Senior Financial Analyst

About Builder.ai 

We’re on a mission to make software development building so easy everyone can do it – regardless of their background, tech knowledge or budget.  We’ve already helped thousands of entrepreneurs, small businesses and even global brands, like the BBC, Makro and Pepsi achieve their software goals and we’ve only just started. 

Builder.ai was voted as one of 2023’s ‘Most Innovative Companies in AI’ by Fast Company, and won Europas 2022 ‘Scaleup of the Year’. Our team has grown to over 800 people across the world and our recent announcement of $250m Series D funding (and partnership with Microsoft) means there’s never been a more exciting time to become a Builder.
Life at Builder.ai
At Builder.ai we encourage you to experiment! Each role at Builder has unlimited opportunities to learn, progress and challenge the status quo. We want you to help us become even better at supporting our customers and take software development building to new heights.

Our global team is diverse, collaborative and exceptionally talented. We hire people for their differences but all unite with our shared belief in Builder’s HEARTT values: (Heart, Entrepreneurship, Accountability, Respect, Trust and Transparency) and a let’s-get-stuff-done attitude.

In return for your skills and commitment, we offer a range of great perks, from private healthcare and discretionary variable pay or commission scheme, to employee stock options, generous paid leave, and trips abroad #WhatWillYouBuild

What we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced Financial Analyst to develop the financial and decision-support rigour to steer our fast-paced growth from a Finance perspective. You will have the opportunity to generate insights which drive our business strategy and deliver all aspects of financial planning and analysis, business support and evolve our financial modelling capabilities as we develop new offers and services.

Why we need this role
As we continue to grow, we are needing to expand the Finance Business Partner team to meet the financial reporting and business partnering requirements from the business. As the business continues to grow rapidly, there is an increasing requirement to have a robust reporting structure covering revenue and expense tracks as well as actively channelise investments in right areas by creating a feedback loop with various departments such as Go to Market, R&D, HR and G&A functions.

Why you should join
This is a key role working closely with the leadership team to contribute towards shaping the financial strategy and evolve the Finance team. If you are someone who likes to be strategic and hands on and want to be at the intersection of finance, strategy, data and growth, you will love this role.

What will you be doing

• Transform Financial Data into Strategic Narratives: Craft and deliver insightful, end-to-end financial narratives, converting complex data (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows) into compelling stories that reveal key trends and drive strategic decision-making.
• Architect a Forward-Looking Financial Blueprint: Design and implement a sophisticated, long-term financial model that empowers our leadership team to make impactful, data-driven strategic choices and chart our company's future trajectory.
• Fuel Innovation and Growth through Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with R&D (Product & Engineering) and Go-to-Market (Sales & Growth) teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to optimize resource allocation, accelerate revenue growth, and drive product development.
• Spearhead Operational Excellence and Drive Transformative Initiatives: Lead the charge in streamlining financial processes and driving continuous improvement across the organization, leveraging process automation to unlock efficiency and elevate overall performance.
• Build a World-Class Business Finance Centre of Excellence: Evolve our reporting capabilities and establish a premier Business Finance Centre of Excellence, shaping the future of financial leadership within our organization.

• 3-5 years of experience building financial models and owning budgeting / cost analysis
• Extensive experience in building budgets from scratch, establishing effective policies and procedures, implementing cost controls, and monitoring ongoing spend
• Experience developing reports based on ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
• Strong analytical and modelling skills (proven prior experience)
• Proven ability to identify areas to improve and drive forward efficiencies
  Other requirements
• MBA / Masters (Early Careers) in Management or Finance would be preferred
• Corporate Finance, Investment Banking or Consulting background preferred
• SQL knowledge would be advantageous

• Discretionary variable pay or commission scheme dependant on your role
• Stock options in a $450 million funded Series D scale-up company
• 24 days annual leave + bank holidays
• 2 x Builder family days each year
• Time off between Christmas and New Year
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Generous Referral Bonus scheme
• Pension contributions
• Private Medical Insurance provided by AXA 
• Private Dental Insurance provided by Bupa 
• Access to our Perkbox