Head of / Senior Director of FP&A

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

About the team

The Finance & Corporate Development team at Airwallex drives the company’s financial strategy and growth. Our team focuses on financial planning, analysis, and corporate transactions to ensure Airwallex’s long-term success. We collaborate across departments to identify opportunities, manage risks, and execute strategic initiatives. Our goal is to support the company’s mission to empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime.

What you’ll do

The Head of / Senior Director of FP&A will lead Airwallex’s financial planning process globally. You will be a trusted liaison between the CEO, CFO and CRO and between the Finance team and Airwallex global leadership. You will lead a team that owns integrated P&L forecasting and reporting, providing actionable insight for senior leadership across the business. You will build the data and AI foundations for a world-class FP&A function.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting - Full P&L budgeting, reporting and forecasting/reforecasting, working closely with the Controllership and Strategic Finance teams and divisional leaders across the business to develop an integrated view of business performance and drivers of variance

• Strategic Business Partnering - Working with divisional and commercial leaders to construct budgets and forecasts, deeply understand the drivers of performance and provide analytical support for short- and long-term decision-making. This will include GTM efficiency analyses such as contribution margin, LTV/CAC etc. You will be expected to share your perspectives at senior leadership forums to influence decision-making.

• Data and Systems - Creating and maintaining the queries, reports and databases that underpin regular reporting and ad hoc analysis, working with Data and Engineering to ensure the integrity/accuracy of metrics. You will also oversee the tools and systems used across the business for budgeting.

• Automation - Driving efficiency and automation across all FP&A workflows, including adoption of best-in-class tooling and use of agentic AI.

This role is based in London or Singapore.

Who are you

We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• 10+ years in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Investment Banking or Private Equity - this will include experience within a high-growth, global business

• Deep experience in integrated financial modelling, covering top-line (including Sales efficiency), COGS and Opex analysis

• A record of providing high quality analytical decision support to senior leadership teams, with a strong bias towards actionable insight

• Proven leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to hire, develop and retain world class talent

• Comfortable with large datasets and SQL

• Familiarity with the use of AI/ML tools to automate regular analysis and simplify ad hoc queries

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Sector experience in fintech/payments

• Experience with Pigment or equivalent products

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.