Head of FP&A, Commercial Finance

Job Title: Head of FP&A, Commercial Finance & Reporting – Europe
Location:
Barcelona (with occasional travel across Europe)

Reports To:
CFO Europe

Position Purpose
The Head of FP&A, Commercial Finance & Reporting – Europe is a critical leadership role within Boldyn Networks' European finance organization. This position owns end-to-end FP&A and commercial finance across Europe, providing the analytical and commercial rigor required to improve decision-making, drive profitable growth, and strengthen performance management across all countries.

You will lead the European planning cadence (budget, forecast, long-range plan), consolidate and standardize management reporting (including the monthly Business Performance Review pack), and provide hands-on commercial finance support for pricing, bid/project economics, margin improvement, and investment returns. Acting as a strategic business partner to country leadership and Group teams, you will influence across geographies and operating units while maintaining high standards of analytical quality and execution discipline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Commercial Finance & Strategic Decision Support
• Own commercial finance across Europe: pricing strategy, margin analysis, project economics, bid/contract evaluation, and investment appraisal.
• Build robust financial models for bids, projects, and strategic initiatives; define assumptions and sensitivity analyses.
• Partner with Commercial and Operations leaders to improve contribution margins and cash outcomes.
• Establish a consistent commercial finance toolkit to ensure comparability across countries.
• FP&A Leadership (Budget, Forecast, Long-Range Plan)
• Lead annual budget, rolling forecast, and multi-year planning for Europe.
• Own Europe-level cash flow planning and working capital drivers.
• Create a disciplined planning calendar and standardized input templates.
• Deliver clear variance analysis and forward-looking insights to support timely decisions.
• Management Reporting & KPI Framework
• Own the European monthly management reporting cycle and deliver the Business Performance Review (BPR) pack.
• Define and maintain a consistent KPI framework across countries.
• Build dashboards and reporting automation (Excel/Power BI) to reduce manual effort and improve insight quality.
• Align with Group FP&A on definitions, timetables, and narratives.
• Performance Management & Business Partnering
• Act as the primary finance business partner for European country leaders on performance, profitability, and investment decisions.
• Translate complex financial topics into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Identify and drive value levers (pricing, mix, productivity, vendor economics) with quantified business cases.
• Process Improvement & Systems Enablement
• Standardize FP&A and reporting processes to improve forecast accuracy and cycle time.
• Support ERP/finance systems evolution from an FP&A standpoint.
• Drive governance and documentation of assumptions, KPI definitions, and methodologies.
• Team Leadership
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing European FP&A and commercial finance team.
• Set clear expectations, ensure prioritization, and build a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years' experience in FP&A and commercial finance roles, ideally in multi-country European environments.
• Strong commercial finance capability: pricing, margin analysis, project economics, bid support, investment appraisal.
• Proven leadership in budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Advanced financial modelling skills (Excel) and experience with BI tools (Power BI preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across geographies and functions.
• Experience in project-based/services/infrastructure environments and/or PE-backed organizations is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
• MBA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.