Job Description

Who are Tide:

At Tide, we\'re on a mission to save businesses time and money. We\'re the leading provider of UK SME business accounts and one of the fastest-growing FinTechs in the UK. Using the latest tech, we design solutions with SMEs in mind and our member-driven financial platform is transforming the business banking market. Not only do we offer our members business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly connected admin tools for businesses.

Tide is about doing what you love. We\'re looking for someone to join us on our exciting scale up journey and be a part of something special. We are wanting passionate Tideans to drive innovation and help build a best-in-class platform to support our members. You will be comfortable in ambiguous situations and will be able to navigate the evolving FinTech environment. Imagine shaping how millions of Tide members discover and engage with business banking platforms and building this on a global scale.

What we\'re looking for:

As an FP&A Manager you\'ll be a key part of the Finance team, playing a vital role within the FP&A team to build forecasts, budgets, and continually monitor actual financial results against those forecasts/budgets ensuring accuracy and alignment with company goals and objectives . You will take a highly active role in partnering with various departments across the business: collating and framing company data, building financial models to assess financial viability of business cases, continually tracking and monitoring financial performance, and meeting with various stakeholders to gather and communicate key financial information. You will be highly involved in the management accounting and reporting process, as well as helping to produce and review ad-hoc reports.

Tide is growing at a phenomenal rate, and as such the finance team is expanding and continually seeking to improve the finance function. The FP&A Manager will work closely with the FP&A Lead and VP Finance to implement a new financial planning software in 2023, implement a new ERP system to go live in 2024, as well as drive process improvements within the FP&A function.

As an FP&A Manager you\'ll be:

• Taking responsibility for coordinating and building the quarterly financial reforecasting and annual budgeting cycles
• Owning, managing and improving the key models used to forecast Tide\'s financial performance.
• Highly data driven - Using large and complex datasets to identify risks and opportunities, as well as analysing industry trends to provide actionable insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Coaching and mentoring FP&A Analysts and Senior FP&A Analysts.
• Reviewing reports, financial models, analysis, and other work completed by FP&A and the wider Finance team
• Developing and implementing policies, procedures and controls to ensure compliance and financial integrity.
• Developing and implementing continuous process improvements
• Business partnering - working closely with the budget owners to monitor financial performance through KPIs and budget vs actual reports
• Working with the FP&A and Transformation teams to successfully implement a new financial planning application - AnaPlan
• Owning the business case process for projects and initiatives throughout the organisation - building data driven financial models to determine financial viability (ROI, Payback period, NPV) and continuous monitoring of key metrics relating to those projects

What makes you a great fit:

• You are a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA equivalent)
• You have solid systems ability, in particular advanced Excel and Google Sheets as well as advanced knowledge of FP&A systems (Anaplan desired)
• You have a proven track record developing process improvements that drove immediate impacts within FP&A and for the business
• You are confident dealing with senior stakeholders across the business and owning your work with minimal hands-on management
• You are proactive & solution focused with sound critical thinking skills and a high attention to detail
• You have outstanding organisational and prioritisation skills including the ability to work to tight deadlines
• You have a minimum of seven years\' relevant / transferable experience
• You are personable and able to build trusting working relationships
• You have experience with key accounting software implementation, such as an ERP system or \'Best in class\' core finance platforms with integration to HR and financial planning systems
• You have experience working at a fintech in Credit and/or Payments sectors

What you\'ll get in return:

Make work, work for you! We are embracing new ways of working and support flexible working arrangements. With our Working Out of Office (WOO) policy our colleagues can work remotely from home or anywhere in their assigned Indian state. Additionally, you can work from a different country 90 days of the year. Plus, you\'ll get:

• Competitive salary
• Self & Family Health Insurance
• Term & Life Insurance
• OPD Benefits
• Mental wellbeing through Plumm
• Learning & Development Budget
• WFH Setup allowance
• 15 days of Privilege leaves
• 12 days of Casual leaves
• 12 days of Sick leaves
• 3 paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities

Tidean Ways of Working

At Tide, we\'re Member First and Data Driven, but above all, we\'re One Team. Our Working Out of Office (WOO) policy allows you to work from anywhere in the world for up to 90 days a year. We are remote first, but when you do want to meet new people, collaborate with your team or simply hang out with your colleagues, our offices are always available and equipped to the highest standard. We offer flexible working hours and trust our employees to do their work well, at times that suit them and their team.

Tide is a place for everyone

At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. We believe it\'s what makes us awesome at solving problems! We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone\'s voice is heard.

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