Manager, FP&A – EMEA 

Battersea, London / Hybrid (3 days per week in office) 

About the Role 

Reporting into the FP&A Senior Manager, EMEA, the FP&A Manager, EMEA is a high-impact role at the heart of SharkNinja's EMEA finance function. You will be a key driver of financial performance and insight across the region - owning core FP&A deliverables, driving the EMEA Data/BI FP&A transformation agenda, and acting as the primary link to the Global BI/IT Teams. 

This role is for someone who combines deep technical FP&A expertise with a passion for data, tools, and continuous improvement. You won't just report the numbers — you'll own the infrastructure behind them, drive simplification, and help build a best-in-class FP&A function that scales with one of the fastest-growing consumer businesses in the world. 

FP&A Core Deliverables 

• Lead and animate the EMEA month-end close cycle, delivering high-quality variance analysis, management commentary, and P&L performance reporting to the EMEA Finance Leadership Team (FLT), with support from the Senior Analyst. 

• Establish and maintain clear forums with the Accounting team to review the balance sheet and support quarterly and year-end closing. 

• Support ad hoc financial analysis and business case support for EMEA-wide initiatives 

• Champion simplification across FP&A processes (month end & forecast), leveraging AI tools, analytics, and structured ways of working to reduce manual effort and increase impact. 

• Drive the animation of financial performance across the EMEA business, using BI tools and automation to bring data to life. 

• Own the maintenance of FP&A master data, including region, customer, category, and product hierarchies — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all financial reporting. 

• Serve as the primary point of contact between EMEA Finance and the Global BI & IT team, ensuring alignment on tools, reporting priorities, and the rollout of global innovations into the EMEA environment. 

• Lead the local execution of global and regional data transformation projects — including PowerBI dashboard development, P&L fundamentals alignment (e.g. gross-to-net, Oracle SKU-level data, legacy BI migration)  

• Drive a culture of documentation, process excellence, and continuous improvement within the EMEA FP&A team. 

• Act as a champion for financial data governance and best practice, embedding robust controls and scalable processes as the business continues to grow at pace. 

• Line Management of one qualified Senior Analyst 

Some of what we're looking for 

• 5 years + experience in an FP&A role within a global organization, with strong exposure to month-end close, forecasting, and budgeting cycles. 

• Demonstrated commercial acumen with experience translating financial performance into narrative that drives decision-making. 

• Expert-level Excel skills and financial modelling capability 

• Deep hands-on expertise in PowerBI and Snowflake, including dashboard development, data modelling, and self-service BI. 

• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all financial reporting. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities with a high degree of organization and dependability. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence presenting to and engaging cross-functional stakeholders across geographies & levels. 

• Experience leading or contributing to finance or data transformation projects; project management capability is a plus and will be developed in role. 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; with professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent required). 

• Line management experience preferred but not essential 

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