particularly around budget forecasting, headcount and market data
Job responsibilities
- Partner closely with the business heads and functional business managers (sales and product) to execute the go-to-market strategy while supporting business operations
- Support the business in tracking P&L, expenses, headcount and various other key metrics on an ongoing basis
- Develop and oversee business performance metrics that generate business insights and identifies new opportunities
- Create materials for business reviews and other executive leadership presentations to articulate strategic direction, program execution and performance tracking
- Build product quickly and business knowledge to analyze datasets, derive insights and provide key recommendations to stakeholders
- Identify, escalate, and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business: e.g., legal, tax, regulatory, compliance
- Partner with the Finance, Operations and Functional teams on key initiatives and coordinating stakeholder updates
- Support executive ad-hoc requests with a high-level of responsiveness
Required qualification, capabilities and skills
- Education to degree standard (or equivalent) in a Finance, Economics or related discipline, solid understanding of credit products in a function partnering closely with the Business
- Understanding of Trade & Working Capital Products
- Possesses strong executive presence with the ability to present well to senior stakeholders
- Is skilled at analyzing opportunities & problems, recommending solutions, and communicating effectively & confidently (both verbal and written)
- Strong analytical and numeric skills, excellent attention to detail
- Strong organizational and task management skills; ability to balance multiple initiatives to completion under concurrent, rigorous, and regulatory deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment
- Possesses excellent written and oral communications skills, including the ability to synthesize “the story” for executive-level audiences and adjust messages and style based on different audiences and agendas
- Excels in time management, is entrepreneurial and a self-starter, with demonstrated ability to deliver results within condensed timeframe
- Has the ability to forge strong internal relationships across a broad range of functions
- Disciplined approach to managing and improving processes and controls