Senior Director, Finance Systems UK/EMEA Lead
•Harborglobal· 9h
💰 Finance📝 Contract👔 Executive🇬🇧 UK
9h ago
Lendable·about 12 hours ago
Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:
One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people
Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK
Profitable since 2017
Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs
Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot)
So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.
We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.
Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1
Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo
Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting
We’re looking for an FP&A Manager to own and evolve our financial planning and performance management processes. The role partners closely with senior stakeholders, providing insight, constructive challenge, and forward looking analysis to support strategic decision making.
This role suits a hands-on finance professional with the vision and drive to build a “best-in-class” FP&A function, free from heavy legacy processes. It offers a strong platform to shape how the business plans, measures performance, and makes decisions, with clear scope to make a lasting impact.
Manage the group’s forecasting and planning processes, including ownership of the annual planning cycle and regular updates to core financial models (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
Design, build, and enhance FP&A processes, models, and reporting frameworks from first principles, supporting a planning and performance capability that scales with the business
Drive the adoption of our core FP&A reporting platform (Abacum), including design of data models, reporting structures, dimensionality and reporting cadence
Lead monthly P&L reporting, variance analysis, and KPI tracking for senior leadership and product managing directors
Partner closely with product, commercial, and operational teams to support planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation with credible analysis
Maintain a strong working knowledge of the company’s financial models, with a detailed understanding of underlying business drivers, assumptions, and sensitivities
Uphold high standards of data governance and financial modelling across the organisation, ensuring reliable and auditable decision support as data sources and automation scale
Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
Experience in a similar role (finance, FP&A, strategic finance, etc.) in a fast-growing fintech or tech startup
Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical skills and experience working with FP&A softwares, platforms and advanced Excel / Sheets
Commercially minded, with the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge constructively, and communicate clearly, building effective working relationships at all levels across the organisation.
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving work environment with a high degree of ownership
Proficiency in coding, ideally SQL, preferable but not required
A quick remote call with one of the hiring team and follow-up 15 minute cognitive assessment.
A remote call with the Director of Operational Oversight.
A 90 minute on site interview and a 45 minute Cultural interview.
30 minute remote sessions with the Head of Compliance, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Operating Office and one of our UK Product Managing Directors.
The opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies.
Best-in-class compensation, including equity.
You can work from home every Monday and Friday if you wish - on the other days, those based in the UK come together IRL at our Shoreditch office in London to be together, build and exchange ideas.
Enjoy a fully stocked kitchen with everything you need to whip up breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office every Tuesday-Thursday.
We care for our Lendies’ well-being both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to private health insurance
We're an equal-opportunity employer and are looking to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London
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