Company Description
We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen.
Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.
With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.
Job Description
Checkout.com is actively looking for a talented and driven Associate to join our Corporate FP&A team. The candidate will ideally have previous experience in financial and general business analysis as well as business planning and budgeting. The candidate must be inquisitive, team oriented and possess the ability to strive in a fast-growing and dynamic environment.
Corporate FP&A is a critical function sitting at the center of the broader finance team to help drive overall business planning as well as support the CFO and senior finance leaders on cross functional projects. The team runs the annual budget planning processes, quarterly forecast updates, monthly MI pack, oversees our planning system (Adaptive), and supports ad hoc strategic analysis. You will support in the preparation of these and provide ongoing reporting and analysis to senior business and finance leaders. You will play a central role in implementing new processes in a fast-scaling international organisation.
What you'll be doing
- Assist in running key financial processes including forecasting, budget planning, performance reporting and others
- Support our financial planning system (Adaptive) across both a technical support and enhancement angle, as well as being an end user of the system
- Identify and track metrics to measure team-specific and company-wide trends, identify opportunities and provide recommendations
- Provide financial analysis and commentary to important partners including senior finance and business leadership and the Investor Relations team
- Decision support on investment/project decisions
- Support ad hoc projects and help define systems improvements
- Assist other teams in preparing management reporting packs and analysis
- Work cross-functionally to ensure data consistency, quality, and appropriateness
About you
- Qualified accountant with 3+ years of experience in financial planning and/or business analysis
- Experience working in an FP&A team (or similar) with a thorough understanding of financial accounting and management reporting
- Excellent spreadsheet (Excel and Google Sheets), analytical and critical thinking skills; experience synthesising data to form insights
- Familiarity with business systems, financial planning and accounting tools
- Previous experience with Workday ERP, especially Adaptive Planning, from a system admin or end user perspective highly preferred
- Attention to detail and proactive about identifying problems and implementing solutions
- Helpful, hands-on attitude and team-player willing to get stuck in on a variety of challenges
- Undergraduate or masters degree
Bring all of you to work
We create the conditions for high performers to thrive – through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.
Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity – and where your growth is in your hands.
We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.
It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.
Life at Checkout.com
We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.
Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.
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