Senior Financial Analyst – Global FP&A (Compensation & Workforce Planning – EMEA) 

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

 

About the role

SharkNinja is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Global FP&A team, with primary responsibility for supporting workforce planning and people-related Opex across the EMEA region — a key and rapidly growing segment of the business. 

As SharkNinja continues to expand its presence across EMEA, this role will play an important part in ensuring that workforce investment supports regional growth ambitions while maintaining financial discipline and margin performance. Working closely with regional leadership and HR, you will provide forward-looking analysis, support planning cycles, and enhance visibility of people-related spend across the region. 

Key Responsibilities 

EMEA People Cost Planning & Forecasting 

• Lead forecasting of EMEA people-related costs, including salary, incentives and benefits. 

• Own and maintain the rolling headcount and compensation forecast for the region, ensuring accurate and timely visibility. 

• Support the EMEA annual operating plan and in-year reforecast processes, aligning workforce investment to commercial priorities. 

• Develop and maintain robust headcount and compensation models to evaluate hiring plans, organizational changes and growth initiatives. 

• Monitor variances against budget and forecast, providing clear analysis and insight to regional and global stakeholders. 

• Identify emerging risks and cost pressures within the EMEA workforce and support mitigation planning. 

Business Partnership & Governance 

• Act as the finance partner to EMEA HR and functional leaders, ensuring alignment between hiring plans, productivity objectives and financial targets. 

• Support analysis of cost-to-revenue ratios and workforce productivity metrics to help drive sustainable, profitable regional growth. 

• Deliver concise, decision-focused reporting to regional leadership and Global FP&A. 

• Maintain appropriate governance and transparency across EMEA people-related Opex. 

 

What Success Looks Like 

• Clear and credible EMEA workforce cost forecasts 

• Strong alignment between regional hiring plans and financial targets 

• Early visibility of financial risks and opportunities within a growing region 

• Improved transparency and accountability across EMEA people spend 

• Finance recognized as a trusted and value-adding regional partner 

 

Skills & Experience 

• 4–7+ years’ experience in FP&A, corporate finance or a related field 

• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel capability 

• Experience in workforce planning and/or compensation forecasting 

• Familiarity with planning systems such as Adaptive Planning or Oracle EPM; exposure to workforce planning tools (e.g., TeamOhana) advantageous 

• Experience supporting a regional or international business segment preferred 

• Strong communication skills and ability to partner effectively across geographies 

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