Head of FP&A, Boldyn Networks
Commercial Finance & Reporting
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Managed technology services for higher education
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Managed technology services for higher education
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build a connected future by providing shared network infrastructures for smart cities, venues, enterprises, and connected transit.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years’ experience in FP&A and commercial finance roles, ideally in multi-country European environments
- Strong commercial finance capability: pricing, margin analysis, project economics, bid support, investment appraisal
- Proven leadership in budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
- Advanced financial modelling skills (Excel) and experience with BI tools (Power BI preferred)
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across geographies and functions
- Experience in project-based/services/infrastructure environments and/or PE-backed organizations is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- MBA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred
What the job involves
- Reports To: CFO Europe
- The Head of FP&A, Commercial Finance & Reporting – Europe is a critical leadership role within Boldyn Networks’ European finance organization
- This position owns end-to-end FP&A and commercial finance across Europe, providing the analytical and commercial rigor required to improve decision-making, drive profitable growth, and strengthen performance management across all countries
- You will lead the European planning cadence (budget, forecast, long-range plan), consolidate and standardize management reporting (including the monthly Business Performance Review pack), and provide hands-on commercial finance support for pricing, bid/project economics, margin improvement, and investment returns
- Acting as a strategic business partner to country leadership and Group teams, you will influence across geographies and operating units while maintaining high standards of analytical quality and execution discipline
- Own commercial finance across Europe: pricing strategy, margin analysis, project economics, bid/contract evaluation, and investment appraisal
- Build robust financial models for bids, projects, and strategic initiatives; define assumptions and sensitivity analyses
- Partner with Commercial and Operations leaders to improve contribution margins and cash outcomes
- Establish a consistent commercial finance toolkit to ensure comparability across countries
- Lead annual budget, rolling forecast, and multi-year planning for Europe
- Own Europe-level cash flow planning and working capital drivers
- Create a disciplined planning calendar and standardized input templates
- Deliver clear variance analysis and forward-looking insights to support timely decisions
- Own the European monthly management reporting cycle and deliver the Business Performance Review (BPR) pack
- Define and maintain a consistent KPI framework across countries
- Build dashboards and reporting automation (Excel/Power BI) to reduce manual effort and improve insight quality
- Align with Group FP&A on definitions, timetables, and narratives
- Act as the primary finance business partner for European country leaders on performance, profitability, and investment decisions
- Translate complex financial topics into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
- Identify and drive value levers (pricing, mix, productivity, vendor economics) with quantified business cases
- Standardize FP&A and reporting processes to improve forecast accuracy and cycle time
- Support ERP/finance systems evolution from an FP&A standpoint
- Drive governance and documentation of assumptions, KPI definitions, and methodologies
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing European FP&A and commercial finance team
- Set clear expectations, ensure prioritization, and build a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
Our take
Neutral hosting is the basis of internet connectivity for large groups such as cities, venues and businesses. It builds, funds and manages shared communication infrastructure across multiple network operators, effectively becoming the foundation for wide-scale internet connectivity. Boldyn Networks is a neutral host provider that has been building up a portfolio of companies to become one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Founded in 2023 after spinning out from Boldyn, Boldyn Networks combines various connectivity brands within its portfolio to harness advanced technologies, collaborations and shared infrastructure for its customers. 2024 saw a flurry of acquisitions that consolidated Boldyn Networks as a major player, and it now works across infrastructure, transport, education, military and more to provide high-level internet connectivity.
The company has made a lot of progress over the last few years, including acquisitions of education connectivity providers Apogee, ZenFi Networks, Edzcom, and more. Off the back of 2025 funding, it is now focused on further advancing its interconnectivity services, which already span Europe, the US and Hong Kong.
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Company benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
- HSA Plan Option with High Contribution
- 401(k) with 4% Match
- Domestic Partner Coverage When Possible
- Employer Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 9 paid company holidays
- Flexible PTO Plan for Salary Employees
- Generous Standard PTO for Hourly Employees
- Education Reimbursement Stipend
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Scott Drossos
(CEO of Higher Education)Previously COO of InterVision Systems, President of Infiniti Consulting Group and SVP Digital Partnerships & GM of Time to Know for McGraw Hill Education.
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