Commercial Finance Manager

Planet; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology provider in London is looking for a Commercial Finance Manager. You'll be responsible for financial reporting and analysis, supporting product teams and CFOs. Strong analytical skills and experience in payments or fintech are preferred. This role offers a hybrid work model with three office days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in analysing performance and identifying trends.
• Logical, self-motivated, and proactive with strong analytical skills.
• Experience in payments or fintech preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support CFOs with business analysis and reporting.
• Improve processes across commercial finance teams.
• Maintain complex data sets and drive insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Problem-solving

Financial analysis

Team player

Tools

Corporate planning tools

Job description

About Planet

Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers.

We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day.

Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue and save time.

Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents serving our customers in more than 120 markets.

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Finance Manager. You will be the business partner into the product team, responsible for owning the financial product P&L for Tax Free and support other products and Churn reporting and supporting the Vertical CFOs with regular reporting and analysis to help drive commercial success. You will be required to build strong relationships across various teams and develop a solid understanding of the business dynamics across the different areas.

What you will do

• Support the Vertical CFOs and their teams with regular reporting and business analysis, while helping to prepare materials used for C-suite and Board level reporting
• Work to improve processes and efficiencies across the commercial finance teams
• Ingest and maintain complex data sets from various product systems to help the team drive commercial insights and support business planning
• Build and maintain regular reporting and insights
• Own adhoc analysis to drill into problem areas as needed and support where required

Who you are

• Experienced in analysing country / division / product performance and identifying trends and seeing where best practices can be shared
• A good communicator and adept at building relationships across teams, while exerting persistence and resourcefulness
• Must be logical, self-motivated, proactive, with strong analytical skills and a high level of intellectual curiosity
• Excellent time management skills, demonstrating high levels of accuracy, thoroughness and reliability whilst coping under pressure
• Strong system and advanced Excel skills. Experience with corporate planning tools advantageous.
• Flexible and a genuine team player willing to go the extra mile to support others
• Experienced in payments and/or fintech preferred

Why Planet

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.