FP&A Manager, Corporate Performance & Projects
London
About Nscale
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.
About the Role (Job Purpose)
We are looking for a high-potential Finance Manager to support FP&A and business partnering at Nscale. This role will work closely with senior stakeholders and the FP&A leadership team to deliver high-quality financial insight, support planning cycles, and drive better decision making across the business.
This is an ideal opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to grow their career in a commercially focused FP&A role. You will combine strong financial fundamentals with curiosity and a proactive mindset to help shape business performance in a fast-scaling environment.
The successful candidate will be a key business partner to several senior functional leaders at Nscale and will gain exposure to projects – varying from due diligence, post-merger integration, managing the launch of new processes and system implementation.
You will play a key role in translating financial data into actionable insight, supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, and partnering with teams to improve financial visibility and discipline.
What You’ll be Doing (Responsibilities)
Planning & Forecasting
- Support the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts, working with stakeholders to ensure accuracy and alignment with business priorities.
- Maintain and improve financial models to support planning, scenario analysis, and decision making.
- Analyse performance vs budget/forecast, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Business Partnering
- Partner with functional teams (e.g. Operations, People, Legal, Insurance) to provide financial insight and challenge assumptions.
- Support stakeholders in understanding financial performance and making informed decisions.
- Build strong relationships across the business, acting as a trusted and proactive finance partner.
Performance Reporting & Insight
- Prepare monthly reporting packs with clear commentary on performance, variances, and forward-looking risks.
- Translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights for senior stakeholders.
- Support development of KPIs and performance tracking frameworks.
Ad-hoc Analysis & Projects
- Deliver ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives, cost optimisation, and investment decisions.
- Support finance transformation initiatives (e.g., systems, tools, process improvements).
- Contribute to continuous improvement of FP&A processes, reporting, and data quality.
About You (Skills / Qualifications)
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- 5 years post-qualification experience
- Strong analytical and modelling skills in Excel (experience with financial systems a plus: NetSuite, Onestream, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, etc.)
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in business partnering non-finance stakeholders.
- Experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or a fast-paced/high-growth environment
- Experience working with large datasets or BI tools
Personal Attributes
- Commercially curious with a proactive, problem‑solving mindset
- Strong ownership mindset, taking responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability refer back to the bigger picture.
- Confident and pragmatic stakeholder partner – you build trust with stakeholders and are comfortable challenging assumptions constructively.
- High standards with pace, delivering high-quality work in a fast‑paced environment.
What We Can Offer You
- Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months. …