Senior FP&A Analyst

Job description

Who we are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers.  We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. The role Finance at Helsing is built from first principles. There are no legacy systems, no inherited processes, and no established playbooks. As our Senior FP&A Analyst, you will be a critical expert providing valuable insights and analyses. Working as a strategic financial partner to the Director FP&A, Finance Business Partners, and stakeholders from the business, you will produce the models that drive capital allocation decisions across both software and advanced manufacturing domains. You will operate at the intersection of high-growth tech finance and defense-contract economics, modeling and balancing cost-plus, time & materials, fixed-price, and government milestone billing. The day-to-day Financial Planning, Forecasting & Manufacturing Scale-Up: • Model financial outcomes for Helsing’s advanced manufacturing footprints (e.g., "Resilience Factories" across Europe and the US), assessing factory ramp-up costs, supply chain/inventory dynamics, and capital expenditure vs. operating expenditure trade-offs • Design pricing, revenue recognition, and margin models that accommodate various defense contract types (fixed-price incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee, milestone-based government billing) under relevant local standards (e.g., German MoD/UK MoD/US GAAP regulations) • Build robust scenario analyses (bull/base/bear) that stress-test revenue, manufacturing output, supply chain resilience, contract win-rates, and geopolitical/procurement variables • Support in delivering monthly financial review cycles with clear variance analysis (material cost, labor, overheads) and commercial insight against budgets and forecasts Capital Allocation & Strategic Finance: • Support the Director FP&A in optimizing massive working capital requirements tied to long-term government payment cycles and milestone-based defense contracts • Assist in evaluating diverse financing structures, debt covenant modeling, and government or subsidized financing opportunities (e.g., European Investment Bank, national export credit agencies, and defense industrial funds) You should apply if you • Have proven strong experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or Corporate Finance, with a clear track record in high-growth, venture-backed, or recently listed technology/industrial environments • Bring a track record of hands-on approach to monthly reporting, variance analysis • Have strong passion for modern technology, automation, and data structures. You leverage advanced tooling and AI to drive insights rather than relying on manual spreadsheets • Bring the ability to distill complex operational, supply-chain, and defense-contract economics into a clear strategic narrative • Have a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), MBA, or CFA as a highly desirable add-on •