A team should operate.Leading the quarterly and annual budget planning cycles to drive long-term strategic planning.Contributing to executive decision-making, supported by financial modelling, insights and analysis of key performance drivers.Business partnering with executive leaders to support and influence their plans.Preparing and presenting timely and accurate management reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.Helping develop our systems to be efficient and effective.Preparing business cases for capital investment, pricing strategy, and other business decisions.Driving process improvement in the finance reporting function.Encouraging continuous improvement, automation, and implementing best practices.Building and developing a high-performing team.Typical Qualifications or Experiences we are looking for:We are very open to a broad range of experiences. So while the list below is prescriptive, if you only meet some of the below but think you are appropriate for the role, let us know.Some form of accounting qualification.5-10 years of Commercial / FP&A Manager/ strategy level experience.Experience in SAAS.Excellent communication skills to consult with a broad audience.Strong analytical skills interpreting data and providing recommendations.IPO experience.Compensation: Octopus has an internally open and transparent system for compensation. Any Octonaut can view the compensation for any role at any level. This ensures people doing the same work with the same skill get paid the same. We'll discuss your compensation requirements in the initial chat. Benefits include a minimum of 25 days annual leave, up to 10 days of paid sick and carers leave, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave with flexible return options, and stock options. Learn more. Below is the interview process you can expect for this role. We know interviewing can seem daunting, but rest assured we designed our interview process to move quickly while still getting you all the information you need. Initial chat: 30 min Meet a Talent Acquisition team member where you'll learn more about life at Octopus and the role. Hiring manager interview: 60-90 Min Meet our SVP, Finance to explore the shape of the role and the problems we're hoping to solve together. As part of this, we will share our most recent financials and appreciate any commentary you may have on them. Peer Interview: 30 min Meet Claudia Xu, our Group Financial Controller, who leads our wonderful Finance team. Stakeholder interviews: 30 min x 2 We'll organise 2 informal meet-and-greet style calls with our CEO (Paul Stovell) and CRO (Harsh Sabikhi). If you're enthusiastic about this position, even if you don't meet all the criteria above, we wholeheartedly encourage you to submit your application. Our talent team is in-house, and we recognize that every individual brings something unique. We take the time to review every application and consider how you might add to the team. We know your time is precious. If you apply, we promise to update you at least once per week about the status of your application and to give you clear expectations for each step in the journey.