Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
Experience
Senior · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

Senior Strategic Finance Analyst on Perk's Strategic Finance team, responsible for forecasting models, strategic and annual planning, and financial analysis to support leadership decisions. Based in Barcelona or London.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode
Hybrid · London, United Kingdom
Languages
English

What you'll do

  • Take ownership of both short-term and long-term forecasting models, ensuring the leadership team has the data for precise decision-making
  • Collaborate closely with key cross-functional teams, in particular the go-to-market team, to gain insights into critical business developments that could impact future projections
  • Support the comprehensive planning and execution of both the long-term strategic plan and the annual operating plan
  • Utilize an analytical approach to influence strategic decision-making, encompassing capital allocation and long-term financial planning choices
  • Execute essential financial processes, including reporting, forecasting, budgeting, ROI-based resource allocation, and internal as well as external benchmarking
  • Monitor crucial performance metrics and offer valuable insights through regular reporting and ad hoc analysis

What we're looking for

  • Previous experience in investment banking, management consulting, or strategic finance/FP&A
  • A track record of exceptional performance in demanding, high-calibre teams
  • Data-driven mindset, a bias for rapid decision-making, favouring excellence over perfection
  • Proficiency in Excel, including the ability to create and manage complex financial models
  • Demonstrated use of AI tools in analytical work - accelerating analysis, stress-testing assumptions, automating repetitive processes - and the judgment to know when human input is still essential
  • Strong knowledge of financial statements, accounting principles, and investment analysis
  • Capability to comprehend and collaborate with various lines of business
  • Willingness to stretch beyond your comfort zone and embrace new challenges
  • Openness to feedback, with a commitment to continuous improvement, development, and innovation
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a quantitative field

Nice to have

  • Expertise or coverage of go-to-market functions within investment banking, management consulting, or strategic finance/FP&A

Your team

Strategic Finance

Responsible for crafting our long-term strategic roadmap and optimizing how we allocate resources to fuel our growth and create lasting value.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity ownership in Perk
  • 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private medical cover and voluntary dental insurance from Bupa, and discounted gym memberships with GymFlex
  • Qualifying earnings company pension plan with Aviva
  • Life Insurance
  • Income protection
  • Tax-efficient cycle and electric car schemes with Cycle2Work & Octopus
  • Annual summer party and Perk events
  • Spring Health wellbeing partner with 12x therapy and 12x coaching sessions
  • 12-16 weeks' paid parental leave
  • 16 paid hours per year for volunteering
  • Up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year
  • Discounts and rewards
  • Four-week, fully paid sabbatical after 5 years
  • Relocation support to one of our hubs

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About Perk

The intelligent platform for travel and spend management

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more.

Mission

To power real work, with real impact, by eliminating shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation

Key facts

  • more than 1,800 people
  • 2015
  • London and Boston
  • Travel and spend management SaaS
  • Trusted by more than 12,000 companies worldwide
  • More than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally
  • Headquarters in London and Boston
  • Founded in 2015
  • Tackling a $1.7 trillion problem of 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week
  • Talent team represents over 70 countries

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What they value

  • Being an owner
  • Delivering a 7-star experience
  • Working as one team
  • Curiosity
  • Purpose
  • Mindset