FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Models the company's financial future: plans, forecasts, scenarios and a strategic read of the trajectory for leadership and the board.
Why this hire matters.
FP&A answers the three questions conditioning your survival and ambitions: how much runway, how fast to invest, and what happens if assumptions move. They're the guardian of the financial model — connecting hiring plan, revenue trajectory and cash consumption into one coherent system, refreshed monthly. Without solid FP&A, fundraises are prepared in pain (investors dissect the model), investment decisions are made by feel, and cash surprises arrive unannounced. In a scale-up, it's often the hire that moves finance from producing numbers to strategic partnership. Look for the dual skill: modeling rigor AND the ability to tell a board what the numbers say.
Key missions.
- Build and maintain the company's financial model
- Run planning cycles (budget, reforecast, long-range plan)
- Model scenarios (hiring, pricing, fundraise)
- Track runway, burn and unit economics
- Prepare board and investor reporting
- Analyze performance and challenge business assumptions
- Tool the planning (EPM, automation)
Skills.
Technical skills
- Advanced financial modeling
- SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, CAC payback, burn multiple)
- EPM tools (Pigment, Anaplan)
- SQL/BI
- Board material preparation
Expected qualities
- Synthesis
- Rigor
- Executive communication
- Judgment on assumptions
Common stack
Salaries 2025-2026
| Level | Experience | Annual gross base |
|---|---|---|
| FP&A Analyst | 1-3 yrs | 45–55 k€ |
| Mid-level | 3-6 yrs | 55–70 k€ |
| Senior / Manager | 6-9 yrs | 70–90 k€ |
| Head of FP&A | 9+ yrs | 90–120 k€ |
Paris market ranges, 2025-2026.
Outside the Paris region, expect 10 to 15 % less.
Sources : Bureau des Talents 2026 · Michael Page 2026
Hiring this profile.
Typical background
Transaction services, audit, investment banking or controlling grown into planning. SaaS metrics culture is decisive in scale-ups.
When to hire
Before a significant raise or as soon as allocation decisions (hiring, markets) require reliable quantified scenarios — Series A/B.
Career path
Senior FP&A → Head of FP&A → CFO.