Graphcore is a UK-headquartered semiconductor and AI compute company, now part of SoftBank’s global AI ecosystem. Our headquarters are in Bristol, with offices in London, Cambridge, Poland, Germany, and Taiwan. In 2026, we opened new key locations in India and US with the aim to build out key engineering and operational hubs to support our next phase of growth.
Role Overview
Strategic finance leader responsible for driving enterprise-wide financial strategy and planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision support. This role partners closely with the CFO, senior finance, executive leadership, and the Board to deliver rigorous planning, transparent reporting, and actionable insights that support growth, decision making and ensures financial discipline as the business scales.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Value Creation
- Own and maintain the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and long-range strategic plan
- Develop and maintain financial models and narrative to support scenario analysis
- Lead scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis (growth, capacity, headcount, opex and capex)
- Support capital allocation, ROI analysis, and investment prioritization
- Partner with leadership on M&A, integration, and ad hoc financial analysis and strategic projects as needed
Executive & Board Partnership
- Act as a trusted advisor to the CFO, CEO, and Leadership team
- Prepare materials for Board meetings and executive presentations
- Deliver clear explanations of performance vs. plan, risks, and corrective actions
- Support capital allocation decisions and liquidity planning
Performance Management & Reporting
- Own monthly performance reporting, variance analysis v’s budget/forecast, and executive reporting
- Define and track KPIs across opex, capex, and cash flow
- Drive accountability through data-driven insights and operating cadence
- Ensure alignment between financial results, operational metrics, and strategy
Business Partnership
- Act as a trusted finance partner with functional leaders, including Engineering, Operations, People and Supply Chain on:
- Capacity planning (compute, hardware, facilities, power)
- Capex planning (servers, clusters, networking, data centres)
- Cost modelling (headcount, third party engineering, T&E, other)
- Understand permanent and timing related spend variances
- Challenge assumptions and influence decisions using data-driven insights
- Translate complex technical and operational drivers into financial outcomes
Team, Systems & Process Leadership
- Build, mentor and lead a high-performing FP&A organization
- Establish scalable planning and forecasting processes and controls suitable for rapid growth
- Own FP&A systems roadmap (planning tools, BI, data models)
- Drive data quality, automation, and self-service reporting
- Partner closely with Accounting to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely financials
Required Qualifications
- 12–15+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or investment-related roles
- Experience in high growth, PE-backed and multinational environments
- Strong understanding of technology infrastructure, hardware, or development economics
- Proven experience presenting to senior managers and leadership
- Advanced financial modelling and forecasting skills
- Working knowledge of IFRS / US GAAP, particularly relating to long term project accounting
- Strong people leadership and cross-functional influence
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent
- Background in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, data centres, or hyperscale cloud
- Experience with M&A, carve-outs, or integrations
- Hands-on experience with Anaplan, Adaptive, Hyperion, or similar platforms
Key Competencies
- Commercial and strategic mindset with strong execution focus
- Board-level communication and storytelling skills
- High ownership, accountability, and bias for action
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive executive compensation (base + bonus)
- Long-term incentives / equity participation
- Comprehensive benefits package
USA Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing and financial future. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), disability and life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, commuter benefits, wellness services and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we're committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Skills Required
- 12-15+ years of experience in FP&A
- Experience in high growth, PE-backed and multinational environments
- Strong understanding of technology infrastructure or development economics
- Proven experience presenting to senior managers and leadership
- Advanced financial modelling and forecasting skills
- Working knowledge of IFRS / US GAAP
- Strong people leadership and cross-functional influence
What the Team is Saying
Graphcore Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical and dental insurance, with US plans through Cigna and Kaiser, HDHP options with employer‑funded HSA contributions, a health cash plan, EAP access, and dedicated mental‑health support. These provisions extend to family options in some regions, reinforcing broad medical and wellbeing support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a UK pension match up to 5% and a US 401(k) with a 100% company match up to 6% (with a true‑up). This pairing signals strong, predictable long‑term savings support across key locations.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off policies feature “unlimited” holiday in the UK and flexible, generous PTO with paid US holidays. Paid family leave for birthing parents and bonding further broadens time‑away support.
Graphcore Insights
What We Do
At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.
Why Work With Us
Our team is at the forefront of the machine intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries to build AI-native products to expand human potential. What we do at Graphcore really makes a difference.
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Graphcore Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
At Graphcore, we value wellbeing and flexibility to support a healthy work/life balance. Our hybrid approach encourages office-based colleagues to work onsite three days a week, with trusted flexibility built on trust and transparency for everyone.
