Associate, Strategic Planning Finance
Job in
London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-03-01
Listing for:
Checkout Ltd
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-01
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance, Financial Manager, Financial Reporting -
Business
Financial Analyst, Financial Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
London time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R8768
**** Company Description
**** 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
**** is looking for a talented and driven Associate to join our Strategic Finance and Planning team in London. This is a critical function implementing new processes in a fast-scaling international organization
As an Associate Finance Business Partner, you serve as a strategic advisor to our Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Marketing organizations. You act as the primary conduit between these departments and the central Corporate FP&A function, ensuring that annual budgets and quarterly forecasts are not just corporate requirements, but accurate reflections of your partners' operational needs.
Sitting at the heart of our financial planning, you transform raw data into tailored reporting and ad hoc analysis that empowers department heads and the CFO to make informed, high-impact decisions.
Your role is to harmonize departmental growth—from headcount to P&L management—with the overarching financial health and scaling strategy of
**** What You'll Be Doing
**** In this role, you will lead the planning and analysis for your assigned business areas while contributing to broader corporate financial processes:
* Business Partnering:
Support Executive teams and their direct leadership by ensuring resourcing needs align with the business roadmap.
* Budget Management:
Manage the budgeting process by gathering requirements, setting timetables, and ensuring all activities are completed by stakeholders and finance teams.
* Financial Analysis:
Produce accurate and thorough financial analysis and commentary presented in a meaningful way to enable senior leaders to make financially sound decisions.
* Reporting:
Assist in running key financial processes, including quarterly forecast updates and monthly management information (MI) packs.
* Process Improvement:
Enact process changes and best practices to facilitate the flow of information between management accounts and FP&A in a fast-scaling international organization.
* Decision Support:
Provide financial insights and recommendations to support investment and project decisions.
* Data Integrity:
Work cross-functionally to ensure data consistency, quality, and appropriateness within group budgets and reporting.
**** About You
**** The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience:
3+ years of specific experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or business analysis.
* Technical
Skills:
Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills with a proven ability to synthesize data to form insights.
* Systems:
Familiarity with business systems (Adaptive), financial planning, and accounting tools.
* Communication:
Excellent communicator with the ability to clearly articulate insights and influence/align stakeholders.
* Execution:
Self-starter with a track record of identifying problems and implementing solutions with high attention to detail.
* Sector Knowledge:
Experience in Financial Services and Payments is a plus, but not essential
**** 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
**** 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.to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.
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Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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