Strategic Finance Manager

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth. Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations - all united around one goal: to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers.

The Purpose

As a Strategic Finance Manager at PPRO, you will be a pivotal leader within the Strategic Finance team, bridging the gap between corporate financial discipline and commercial growth. You will embed yourself within our global organization—spanning Europe, the Americas, and APAC—to act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership. This unique role bridges the gap between operational discipline and strategic growth. You will spearhead our OpEx reporting infrastructure while playing a pivotal role in budgeting, pricing optimization, and go-to-market execution. To thrive, you must be a master of the P&L, capable of balancing granular cost management with the commercial acumen needed to structure complex, multi‑million dollar partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering & OpEx Management
• OpEx Ownership: Lead monthly OpEx reporting and act as the core finance business partner to internal departments. Collaborate closely with the Accounting team during month‑end close to ensure flawless financial accuracy.
• Performance Management & Forecasting: Lead the financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting cycles for operational spend. Drive deep visibility into monthly performance against budget, proactively identifying trends, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Process Scalability: Champion a continuous improvement mindset by identifying inefficiencies, challenging legacy processes, and implementing scalable finance and reporting frameworks across cross‑functional teams.
• Commercial Finance, Revenue & Go-to-Market (GTM)
• GTM Strategy & Growth: Provide robust financial modeling and strategic analysis for new market entry, sales channel optimization, and marketing campaign effectiveness to accelerate sustainable revenue growth.
• Revenue & Deal Structuring: Partner with commercial teams on complex deal structuring, pricing strategies, and strategic partnerships. Assess ROI, commercial viability, and long‑term impacts on gross profit and revenue retention.
• Commercial Incentive Management: Own the end‑to‑end financial design, management, and assessment of sales commission plans and incentive schemes, ensuring alignment between sales performance and corporate revenue targets.
• Executive & Board Reporting
• Synthesize complex commercial and operational data into clear narratives. Prepare high‑impact materials for the Board of Directors and investor reports, highlighting key revenue drivers and commercial KPIs.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education & Experience: 5+ PQE CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent. Proven experience in a high‑growth environment (Payments or Fintech space preferred). Experience spanning FP&A, commercial business partnering, or investment banking. Demonstrated experience managing month‑end close processes in partnership with Accounting teams, ensuring accuracy, control, and timely reporting.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills with a mastery of financial modeling. Proficiency in SQL / Google BigQuery to extract and manipulate data independently. Strong understanding of financial reporting, KPI frameworks, and business performance analytics.
• Soft Skills: Strategic Communication: Ability to distill ambiguous problems into solutions and present them confidently to senior business leaders. Project Leadership: Ability to manage initiatives from concept through implementation, influencing stakeholders across different time zones and functions. Analytical Rigor: A detail‑oriented mindset with the ability to maintain a "big picture" strategic lens.

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working.
• In addition to our 28-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year.
• Learning and Development - We offer a GBP 1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all.
• Insurance - We want our employees to benefit from various insurances including a medical insurance (BUPA health care plan) and a 5% matching pension plan through Now Pensions.
• Enhance Family Leave - We offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
• Workplace Nursery Scheme - Save on childcare through salary exchange.
• Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet.
• Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well‑being platform to provide one‑on‑one therapy, chat therapy, therapist‑led courses, guided meditations, and more.
• Our HQ office on Procter Street, is a short walk from Holborn, Farringdon and Covent Garden.
• Pet‑friendly office - Because work is better with your paw‑tners by your side.

Our Principles

• We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
• We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully.
• We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives.
• We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent.
• We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers.
• We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
• We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.