About the Team
The Finance & Corporate Development team at Airwallex drives the company’s financial strategy and growth. Our team focuses on financial planning, analysis, and corporate transactions to ensure Airwallex’s long-term success. We collaborate across departments to identify opportunities, manage risks, and execute strategic initiatives. Our goal is to support the company’s mission to empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime.
What You’ll Do
The Head of / Senior Director of FP&A will lead Airwallex’s financial planning process globally. You will be a trusted liaison between the CEO, CFO, and CRO and between the Finance team and Airwallex global leadership. You will lead a team that owns integrated P&L forecasting and reporting, providing actionable insight for senior leadership across the business. You will build the data and AI foundations for a world-class FP&A function.
Responsibilities
- Reporting – Full P&L budgeting, reporting and forecasting/reforecasting, working closely with the Controllership and Strategic Finance teams and divisional leaders across the business to develop an integrated view of business performance and drivers of variance
- Strategic Business Partnering – Working with divisional and commercial leaders to construct budgets and forecasts, deeply understand the drivers of performance and provide analytical support for short- and long-term decision-making. This will include GTM efficiency analyses such as contribution margin, LTV/CAC, etc. You will be expected to share your perspectives at senior leadership forums to influence decision-making.
- Data and Systems – Creating and maintaining the queries, reports and databases that underpin regular reporting and ad hoc analysis, working with Data and Engineering to ensure the integrity/accuracy of metrics. You will also oversee the tools and systems used across the business for budgeting.
- Automation – Driving efficiency and automation across all FP&A workflows, including adoption of best-in-class tooling and use of agentic AI.
This role is based in London or Singapore.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Investment Banking or Private Equity – this will include experience within a high-growth, global business
- Deep experience in integrated financial modelling, covering top‑line (including Sales efficiency), COGS and Opex analysis
- A record of providing high quality analytical decision support to senior leadership teams, with a strong bias towards actionable insight
- Proven leadership and team‑building skills, with the ability to hire, develop and retain world class talent
- Comfortable with large datasets and SQL
- Familiarity with the use of AI/ML tools to automate regular analysis and simplify ad hoc queries
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Sector experience in fintech/payments
- Experience with Pigment or equivalent products
Equal Opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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