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Lead Data Analyst - Finance & Treasury

Wise
London
1 day ago
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Company Description

Your Mission:

At Wise, we've got a clear mission - money without borders. Built by and for people who live global lives. As a FinTech company moving billions of GBP of customer money in over 70 countries, Wise needs bulletproof financials & insights into the growth of the company. We need timely, accurate and scalable financial data to make accurate business decisions inside the company.

Due to continued and rapid growth we're on the hunt for a Lead Data Analyst to join our Growth and Strategic Finance Team in Shoreditch, London. You'll be part of the team that helps pilot the rocket ship.

Job Description

What you'll be doing:

Your principal responsibility will be to make an impact and lead us to better decisions for the company and our customers
Curating datasets, surfacing metrics, some statistical modelling, and deeper dive analysis that we expect to influence the direction of the team and the company
Depending on the project you're working on, you'll doing the following:

Helping us understand what's driving our growth at a company level
Helping us analyse how we're generating costs and helping our teams come up with strategic plans to drive them down (this is very central to our Mission)
Helping us develop better pricing strategies so that we can incentivise the right behaviour internally, and also encourage our growth

Who you are:

4-7 years experience in similar roles
Mathematical background
Strong SQL skills
Python/R
Strong analytical ability
Decent understanding of stats and statistical modelling
Data visualisation and storytelling ability
Ability to self organise and manage stakeholders
Demonstration of impact/going above and beyond basic role requirements
Desirable

DBT
Data modelling in a warehouse context
Understanding of testing and experimental design
Legally authorised to work in the UK
Some important stuff we would like you to know

To meet our regulatory obligations as a licensed financial services company, Wise needs to conduct background checks on all new hires, which in the Finance team includes Criminal and Credit checks. Please discuss with the Recruiter if you have any concerns regarding this process.

What do we offer:

Salary: £75,000 - £100,000
Company Restricted Stock Units
Numerous great benefits in our London office
Key benefits:

Hybrid working
Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities
6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave
Qualifications

Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders - without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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