We are looking for an experienced Manager / Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead our FP&A team in Iași, Romania and play a key role in strengthening financial planning, reporting, and decision support across the organization.
This role combines team leadership, core FP&A process ownership, and active participation in finance transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will partner closely with global finance and business stakeholders to improve financial visibility, forecasting accuracy, and operational decision-making.
The role reports to the Director, FP&A and will be instrumental in developing a high-performing FP&A team while helping modernize financial planning processes and systems as part of Basware’s broader finance transformation journey.
Key responsibilities:
·***Team leadership: ***Lead, coach and develop a team of FP&A Analysts. Foster a high-performing, collaborative team environment with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
·***FP&A process ownership: ***Lead and develop key FP&A processes including management reporting, forecasting and budgeting. Ensure forecasts are accurate, timely, and aligned with business performance and strategic priorities. Drive high-quality financial analysis and insights to support decision-making. Support in future M&A finance integrations.
·***Finance and FP&A Transformation: ***Play an active role in the company’s finance transformation agenda, helping to modernize FP&A processes, systems, and reporting. Drive process standardization, automation, and best practices across the FP&A function championing data-driven approach. Support implementation and optimization of financial planning tools and reporting capabilities.
·Strong leadership and people management capabilities, with the ability to develop and motivate high-performing teams.
·Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
·Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with a mindset focused on continuous improvement and process optimization.
·Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with senior finance and business leaders.
·Advanced proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting tools, and BI/data platforms.
·Fluent in written and spoken English.
·Experience in the SaaS or technology sector is considered an advantage, as is prior experience working in a private equity-backed multinational company.
If you are a proactive finance leader excited about shaping modern FP&A practices, leading a team and contributing to finance transformation in a global organization, we would love to hear from you.
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Awareness of artificial intelligence concepts, tools, or applications is considered a strong asset. We highly value candidates who demonstrate curiosity, a proactive mindset, and a willingness to explore and incorporate AI-driven technologies into their work. We support continuous learning in this area.