FP&A Finance Analyst – Product Development & Spend
- Finance
- London
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Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
More about our mission and what we offer.
Your mission:
We are hiring for a Finance Business Analyst Your mission is to help us better understand business performance, manage and scale costs effectively, and maximise return on investment for growth. You’ll support your lead by:
Owning and improving reporting and month-end processes, producing analysis for a range of internal and external stakeholders
Driving variance analysis against forecasts to ensure accuracy and identify cost and revenue drivers
Reviewing operational metrics to assess team contribution to costs and uncover underlying drivers
Supporting headcount planning by reviewing hiring assumptions
Providing insights that help teams take action and support financial analysis and business partnering on strategic projects across Product Development team
This role is a unique opportunity to get hands-on with how our Products work and use your analytical skills to drive real impact.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
Understand the performance of our Product and Tech, dive into cost drivers and help improve growth and margins through better insights
Use data to shape Wise’s financial strategy, manage growth sustainably and optimise investment and cost management
Partner with department leads to help them understand their performance, cost base and support better decision-making
Own your path to success with high levels of autonomy and responsibility
Learn and grow in a fast-paced environment with plenty to do and improve
Produce insightful reporting, track actuals and highlight risks or opportunities vs forecasts
Help coordinate monthly and annual forecasts that directly impact the prices we charge customers
Identify opportunities to streamline, automate and scale reporting and operational processes
A bit about you:
Detail oriented, great at working autonomously and meeting deadlines
Have a strong analytical thought process
Have an ability to go beyond the numbers and understand the bigger picture
You have excellent communication skills and are able to influence others;
You know how to work in a team and stakeholders and know how to manage expectations;
Skills:
Passionate about what we’re building at Wise.
Love digging in data, numbers, thinking systematically, and analysing inter-dependencies.
Clear thinker: able to organise their thoughts well and communicate their analysis in a simple and structured way, whether in writing or in discussions.
Keen to roll up sleeves and get the job done, we all do our own Excel still.
Humble, comfortable operating with a level of uncertainty, keen to learn. Firm and forceful when required.
Able to operate to defined timelines while bringing together a diverse stakeholder group.
Able to work across multiple teams, offices, time-zones (and travel when needed!) with flexibility and a can do attitude
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
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From me days to mission days, sabbaticals to stock, and everything in between. For everyone, everywhere. We’re people building money without borders. Find out what you'll get if you join us.
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