Lead Data Analyst - Finance & Treasury

Wise; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company in London is seeking a Lead Data Analyst to join their Growth and Strategic Finance Team. The role involves curating datasets, conducting analyses, and making impactful decisions. Ideal candidates will have 4-7 years of relevant experience, strong SQL skills, and demonstrate analytical and storytelling abilities. This position offers a salary of £75,000 - £100,000 and numerous benefits including hybrid working arrangements and an inclusive team culture.

Benefits

Company Restricted Stock Units

Hybrid working

Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave

6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years

Qualifications

• 4-7 years experience in similar roles.
• Mathematical background.
• Ability to self organise and manage stakeholders.
• Demonstration of impact/going above and beyond basic role requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead decisions that impact the company and customers.
• Curate datasets and surface metrics to influence strategies.
• Understand what's driving growth and generate cost analyses.

Skills

Strong SQL skills

Python/R

Strong analytical ability

Data visualisation and storytelling ability

Decent understanding of stats and statistical modelling

Tools

DBT

Data modelling in a warehouse context

Job description

Overview

Wise is a FinTech company moving billions of GBP of customer money in over 70 countries. We are on the hunt for a Lead Data Analyst to join our Growth and Strategic Finance Team in Shoreditch, London. You will be part of the team that helps pilot the rocket ship.

What you'll be doing

• Your principal responsibility will be to make an impact and lead us to better decisions for the company and our customers
• Curating datasets, surfacing metrics, some statistical modelling, and deeper dive analysis that we expect to influence the direction of the team and the company
• Depending on the project you're working on, you'll be doing the following:
  • Helping us understand what's driving our growth at a company level
  • Helping us analyse how we're generating costs and helping our teams come up with strategic plans to drive them down
  • Helping us develop better pricing strategies so that we can incentivise the right behaviour internally, and also encourage our growth

Who you are

• 4-7 years experience in similar roles
• Mathematical background
• Strong SQL skills
• Python/R
• Strong analytical ability
• Decent understanding of stats and statistical modelling
• Data visualisation and storytelling ability
• Ability to self organise and manage stakeholders
• Demonstration of impact/going above and beyond basic role requirements

Desirable

• DBT
• Data modelling in a warehouse context
• Understanding of testing and experimental design
• Legally authorised to work in the UK

Regulatory notice

Some important stuff we would like you to know

To meet our regulatory obligations as a licensed financial services company, Wise needs to conduct background checks on all new hires, which in the Finance team includes Criminal and Credit checks. Please discuss with the Recruiter if you have any concerns regarding this process.

What do we offer

• Salary: £75,000 - £100,000
• Company Restricted Stock Units
• Numerous great benefits in our London office

Key benefits

• Hybrid working
• Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities
• 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave

Qualifications

Additional Information

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