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 wouldn't 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, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place.

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 behaviour 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 facilitate 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, prioritise, 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.

We’re 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.

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offerings.