Finance Application Specialist
Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry, connecting customers in over 190 countries with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands and charming boutiques from around the world. Farfetch opens a world of luxury for endless expressions of style, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.
FINANCE
The Finance team stands as a strategic pillar of our organization, enabling the delivery of our business and financial goals, ensuring robust financial controls and optimizing overall financial performance. Finance is responsible for managing capital, ensuring financial integrity, optimizing resource allocation, and delivering accurate reporting to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
PORTO
Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.
THE ROLE
As Finance Application Specialist, you will support the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the company’s financial reporting, planning and consolidation systems. You will be involved in the end-to-end lifecycle of system projects, from design and development to deployment, ensuring data integrity, process optimization, and alignment across global financial modules. Acting as a link between business and technical teams, you will help troubleshoot system issues, manage configurations, and contribute to the delivery of accurate, efficient, and reliable financial data solutions.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Support on the implementation of new projects cooperating on all different phases of a project, design, develop and deploy
- Ensure and maintain data integrity and alignment between the global financial planning and consolidation modules (configuration, test, reconciliation, production vs. quality) Maintenance and administration of SAP BPC, specifically: Dimensions and Models, Teams and Task Profiles, Data Access Profiles and Work Status
- Interface with technical teams, business and support partner to resolve issues
- Manage incident, problem, and change management tracking processes Identify, manage and resolve common system issues
- Identify system processes to optimize, re-design and implement new changes in the system Train End Users as needed on system processes
WHO YOU ARE
- Degree in IT, Business OR similar
- Previous experience of HFM and/or Hyperion Essbase/Planning or SAP BPC would be an advantage
- Experience in document processes and procedures
- Commitment to quality and excellent customer service to end users
- Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working independently or within a group environment
- Capable of working well under pressure while dealing with unexpected problems in a professional manner
- Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken is mandatory
REWARDS & BENEFITS
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Flexible Benefits Program
- Health Insurance & Critical Illness cover
- Flexible work environment- Hybrid Model (3 days a week from the office, 2 days from home)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT
FARFETCH is committed to being an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.
SCAM DISCLAIMER
- It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.