Director, Financial Planning

Permanent contract
Paris
Salary: €75K to 95K
A few days at home
Experience: > 7 years
Education: Master's Degree

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Welcome to the Jungle is a fast-growing company reinventing the work experience through inspiring content, cutting-edge technology, and a platform that connects talent with companies. Our mission is to help everyone find purpose and fulfillment at work.

As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a Director, FPB to lead financial planning and analysis, support strategic decision-making, and help drive sustainable and profitable growth across all our markets in France, the UK and the US.

Reporting directly to the CFO, you will play a key role in shaping our financial direction, optimizing performance, and fostering a strong financial culture across the organization. You will work closely with Revenue, Marketing, Product, and People teams, and act as a trusted partner to the global Executive Team and investors.

FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS

Top line/ARR analysis supervision:

  • Supervise the update of the master ARR file and monthly performance analyses for Executive, Leadership teams and investors

  • Supervise the production of monthly financial reports (P&L) in collaboration with the accounting team

Performance analysis supervision:

  • Lead monthly analysis of KPIs and financial efficiency

  • Analyze business factors driving trends in results

  • Synthesize essential information (revenue, gross margin, costs vs budget, EBITDA, CAC…)

BUSINESS PLANNING & BUDGETS

Strategic planning:

  • Work closely with Revenue and Marketing teams to establish annual objectives (new business, churn, upsell)

  • Supervise monthly updates of the business plan with actual data and forecast reassessment

  • Ensure alignment of hiring plan with our People team

  • Lead the development of new revenue streams, including pricing strategies, packaging models, forecasting and target P&L development

Budget processes:

  • Coordinate annual budget development and quarterly reforecast processes

  • Supervise budget tracking construction and variance analysis

  • Support all assumptions with trend analysis and benchmarks

  • Foster financial accountability across teams by organizing regular budget training sessions and empowering operational teams to take ownership of their financial performance

PROCESSES & FINANCIAL CULTURE

  • Lead the design of financial models to streamline processes

  • Deploy advanced reporting solutions & automation

  • Ensure financial due diligence and modeling for strategic initiatives, international expansion, M&A transactions etc.

  • Building a culture of financial awareness and budget accountability

TEAM MANAGEMENT

  • Manage a team of FP&A contributors

  • Set direction: Translate company vision into clear team objectives and priorities

  • Build foundations: Define roles, expectations and foster a culture of excellence

  • Drive accountability: Empower team ownership while communicating decisions transparently

  • Develop people: Provide regular feedback, create growth opportunities and build cross-company relationships


Preferred experience

  • Strong academic background in Finance, Business, Economics, or Engineering

  • 6–10 years of experience in FP&A, financial controlling, strategy consulting, or transaction services, ideally in a SaaS, scale-up, or tech-driven environment

  • Solid expertise in financial reporting, business performance analysis, and financial modeling

  • Proven track record in leading budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes

  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions and deliver actionable insights

  • Demonstrated leadership abilities, with experience managing and developing high-performing teams

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and external partners

  • Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) is a plus

  • Fluent in English (spoken and written); experience in a multinational environment is a plus

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