Strategic Finance Lead, UK

Since we opened our doors in 2009 the world of commerce has evolved immensely and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale we saw sellers stymied by disparate outmoded products and tools that wouldnt work together.

So we expanded into software and started building integrated omnichannel solutions to help sellers sell online manage inventory offer buy now pay later functionality book appointments engage loyal buyers and hire and pay staff. Across it all weve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper increase order sizes and compete at a larger scale.

Today we are a partner to sellers of all sizes large enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations sellers just starting as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. Were building a significant meaningful and lasting business and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

The Role

Strategic Finance improves financial and operational decision-making across Block. Our teams core value is trust we build it by making what is complex simple and we do it with analysis that is accurate and easy-to-understand. Partners appreciate our insight and trust us to help solve difficult problems. We believe good ideas can come from anywhere and well rely on you to work with others form intelligent opinions and present your thoughts to decision-makers and company executives.

Reporting to the International Lead for Finance and Strategy this role will be based in London UK with hybrid work opportunities.

You Will

• Report the financial planning process for important products and teams; including building/maintaining and reviewing operating and financial models.
• Be the primary Finance Business Partner (FBP) with key teams within our Square organization and collaborate across all levels and departments in the organization
• Support strategic decisions including projects on pricing design customer behavior analysis and economics LTV / Return on investment of marketing efforts market/competitive landscape benchmarking and other data-driven analysis
• Create and/or review analyses that facilitates clear decision-making mine data from our databases to predict short-term and long-term trends
• Evaluate our performance; report the performance; identify any risks or opportunities associated with reported financial data
• Partner with our Go-to-Market teams (Sales Marketing Partnerships etc) on strategy and execution with the aim of increasing the size and efficiency of our acquisition motions.
• Partner with the International Accounting team on transactional and financial close matters to ensure accuracy over financial statement reporting
• Partner with departments (e.g. Accounting Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Sales and Marketing and others) to report on the financial impact of decisions across the company
• Prepare analysis and support communication to product leaders board members and executive staff

You Have

• 8 years post qualified and relevant industry experience
• A finance qualification or relevant working experience within strategy finance
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to lead strategic projects and make data-driven recommendations
• Proactively develop and implement financial strategies to support the growth plans
• Ability to multitask prioritize and meet deadlines
• Strong financial background; deep expertise in financial modelling and analysis and Excel (there will be a case study)
• Experience with SQL / Hyperion

Were working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand and without regard to any legally protected class. We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what were doing to build an inclusive workplace Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page