# VP, Finance Business Partnering (Commercial & Operations) at Nscale

> United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Anscaleoperationsukltd%3A5013632101 (read 2026-11-10).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Nscale](https://alderhq.app/companies/nscale)
- Location text: AMER; San Francisco
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: AMER; San Francisco")
- Posted: 2026-10-22 (19 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/nscaleoperationsukltd/jobs/5013632101

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 819): p25 $214k, median $254k, p75 $293k

## Description (the employer's text)

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### 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.

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