Financial Analyst

Job Description:

• Analyse product and commercial performance by connecting revenue, direct costs, margins and operational drivers
• Reconcile billing, operational dashboards and accounting data
• Investigate discrepancies and maintain consistent financial metric definitions
• Compare actual results with budgets, forecasts and prior periods
• Explain material variances and identify actions or areas for investigation
• Work with accountants and functional owners to verify cost completeness, accruals, allocations and expense-recognition timing
• Analyse product cost drivers, unit costs and profitability
• Maintain clear and traceable assumptions and allocation methods
• Build and improve recurring reports and dashboards
• Define data requirements with Analytics and IT
• Reduce manual data collection and reconciliation
• Prepare management presentations and ad hoc analyses
• Follow up on discrepancies and strengthen controls over financial reporting data

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in financial audit, financial reporting, FP&A or commercial finance
• Strong accounting knowledge across P&L, balance sheet and accruals
• Experience working directly with accountants
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with large datasets, reconciliations or financial models
• Ability to trace figures to source data, test assumptions and explain discrepancies
• Ability to turn business questions into clear metrics, reporting requirements and management commentary
• Ability to organise recurring work independently and implement practical improvements
• Fluent English
• Nice to have: senior-level Big Four audit experience
• Nice to have: product or commercial finance experience in tech
• Nice to have: familiarity with NetSuite or another major ERP
• Nice to have: BI tools, Power Query or SQL
• Nice to have: ACCA Financial Reporting or DipIFR
• Valuation experience welcome when backed by strong accounting and practical data investigation skills

Benefits:

• Remote-first, trust-based culture
• Work from the place that works best for you
• No mandatory office days or attendance trackers
• Offices or coworking spaces available in some locations, with employee choice
• Flexible working hours; no fixed 9-to-5 schedule
• Birthday holiday
• 10 personal days each year
• Seven sick days without paperwork
• Extra time off during Christmas and New Year
• Role-specific learning opportunities and covered professional events
• Financial bonuses for marriage and welcoming a new baby
• Fully covered team offsites several times a year
• Tools and hardware needed to perform the work
• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace