Commercial Finance Manager

Planet payment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology provider in Greater London is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to own the financial product P&L for Tax Free initiatives. You will support the Vertical CFOs with regular reporting and analysis, improving processes across teams. The ideal candidate is experienced in analyzing performance trends, possesses strong analytical skills, and has a solid understanding of payment systems. This role embraces a hybrid work model, with an exciting opportunity to grow within a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in analysing performance across country/division/product.
• Strong system skills and experience in payments or fintech preferred.
• Proactive and self-motivated with high levels of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Support Vertical CFOs with reporting and business analysis.
• Improve process and efficiency across commercial finance teams.
• Ingest and maintain complex data sets for commercial insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Logical thinking

Time management

Flexibility

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.

Working to improve process and efficiencies across the commercial finance teams.

Ingesting and maintaining 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 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.