Commercial Finance Manager

4 weeks ago

Warrington, United Kingdom Bark Full time
About Bark

Bark is revolutionising the way people find professionals in over 1,000 unique categories. As the UK's largest and fastest-growing services marketplace, we're on a mission to make finding the right professional quick and easy. With a presence in eleven countries and plans for further expansion, joining us at this genuinely exciting time will be a journey like no other.

Our cutting-edge technology ensures that you can always find the best professional for any job. With a talented team of over 220 dedicated individuals, we're committed to providing exceptional service and ensuring that our customers are satisfied every step of the way.

This is an exciting time to join our scaling business, we recently ranked 64th in the Sunday Times 100 fastest growing private tech companies in 2023.

As a profitable scale-up, Bark is in a unique position to offer the best of both worlds; the excitement and agility of a start up combined with the financial security and backing of a renowned private equity firm, EMK Capital. You'll have ownership, agility, responsibility and stimulation without any of the worry.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to join us here at Bark and play a crucial role in the next stage of Bark’s growth. As we continue to scale our commercial finance department becomes more important than ever.

Reporting to our Head of Commercial Finance you’ll be working with various stakeholders, including: General Managers, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations and use your analytical and stakeholder management skills to provide insights that enable data-driven decision making across the business.

Responsibilities

Partner with General Managers and cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales, Operations, Insights) to develop a holistic view of the business and support key decision-making activities.
Take a leading role in the annual budget & rolling / quarterly forecast process.

-Build and maintain a robust forecast model.

- Liaise directly with GMs, Marketing and Sales to understand business drivers and develop assumptions.

- Present the output to the leadership team.

- In medium term lead implementation of a new forecasting tool.

Support weekly trading reporting process. Maintain and constantly improve trading dashboards to track financial and operational performance, perform trading analysis and provide insights. Build financial models and analysis on various business cases and ad-hoc projects, and provide recommendations to the leadership team (LTV, segmentation ect). Collaborate with Sales Operations to develop reporting and tracking of sales and CS KPIs. Support development of holistic commission structure. Lead the project on a revised discounting policy.
Build partnerships with regional managers of ROW countries, support them with trading analysis and any ad hoc projects.
Support OKR governance process by developing a framework for reporting and tracking KRs.

Required Skills and Experience

Significant relevant experience working in Commercial Finance or FP&A function. Experience in high-growth tech / consulting / private equity / banking.
2:1 degree in STEM, Finance, or Economics.
Experience partnering with and influencing cross-functional stakeholders, including senior leadership.
Advanced financial modelling skills.
Excellent Excel/Google sheets, PowerPoint/Google slides skills.
Ability to operate in a fast-growing environment, comfortable with ambiguity and able to strike a balance between speed and accuracy
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with excellent problem-solving abilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to present complex financial information in a clear and structured way.
Desirable SkillsQualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA or/and MBA
Tableau and data querying skills (experience with SQL or/and Big query). Google Apps Script/Python
Experience in forecasting tool implementation

Perks and Benefits
Share options in a rapidly growing company whose founders have a proven track record and are Private Equity backed Flexible working policy with a central office in London Private health insurance run by Aviva including dental cover Personal annual L&D Budgets with £1,000 to spend on your development Enhanced Gympass membership for all employees with access to mental health courses and fitness classes Fully stocked kitchen and monthly lunches Financial advisor Cycle to work scheme
Regular wellness weeks with industry leading talks through to massages in the office Being at the forefront of an industry with new and exciting problems to solve
Diversity Statement

At Bark, we are a platform for people, revolutionising the way professionals and individuals connect since 2014. Our culture is defined by excitement, ambition, and a commitment to raising the bar. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and are dedicated to embedding these principles into everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, and our focus is on hiring, retaining and developing a globally diverse workforce that is passionate about excelling our platform and supporting our customers succeed. Be part of our dynamic team, where bold ideas thrive, and create a future worth shouting about.

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