Manager, FP&A Platform & AI Strategy

Location: Hybrid role with 2 days a week in the London office, United Kingdom.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-driven cybersecurity solutions that detect and respond to evolving cyber threats.

What you will do

• Own the design, configuration, operation, security, and scalability of Workday Adaptive Planning across budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and scenario modelling.
• Build and deliver the platform roadmap, manage upgrades, testing, and releases, and act as the internal technical owner for Adaptive.
• Build and maintain integrations between Adaptive, Workday HCM, Workday Financials, and other source systems; monitor data quality and system performance.
• Build BI dashboards and self-service reporting for FP&A and business stakeholders.
• Shape the FP&A AI strategy and deliver use cases including automated month-end reporting, variance commentary, AI-assisted forecasting, and predictive models.
• Train Finance colleagues, create documentation, lead change management, and translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience configuring and running planning and reporting platforms, ideally including Workday Adaptive Planning or an equivalent platform; experience with multiple tools such as Anaplan, Pigment, Planful, or Hyperion is valuable.
• Experience integrating planning platforms with core HR and finance systems, ideally including Workday HCM and Workday Financials.
• Strong SQL and data-querying skills.
• Experience building reports and dashboards with a BI tool such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Solid financial modelling skills and understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Practical experience applying AI or automation to finance, analysis, or reporting, with examples of tested, built, or implemented solutions.
• Ability to explain technical ideas clearly to non-technical colleagues and support people through change.

Nice to have

• Experience in a SaaS or software business, including understanding of ARR, net revenue retention, and churn.
• Scripting experience, such as Python, for automation or data work.
• Experience leading a system implementation or major platform upgrade.

Culture & Benefits

• Values include ownership, collaboration, high standards, urgency, and continuous learning.
• 23 days’ holiday plus public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years, and an additional birthday day off.
• Private medical insurance covering the employee, cohabiting partner, and children.
• Life insurance at four times base salary, salary sacrifice pension scheme, and enhanced family leave.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program and cycle-to-work scheme.