Head of Central Square Finance & Strategy

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Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA
Remote
Hybrid
7+ Years Experience
Blockchain • eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
Our purpose is economic empowerment.
The Role

Company Description
Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn't work together.
So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions - to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes - large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
Job Description
Finance & Strategy improves financial and operational decision-making across Block. Our team's core value is trust - we build it by making what is complex simple, and we do it with analysis that is accurate and easy-to-understand. Partners appreciate our insight and trust us to help solve difficult problems. We believe good ideas can come from anywhere, and we'll rely on you to work with others, form intelligent opinions, and present your thoughts to decision-makers and company executives.
As Head of Square Central Finance & Strategy, you will report into the Square CFO and lead planning and reporting for the Square Business, representing over $3B in annual topline contribution to Block, across more than 30 products across 8 countries. You will also play a lead role in our Block/Square Finance systems transformation.
You will:

  • Oversee the consolidated P&L, and influence key decision makers in the Company to deliver on long-term growth and profitability of the Company
  • Identify important risks and opportunities, and collaborate directly with the business to assess impacts, propose solutions, evaluate and investment cases
  • Design and own the operating plan, which includes long range planning, annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly management reporting of financial performance.
  • Prepare presentations for Company executives and the Board of Directors on the business strategy, plans, and performance
  • In collaboration with the people team, manage and drive our workforce strategy
  • Drive our analytics and reporting infrastructure within Square, while also being the primary point of contact from the segment for our overall Block Finance data infrastructure initiatives
  • Partner closely with functional leads within Square Finance & Strategy (F&S)including, Product and Go-to-Market (GTM) to build the appropriate growth investments into our products and ecosystem. This role will be a critical link toward clearer alignment between Square F&S and Corp F&S
  • Partner closely with Corp F&S (FP&A) to drive investments across the P&L and enhance the efficacy of our reporting capabilities for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Partner with and support the Square CFO on special projects impacting the Square BU & Block business.
  • Be a senior leader within the Square F&S organization and drive development, scale and innovation across all Square F&S functions.
  • Partner closely with finance stakeholders across Foundational on cross functional projects that drive impact for Square and Block.
  • Lead, manage, and scale the Central F&S team, including a small team of data scientists. Provide the necessary coaching and organizational structure to ensure FP&A operates as best-in-class


Qualifications
You have:

  • 15+ years of relevant experience, in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking a plus, or 12+ years of experience with a Master's
  • Demonstrated results working well across various teams with strong project management skills to coordinate between multiple groups in order to deliver projects on time
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with the ability to summarize detailed information in order to make actionable recommendations
  • Advanced proficiency in data insights, analytics, and storytelling
  • Process design and transformation experience
  • Experience managing a high-performing team through hiring and coaching
  • Commitment to Square's purpose of Economic Empowerment


Even better:

  • Experience with SQL or comfort working with large datasets
  • Experience influencing large and senior stakeholders
  • Experience leading finance transformation efforts and/or implementing ML applications for financial functions
  • Experience with software, internet, or financial technology industry


Qualifications
You have:

  • 15+ years of relevant experience, in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking a plus, or 12+ years of experience with a Master's
  • Demonstrated results working well across various teams with strong project management skills to coordinate between multiple groups in order to deliver projects on time
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with the ability to summarize detailed information in order to make actionable recommendations
  • Advanced proficiency in data insights, analytics, and storytelling
  • Process design and transformation experience
  • Experience managing a high-performing team through hiring and coaching
  • Commitment to Square's purpose of Economic Empowerment


Even better:

  • Experience with SQL or comfort working with large datasets
  • Experience influencing large and senior stakeholders
  • Experience leading finance transformation efforts and/or implementing ML applications for financial functions
  • Experience with software, internet, or financial technology industry

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The Company
HQ: Oakland, CA
12,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy.

Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.

Why Work With Us

Across our ecosystem, we’re working to help our diverse audiences — sellers, individuals, artists, fans, developers, and all the people in between — overcome barriers to access the economy.

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