Finance Business Partner

Zepz; London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Zepz is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial insights pivotal for driving business performance. The role involves managing cost centre reporting, delivering forecasts, and implementing process improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance overall financial outcomes.

Benefits

Unlimited Annual Leave

Private Medical Cover

Retirement pension schemes

Life Assurance

Parental Leave

Cycle-to-work schemes

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance business partner or FP&A role.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and report findings.
• Experience managing cost centre budgets.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data to track trends and improve cost efficiency.
• Enhance financial reporting by translating complex data for stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements for better decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder influencing

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

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About Zepz

Zepz Group is the group powering leading global remittance brands: WorldRemit and Sendwave. Zepz Group has been disrupting an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players by reducing the barriers to finance and increasing safety and convenience for users. Every day, Zepz Group and its brands work towards unlocking the prosperity of cross-border communities through finance and technology - driven by the vision of a world that celebrates migrants' impact on prosperity, at home and abroad. Zepz serves over 9 million users across more than 4,600 corridors, with over 40 send countries and 90 receive countries.

Join us!

Our commitments:

• We act like owners - We are relentlessly delivering for our users and spending money thoughtfully.
• We embrace embarrassing honesty - We function best when we're open and honest with one another - especially about our challenges and doubts.
• We have a bias to action - We get to things quickly, iterate, and learn.
• We strive to be better - We may make mistakes, but always learn from them.
• We are inclusive - To better reflect and serve our users.

As a Finance Business Partner at Zepz, you will play a pivotal role in providing strategic financial insights and partnering with key stakeholders to drive business performance. You will be responsible for managing cost centre reporting, delivering accurate forecasts, and influencing decision-making to optimize financial outcomes. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of cost management in a high-growth environment.

Reporting to the Manager, you will:

• Analyze financial data to track trends, identify areas of concern, and proactively generate actionable insights to improve cost efficiency and enhance overall business performance.
• Challenge business on tracking vs budget, and ensure adherence to targets.
• Enhance financial reporting and storytelling by translating complex data into clear, compelling narratives for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Serve as a strategic financial advisor to stakeholders, understand their goals and objectives, guide decision making, and ensure financial alignment with company goals.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline reporting, improve forecasting accuracy, and drive better decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to analyze key business metrics, identify trends, and uncover opportunities to drive top-line growth and profitability.

What we're looking for from you

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Previous experience in a finance business partner / FPA role / managing cost centre budgets.
• Strong ability to analyze complex financial data, identify trends, and create detailed reports that inform strategic decision-making.
• A proactive team player who collaborates well with others and can demonstrate the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment while maintaining focus on quality and deadlines.

What you'll get from us

Please note that the benefits below will apply to permanent roles.

We have five core benefits for our talent in the US, UK, Philippines, Poland, and South Africa, specifically:

• Unlimited Annual Leave: Feel free to make the most of your time off and maintain a healthy work-life balance!
• Private Medical Cover: You can opt-in to a Private Medical Insurance scheme, providing thorough medical coverage for your health and well-being.
• Retirement: We offer pension schemes to help you plan for and secure your future.
• Life Assurance: Available to give you peace of mind and protect your loved ones in case of the unexpected.
• Parental Leave: Competitive parental leave schemes to spend quality time with your new family member.

We are also a remote-first organization, offering flexibility to work where you're most productive. In addition to the above, we offer secondary perks (such as cycle-to-work schemes and employee discounts) depending on your location, to help you thrive at Zepz!

Why choose Zepz?

• Our team of over 1,000 employees is fully distributed worldwide, working from coffee shops, homes, and co-working spaces. We also offer workspace in our talent cluster locations for collaboration and connection.
• We are proud of our diverse community, including parents, organizers, farmers, musicians, influencers, Olympians, and entrepreneurs.
• We speak over twenty languages, including Akuapem, Amharic, Bengali, Ewe, Fante, Ga, Igbo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish.
• At Zepz, embodying our commitments unites us. We are passionate about our vision to provide the best service to our users.

Ready to Apply?

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit your resume and optional cover letter, highlighting how your experience meets the role's requirements. Also, indicate your work authorization countries.

Remember: There is no perfect candidate. We welcome all backgrounds and identities. If you need support during the application process, let us know. We want you to be excited to make an impact every day.