Job Description

About Zapp

Zapp is London's leading premium convenience retail platform. Founded in 2020, our vision is to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar convenience retail market, by developing best-in-class customer-centric technology and fulfilment solutions. Zapp partners with some of the world's leading brands to deliver an exclusive range of hand-picked products 24/7, delivered in minutes.

About the Role

We're looking for a

Principal, FP&A

to build and lead our financial planning & analysis function. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you'll shape how Zapp plans, forecasts and reports financial performance, supporting strategic decision-making across the business and at Board level to drive financial performance and shape Zapp's long-term trajectory.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of annual budgets, rolling quarterly forecasts, cash-flow forecasting and long-term financial plans, ensuring alignment with our ambitious growth strategy. Act as a trusted partner to senior management and commercial, operations and supply chain teams, providing actionable insights and measurable KPIs to drive operational and financial performance. Deliver board-ready P&L, cashflow and performance insights to support strategic decision-making and investor communications. Build and continuously improve robust financial models and scenario analyses to guide expansion and investment decisions. Implement scalable FP&A processes, reporting frameworks, and dashboards to enhance forecasting accuracy and operational decision-making. Build and mentor a high-performing FP&A team, fostering analytical rigor, commercial insight and strong business partnering capabilities.

Requirements

ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified (from a "Big 4"), or background in investment banking or commercial finance with a minimum of 5 years experience Experience in start-up or scale-up environments, ideally with board and investor reporting exposure. Proven expertise in financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario planning; advanced Excel skills and comfort with large datasets. Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience implementing, improving and scaling financial planning processes, with ERP frameworks, forecasting software, and BI tools is highly advantageous. Proactive, hands-on, and collaborative approach with high attention to detail.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth, venture-backed business at a formative stage and shape the financial foundations that will power Zapp's next chapter.