Recruiting now
| Posted: | 09/05/24 | |
| Recruiter: | Xero | |
| Reference: | 2758248767 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | London | |
| Description: | Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place. How you'll make an impactAs Senior Director of GTM Strategic Finance, you'll leverage your strong financial, analytical and communication skills to become the go-to expert on all things financial and commercial for the UK and ROW region. Xero is growing and you will be a key part of driving this momentum forward. This role will lead the team responsible for all UK and Emerging Markets financial aspects as well as providing commercial leadership for those businesses. You'll be part of the regional leadership team with involvement across all key decision making and providing strategic direction for the business. This role is critical to focus resources and investment in the right areas to drive outcomes in the UK, which is one of Xero's strategically most important markets, as well as overseeing a number of countries across the globe.What you'll do- Form an integral part of the regional leadership team, enabling a strong understanding of financial and operational issues by linking financial and operational information to strategy and commercial outcomes- Seek creative and innovative financial solutions to assist the regions in achieving their strategic goals, balancing revenue outcomes and efficiencies within the agreed performance and cost base settings- Drive business performance through influencing senior leaders with critical information and analysis. - Support communication between regional teams and global stakeholders to ensure alignment and consistency- Develop/implement regional business plans and manage UK and Emerging Markets planning, budget and forecast process- Support global planning cycles by engaging on the long term strategy and medium term operating plans- Execute day to day operational functions (compliance, tax and financial reporting), as well as ensuring the team delivers on financial modelling, commercial analysis and strategic projects- Cost control management. Drive the business to proactively manage costs and optimise the cost base- Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. - Ensure strong communication between the regions and central Finance and risks and opportunities are actively identified and discussed- Inspire exceptional performance by building shared purpose and a culture that allows the team to thriveWhat you'll bring with you Critical Competencies
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