Finance Analyst

About Us at GoCardless

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking.

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help!

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The role

Commercial Finance is built on two pillars

Be brilliant at the basics; robust reporting underpinned by ‘one source of truth’ principle and great process

No surprises; ongoing forecasting of performance underpinned by proactive analysis and insights

The primary focus of the role is to deeply understand our existing base of contracted merchants and how this drives the performance of the P&L.

What excites you

Ensuring accuracy of data and reports and escalating issues effectively

Understanding and interrogating large sets of data

Analysis of the existing contracted base of merchants to understand and forecast utilisation of their contract and where we have risks and opportunities

Finding pricing opportunities in the base and being part of the approval process for pricing discounts on renewal or upsells

What excites us

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