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FP&A Lead

Lawhive· Finance
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Hybrid (New York City)$150k - $200kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

FP&A Lead to build and own financial planning across Lawhive's multi-entity UK and US group, establishing forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling foundations in a startup/scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead group-level forecasting across revenue, headcount, costs and cash flow.
  • Build and own financial models that support strategic planning and investment decisions.
  • Analyse performance, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities.
  • Lead scenario modelling, long-range planning and sensitivity analysis.
  • Partner with senior leaders to understand performance, risks and future requirements.
  • Translate financial insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Provide commercial and financial guidance on new initiatives and operational decisions.
  • Influence decision-making through strong relationships and high-quality financial analysis.
  • Own group-level management reporting, delivering clear analysis and performance insights.
  • Establish consistent reporting across entities, tracking revenue, margins, unit economics and operational KPIs.
  • Improve reporting processes, dashboards and financial data visibility.
  • Ensure accuracy, consistency and audit-ready documentation across financial outputs.
  • Establish scalable FP&A processes, tools and reporting frameworks from the ground up.
  • Lead budgeting and standardise planning processes across teams and entities.
  • Partner with Management Accounting on month-end performance, variance analysis and financial insights.
  • Strengthen financial governance and planning discipline across the group.

Qualifications

  • Significant FP&A, commercial finance or strategic finance experience, with proven ownership of financial planning, ideally with exposure to building financial planning processes, models and reporting frameworks from the ground up.
  • Experience building or transforming FP&A processes, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment.
  • Strong multi-entity experience, including standardising planning and reporting at group level.
  • Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills, with excellent financial modelling capabilities.
  • Confident analysing complex datasets and translating insights into clear recommendations.
  • Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing strategic decisions.
  • Strong understanding of revenue models, costs, margins and operational metrics.
  • Experience improving financial processes through automation, ideally using AI.
  • Highly analytical, commercially minded and intellectually curious.
  • A hands-on self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, builds structure and drives continuous improvement.

Skills

Required:ForecastingFinancial modellingData analysisMulti-entity FP&AStakeholder partnering

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits: Premium plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover
  • Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave
  • 401k: Matching contribution up to 2% of salary
  • Equity: Options in Lawhive LTD
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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