Finance Analytics & Reporting Lead

We’re looking for a Finance Analytics & Reporting Lead

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic Senior Analyst to join us to support the entire breadth of our Finance function's work. This will require someone who enjoys delivering solutions that solve problems. 

A strong technical background is essential for this role. We are looking for candidates with experience in data engineering, reporting and analysis, project management and stakeholder engagement. Finance expertise is welcome but not required.

About us

Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities - making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we do just that. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes. 

We’ve already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We’ll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service 

Your mission

The Finance function at iwoca encompasses a wide range of tasks, including procuring investment from capital markets, building financing facilities, managing cash flow and banking systems, financial accounting, forecasting, covenant monitoring, liquidity management, and more.

The Finance Analytics and Reporting (FAR) team plays a pivotal role in supporting these functions by providing data engineering, interpreting and leveraging business data, producing models, and building the reports and tables that underpin the Finance team's operations.

To excel in this role, you will need strong stakeholder engagement skills, an outcome-focused mindset, and analytical expertise. You will be working with complex data sets, collaborating across teams, and delivering actionable insights that support the Finance function at iwoca.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders, both within and adjacent to the finance function.

• Deliver multiple projects, ensuring that stakeholder needs are met.

• Manage a suite of reporting and core data tables, ETL processes, Snowflake and Looker for data analysis and presentation.

Requirements

• Experience of stakeholder management is required.

• Proficiency in handling data through ETL processes and Looker using SQL and Python is highly desired

• We are in the process of switching to Snowflake. A working knowledge of Snowflake is therefore highly desired

• Basic knowledge of finance would be helpful. Regardless of background there will be a step learning curve in this area

Current and upcoming projects:

Across these projects you would collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across Finance and beyond.. These include but are not limited to Capital Markets, Financial Operations, Accounting, Marketing, FinOps, Fintech, and IwocaPay.

• Automate accounting processes: Automation of accounting processes by managing the monthly posting of the loan book positions to Netsuite. This is crucial for our reconciliation processes and for accurately analysing and representing our financials within our accounts. (Note that no prior Netsuite experience is required).

• Liquidity and financial modelling: develop complex models of our bank accounts, financing facilities, and future issuance. Create a comprehensive view of how these elements interact to support decision-makers and optimise capital allocation through effective KPIs.

• Shape financial data strategy: Drive the financial data strategy by enhancing quality and access to loan data and improving the quality and accessibility of Netsuite accounting data. This data supports unit costing analysis and reporting across various teams.

• Collaborate with finance stakeholders: Conduct ongoing discovery sessions with key finance stakeholders, including Capital Markets, Financial Operations, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Accounting, to understand their specialised needs. Provide solutions tailored to their goals and ensure that available analysis and tools are effectively integrated into their workflows.

• Provide accurate and complete reporting: Provide high quality dashboards covering financial results, covenants and other metrics.

The culture

At iwoca, we look to hire smart, passionate, humble individuals with a growth mindset. We prioritise a culture of learning, growth, and support, and invest in the professional development of our team members. 

We value thought and skill diversity and encourage you to explore new areas of interest to help us innovate and improve our products and services.

Our friendly and inclusive environment, combined with our flexible work policies, ensures that you'll have the perfect balance between work and life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The offices

We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work:

• Offices in London, Leeds, and Frankfurt with plenty of drinks and snacks

• Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football, etc.

The benefits

• Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership 

• A private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.

• 25 days’ holiday, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave 

• A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.

• Instant access to emotional and mental health support.

• 3% Pension contributions and share options.

• Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.

• Cycle-to-work scheme and electric car scheme.

• Two company retreats a year, we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.

And to make sure we all keep learning, we offer:

• A learning and development budget for everyone.

• Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers.

• Access to learning platforms like Treehouse.

Useful links:

• iwoca benefits & policies