Role Overview

Nscale is seeking an experienced VP to lead financial support for a broad portfolio of corporate, commercial and regional functions.

The role will serve as the senior finance partner to the Operations leadership team, supporting Business Development, People, Communications, Global Policy, Marketing, M&A, and the EMEA and APAC regions.

The successful candidate will provide strategic financial insight, drive financial performance and cost discipline, and support commercial and operational decision-making across the organisation. The role will also play a key part in supporting Nscale's global headcount planning process, ensuring alignment between workforce investment, financial plans and business priorities.

Working closely with FP&A, Accounting, Treasury and other Finance teams, the VP will ensure robust financial planning, reporting and governance across the Operations portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance Business Partnering

Act as the primary finance partner to the Operations leadership team, providing financial advice and commercial challenge across all supported functions.
Support strategic decision-making through financial analysis, scenario modelling and evaluation of business initiatives.
Partner with functional leaders to establish financial priorities, optimise resource allocation and support scalable growth.

Financial Planning & Performance Management

Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes for the Operations portfolio, working in close coordination with central FP&A.
Drive monthly financial performance reviews, including variance analysis, cost trends, risks and opportunities.
Establish clear financial KPIs and reporting frameworks to improve transparency, accountability and decision-making.
Oversee operating expenditure, financial commitments and investment prioritisation across supported functions.
Identify opportunities to improve operating efficiency and ensure appropriate cost discipline.

Corporate Functions Business Partnering

Act as the dedicated finance partner to corporate functions, including People, Communications, Global Policy and Marketing, providing financial insight and support to functional leadership.
Partner with functional leaders to develop budgets, forecasts and financial plans aligned with operational priorities.
Provide financial analysis and challenge on headcount, discretionary expenditure, vendor commitments and resource allocation.
Support the evaluation of key functional initiatives, ensuring appropriate financial visibility and understanding of cost implications.
Drive financial accountability and cost discipline across corporate functions, identifying opportunities for efficiency and process improvement.

Global Headcount Planning & Analysis

Partner with the People team and FP&A to support the global end-to-end headcount planning process, ensuring alignment with business priorities and financial objectives.
Support the development and maintenance of consolidated workforce plans, including hiring forecasts, compensation costs and associated employee expenditure.
Deliver headcount and personnel cost analysis, including actuals versus budget, hiring trends, vacancies and forecast movements.
Support the development of consistent planning methodologies, reporting frameworks and financial controls across regions and functions.
Provide financial insight to inform workforce investment decisions and optimise resource allocation.

Commercial Operations & Financial Integration

Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to ensure alignment between the sales pipeline, deployment schedules and infrastructure capacity planning.
Support the development of integrated processes connecting commercial demand, capacity availability and operational readiness.
Drive financial oversight of the end-to-end order-to-contract and billing processes, ensuring appropriate controls, accuracy and timely execution.
Work closely with Commercial, Finance and Operations teams to ensure effective handoffs from contract execution through service delivery, billing and revenue recognition.