Senior Finance Business Partner

Company Description

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.

Job Description

As a financial technology service/company moving billions of GBP of customer money in over 70 countries, Wise must have bulletproof financials. We need timely, accurate and scalable financial data to be compliant with regulations and make accurate business decisions to support our growth and financial objectives.

Due to continued and rapid growth we’re on the hunt for an experienced Finance professional to join our FP&A team in Shoreditch, London. You’ll be part of the team that helps pilot the rocket ship.

Your mission:

• Your main focus will be driving our planning process and improving our ability to forecast headcount and operating costs, enabling the business to continue scaling sustainably and ultimately dropping prices for customers 

• You will be involved in partnering closely with stakeholders across the business to deeply understand Wise’s cost drivers and financials including partnering with Department leads, teams within Finance and other analysts at Wise

• You will build frameworks (models and reports) to analyse Wise’s cost base, identify risks and opportunities and derive actionable insights

• You’ll provide deep dives on key business and financial metrics and focus on actuals to forecast variance comparison to drive accuracy, optimal decision making and develop strategy

• You’ll use this deep knowledge to help build a narrative on our results and manage communications and reporting to various stakeholders including Department leads and our leadership team

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Play a crucial role – in using data to help manage Wise’s financial growth sustainably and shape financial strategy to optimise growth investment and cost management

• Partner with Department leads - to help them understand their performance, cost base and assist them with decision making

• Own your own path to success – you’ll have a high level of autonomy and responsibility.

• Learn and grow – there’s a lot to be done!

Qualifications

• Passionate about what we’re building at Wise.

• Strong project management skills and ability to cut through complexity

• Love digging in data, numbers, thinking systematically, and analysing inter-dependencies.

• Strong communicator: articulate, clear, strategic – with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

• 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.

Bonus points for:

• A working knowledge of Anaplan and Workday

Additional Information

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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