Head of FP&A

CompanyCRU

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At2/17/2026

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Description

About CRU:

CRU International is a leading provider of business intelligence and consulting services in the metals, mining, and fertilizer industries. With over 50 years of experience, we offer valuable insights and analysis that help our clients make informed decisions in an ever-changing global market.

About the role:

This role leads CRU’s financial planning and analysis function, delivering decision-ready commercial insight that strengthens market intelligence, independent analysis, and customer-centric solutions. Partnering with senior stakeholders, the role evaluates ROI, pricing and deal economics, sales-to-revenue performance, and acquisition opportunities - building a best-in-class FP&A function that scales with revenue and product complexity, underpinned by integrity, collaboration, excellence, and client focus.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and evolve the commercial insight agenda, translating performance questions into clear analyses, narratives, and recommendations that inform commercial priorities.
Lead monthly and quarterly financial close analysis, variance explanations, and presentation-ready management reports and board packs.

Drive budgeting, forecasting, and executive decision-support for sustainable, profitable growth.

Develop, stress-test, and challenge business cases for new products, projects, and investments, ensuring assumptions, risks, and expected returns are transparent and decision-ready.

Leverage data and ThoughtSpot reporting to deliver timely, actionable insight - spotting opportunities, risks, and performance trends early and recommending clear next steps.

Partner with senior leaders across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Communities/Events, and Product to shape commercial decisions and align priorities through evidence-based analysis.

Define, track, and improve core SaaS metrics: ARR, MRR, NRR, gross retention, churn, ACV, CAC, CAC payback, LTV, contribution margin, and cohort economics.

Define and govern ROI and investment appraisal standards for commercial initiatives (e.g., go-to-market activity, product propositions, pricing actions), including post-investment reviews and benefit tracking.

Develop and monitor sales-to-revenue analytics (e.g., pipeline-to-bookings-to-revenue conversion, retention/renewal where applicable), ensuring consistent KPI definitions and actionable insights.

Strengthen data governance for commercial finance by improving metric definitions, data quality checks, reconciliation points, and documentation with Finance Systems and Data teams.

Continuously improve commercial finance processes, templates, and tooling to increase speed-to-insight, reduce manual effort, and improve decision quality.

Build and lead a high-performing, inclusive commercial finance team, supporting capability development and collaborative ways of working across CRU.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
Professional Finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).

Skills & Experience:

6–8 years’ experience in corporate finance, FP&A, or commercial finance.
Senior finance leadership experience with strong FP&A and business partnering capability.
Experience in a SaaS or subscription business; strong familiarity with ARR/MRR, NRR, churn, cohort analysis, CAC, LTV, and contribution margin.
Experience with modern analytics stacks (e.g., DBT, Snowflake, BigQuery).

Advanced visualisation skills: ability to design intuitive dashboards and self-serve reports.

Project experience implementing FP&A tools, ETL pipelines, or forecasting systems.

Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail, while maintaining a strategic perspective.

What We Offer:

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and development as part of a global company.
A collaborative and supportive work environment.
The chance to work with industry-leading experts and over a diverse range of topics and projects.