Head of FP&A

About the role

The role belongs to the Finance team and owns the planning and forecasting layer for TEM. The hire will own the financial model, monthly performance versus plan, and the forward-looking view including cash runway that leadership and the board rely on. This position is much more an FP&A job than a controller job, requiring the build of an independent view by modelling, comparing, and challenging actuals. In partnership with the VP of Financial Performance, the hire will translate numbers into insight and turn variance into action. The first twelve months will focus on taking ownership of the financial model, standing up a monthly performance versus plan cycle, and codifying planning logic into agent-assisted workflows.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own the model by taking full ownership of the financial model structure assumptions and upkeep so its outputs are trusted across the business.
• Run performance versus plan by delivering the monthly cycle for every part of the business on time with independent variance analysis built from the actuals.
• Keep the forward view sharp by owning the monthly cash runway forecast and maintaining the forward-looking KPIs that guide decisions.
• Turn variance into action by translating the numbers into insight leadership can act on.
• Build with AI by codifying planning logic into repeatable agent-assisted workflows so the function scales without headcount.
• Stand up a monthly performance versus plan cycle that lands on time for every part of the business.
• Own the monthly cash runway forecast update with the VP of Financial Performance.
• Build a forward-looking KPI set that leadership actually runs on.
• Own quarterly and annual planning on behalf of Finance.
• Codify planning logic into agent-assisted workflows instead of manual spreadsheet grind.
• Take raw actuals and build an independent view rather than waiting to be handed analysis.
• Deliver a transparent and auditable monthly performance versus plan process.
• Maintain the integrity of the financial model as the single source of truth for planning.
• Partner closely with leadership to ensure alignment between planning, forecasting, and business decisions.
• Leverage data analysis skills to get to the bottom of what drives performance and relish complex data challenges.

Requirements

MUST-HAVES

• Proven FP&A experience where you have owned a financial model and a monthly performance versus plan cycle before.
• A background in a complex business such as fintech energy or any business with a trading element including commodities and oil & gas.
• A real understanding of financial markets.
• An independent operator who takes raw actuals and builds an independent view rather than waiting to be handed analysis.
• Excellent data analysis skills demonstrated by working with messy data and relishing tough data challenges.
• Comfortable building AI and agent-assisted workflows into planning processes.

DESIRABLE

• Energy sector experience.
• Scale-up or VC-backed company experience.
• Experience supporting board reporting and investor conversations.

Practical notes

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Location: United Kingdom.

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Engagement: Full-time.

• Compensation band: up to £120,000 or equivalent in local currency, plus stock options and benefits as listed.
• Remote-first role with clear core hours and no internal meetings on Friday afternoons.
• Up to GBP1,200 or EUR1,200 per year for remote setup.
• Up to GBP150 or EUR150 per month for wellbeing.
• Interview process includes a first call with the Talent Team, a behaviour interview with the Hiring Manager, and a technical interview with the Team.

About TEM

We are rebuilding the energy transaction, making it transparent and fair. Our goal is to put power back where it belongs, in the hands of customers and to take on one of the most critical problems of our century, access to low cost electricity. TEM exists to fix a broken global energy market that's long favoured legacy operators, intermediaries, and opaque pricing. Today's electricity system was not designed for rapid decarbonisation, AI-driven efficiency or fair access for the actual users - businesses and generators. We've built the first AI native transaction infrastructure to reinvent how electricity is bought, sold and priced. Our technology is designed to cut out the inefficient fees, automate complex market flows, and bring transparency and fairness to energy transactions at scale. In late 2025, after extraordinary growth, we closed a $75 million Series B - led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Albion, Atomico, Allianz, Hitachi Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Schroders Capital and others - positioning us for global expansion, deeper product innovation and category leadership. Since launch, our modern utility product, known as RED, has already facilitated thousands of business customers and billions in energy transaction value, proving that modern software and AI can transform an industry built on legacy systems. At TEM, we're not just building another energy company, we're rearchitecting market infrastructure so that transparency, efficiency and sustainability become the default, not the exception.

🎯 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the model: take full ownership of the financial model - structure, assumptions, upkeep - so its outputs are trusted across the business.
• Run performance versus plan: deliver the monthly cycle for every part of the business on time, with independent variance analysis built from the actuals.
• Keep the forward view sharp: own the monthly cash runway forecast and maintain the forward-looking KPIs that guide decisions.
• Turn variance into action: translate the numbers into insight leadership can act on.
• Build with AI: codify planning logic into repeatable agent-assisted workflows so the function scales without headcount.
• Ensure the financial model reflects the underlying business dynamics and transaction flows.
• Maintain rigorous governance over assumptions, version control, and auditability.
• Synthesize complex financial data into clear narratives for executive audiences.
• Challenge plans to test realism, risk, and alignment with strategy.
• Collaborate with commercial, product, and engineering teams to embed financial rigor into decision frameworks.
• Support ad hoc analysis required by the board and investors with speed and accuracy.
• Drive consistency across regions and entities in reporting and planning processes.
• Act as a process owner for rolling forecasts and scenario analysis.
• Translate strategic objectives into financial models and measurable milestones.
• Continuously improve data pipelines, tooling, and documentation for the planning function.