Commercial Finance Analyst

About Us at GoCardless

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. 

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help! 

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The role

Commercial Finance is built on two pillars:

• Be brilliant at the basics; robust reporting underpinned by ‘one source of truth’ principle and great process
• No surprises; ongoing forecasting of performance underpinned by proactive analysis and insights

The role will have two points of focus based on both sides of an ROI calculation: the primary focus being on revenues and understanding the ‘why’ behind the numbers, with a secondary focus on investment and how this shapes performance.  

Our ‘Self Serve’ business, where this role will focus on, has upwards of 100k merchants with many reportable characteristics, meaning data sets can be large and complex.  We require deep analysis of trends and drivers in order to use them to make assumptions on future volumes and the value they will generate.

What excites you:

• Having a deep knowledge of performance drivers and driving the evolution of metric reporting in line with business goals
• Being a credible and trusted business partner who enjoys building relationships with key stakeholders across the business
• Owning and executing on process change and being trusted to work independently on this
• Proactive analysis of complex data sets that can be very large (multiple data parameters and thousands of rows) with the ability to summarise clear and meaningful insights
• Data and modelling; being comfortable owning complex budget and forecast revenue models, proactively raising risks and finding opportunities to mitigate for them
• Owning the integrity of the rolling spend forecasts; and working alongside stakeholders to ensure high standards of inputs in order to deliver quality ROI reporting and inform decision making
• Being a respected senior figure in the team; a role model to those starting out in their career

What excites us:

• You have at least 5 years of experience in a Finance Analyst or Commercial Analyst role
• You are a clear and confident communicator across all levels of the business, including Exec level stakeholders
• You are inquisitive, proactive & passionate about interrogating data to understand the ‘why’
• You have extensive experience working in Excel/Google Sheets to build financial models of varying complexity; SQL knowledge would be a bonus, willingness to learn is a must.
• You enjoy condensing the findings of your analysis so that it is easy for stakeholders to understand
• You are comfortable with cost management in a commercial context
• (It’s preferred) You are a qualified member of a recognized accounting association (e.g. ACCA, CIMA)

We don't expect you to meet every requirement. If you're excited by this role, we encourage you to apply.

Salary range - the expected base salary range for this position is between €34,400 - €51,600 (gross) per year. (Including 13th and 14th salary)

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work. 

The Good Stuff!

• Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
• Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12-month period.
• Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in-office days determined by your team.
• Equity: All permanently employed GeeCees get equity to share in our success.
• Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
• Time Off: Generous holidays, 3 volunteer days, and 4 wellness days annually.

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, here’s where we stand:

• 45% identify as women 
• 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or Other 
• 10% identify as LGBTQIA+ 
• 9% identify as neurodiverse 
• 2% identify as disabled 

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report 

Sustainability at GoCardless

We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, we’re working towards a climate-positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here. 

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