Lead Financial Analyst
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Lead Financial Analyst
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] - Remote - Americas - Finance
About the role
About the Team:
Finance’s mission is to help support [Employer hidden]’s growth over the long-term and ensure we achieve our objective of making commerce better for everyone. We are trusted advisors and growth partners to the business, always striving to learn, provide insights, solve complex problems and contribute positive impact. Finance plays an important role at the strategic planning table and helps influence the future direction of [Employer hidden].
We’re currently looking for a Lead Financial Analyst to join our Infrastructure Finance team, focusing on financial management of [Employer hidden]’s AI infrastructure. The role involves partnering with R&D, Data, and Product teams to understand business requirements for financial planning, investment decisions, business case analysis, and storytelling to a broader [Employer hidden] and senior management audience. Identifying and supporting optimization and efficiency opportunities will also be part of this analytical role.
You'll be doing things like:
- Working with the business to gain a deep understanding of [Employer hidden]’s AI priorities, investment requirements, and value
- Being a strategic partner across R&D and Product providing financial support to decision-making and reporting outcomes
- Supporting forecasting and reporting cycles
- Gathering information from business partners to inform financial plans, developing actionable management reporting including dashboards and KPIs, and overseeing monthly variance analysis and operating reviews to track business success
- Identifying and tracking cost drivers and outcomes–unit economics, value-oriented spend management
- Assessing risks and opportunities across the investment space and raising to decision-makers through strong communication skills
- Building robust financial models that drive business decisions
- Staying updated on emerging AI technologies, and identifying opportunities to automate repetitive manual tasks using tools like SQL, Python and AI to improve FP&A workflows
What you bring to the team:
- Proven track record of driving significant impact in complex and ambiguous business situations
- R&D finance background working with engineering teams on general FP&A activities
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and AI chips, models, and APIs
- Strong communication skills–ability to distill complex, technical topics into concise, understandable terms
- Significant experience in financial modeling and strategic business planning
- Strong understanding of SQL and Python, with the ability to write complex queries, perform data extraction and manipulation, and maintain data integrity.
- Genuine enthusiasm for AI, tinkering with new tools, and exploring innovative solutions, and an excellent ability to mentor and teach the same
- A growth mindset, a builder’s mentality and a proven history of effective execution
- The ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous work environment and to navigate through change
- Track record of strong performance in data science, management consulting, investment banking, FP&A, or a related field
- Experience in tech, fintech or other SaaS-based business models
- Demonstrated experience transforming or automating FP&A processes
About [Employer hidden]
Opportunity is not evenly distributed. [Employer hidden] puts independence within reach for anyone with a dream to start a business. We propel entrepreneurs and enterprises to scale the heights of their potential. Since 2006, we’ve grown to over 8,300 employees and generated over $1 trillion in sales for millions of merchants in 175 countries.
This is life-defining work that directly impacts people’s lives as much as it transforms your own. This is putting the power of the few in the hands of the many, is a future with more voices rather than fewer, and is creating more choices instead of an elite option.
About you
- Care deeply about what you do and about making commerce better for everyone
- Excel by seeking professional and personal hypergrowth
- Keep up with an unrelenting pace (the week, not the quarter)
- Be resilient and resourceful in face of ambiguity and thrive on (rather than endure) change
- Bring critical thought and opinion
- Put AI agents and tools to work on the tasks they're built for, and focus on the work only humans can do
- Embrace differences and disagreement to get shit done and move forward
- Work digital-first for your daily work
We may use AI-enabled tools to screen, select, and assess applications. All AI outputs are reviewed and validated by our recruitment team.
[Employer hidden]https://www.[Employer hidden].com
We hire people, not resumes. If you think you’re right for the role, apply now.