About Rimes
Rimes provides the Intelligence Fabric for Capital Markets, a trusted data network and intelligence architecture that transforms fragmented data, operations and workflows into decision-grade intelligence. The world’s leading institutional investors, asset managers, and service providers rely on Rimes to help them make better investment decisions that power more than US$ 75 trillion in AUM annually.
The Opportunity
Fantastic opportunity for an FP&A Senior Analyst to join the Rimes Finance Team at a pivotal point in the company’s history. Our VP FP&A is seeking a highly motivated and ambitious individual looking for the opportunity to fast-track their career development in a dynamic private equity-backed organisation.
This is a business partnering role supporting key functional and operational areas across the organisation. The successful candidate will work closely with senior stakeholders, aggregate multiple data sources and turn them into a cohesive, easily digestible story. The opportunity provides extensive exposure to business-critical projects and senior leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Work with C-suite executives, senior functional stakeholders and operational management to support planning, performance management and operational efficiency objectives, including optimisation of processes and reporting through the use of BI tools such as Power BI and AI
- Support the FP&A team with the annual budget and monthly ACV, revenue, EBITDA and cash flow forecasts, with a focus on key business drivers, investment assumptions and operational performance
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to support investment planning and prioritisation, including shaping the financial case for new initiatives
- Assess resource and cost requirements for strategic projects and operational initiatives, helping stakeholders understand trade-offs, affordability and delivery implications
- Track delivery progress and spend against approved budgets, highlighting risks, opportunities and areas requiring management attention
- Support governance, consistency and collaboration across Finance and business teams, including improving the quality of financial planning, reporting and decision support
- Support in the preparation of board reports, including insightful commentary on investment, cost and operational performance drivers
- Develop, maintain and evolve KPI dashboards and operational reports that support decision-making across the organisation
- Contribute to strategic and mid-term planning, including financial modelling and analysis to support investment decisions, resource allocation and business performance improvement
Requirements:
Highly motivated and ambitious individual seeking the opportunity to fast-track their finance career development and gain experience in a private equity-backed organisation.
- Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), ideally Big 4 trained
- Excel ‘superstar’ with the ability to process and analyse large data sets, including a “Big data” mindset and experience with data manipulation tools (Alteryx, PowerQuery, SQL) and best practices
- Clear communicator with exceptional PowerPoint presentation skills
- Strong commercial awareness and business acumen with the ability to interact comfortably with operational management and senior executives
- High EQ with the agility to perform in fluid and challenging situations in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines
- Experience with private equity investors, subscription-based, recurring revenue businesses
- Supporting operational, commercial or functional teams in a high-growth SaaS or recurring revenue environment would be advantageous
- Experience with project investment tracking, cost allocation, business case development or related finance processes would be advantageous
- Proactive, enthusiastic, intellectually curious and a committed team player
What We Offer:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Private Provident Fund
- 26 days of annual leave
- 5 days paid sick leave
- Breakfast and snacks
- Smoothie Fridays
Work Model: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-3 days in the office.
Only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews. We appreciate your understanding. Thank you for considering a career with us.
Rimes is committed to promote the values of diversity and inclusion throughout the business. Whether it’s through recruitment, retention, career progression or training and development, we are committed to improving opportunities for people regardless of their background or circumstances.
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Skills Required
- Qualified accountant with ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualification
- Big Four training
- Advanced Excel skills, including processing and analyzing large datasets
- Experience with data manipulation tools such as Alteryx, Power Query, or SQL
- Exceptional PowerPoint presentation skills
- Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
- Ability to communicate with operational management and senior executives
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines
- Experience with private equity investors and subscription-based recurring-revenue businesses
- Experience supporting operational, commercial, or functional teams in a high-growth SaaS or recurring-revenue environment
- Experience with project investment tracking, cost allocation, business case development, or related finance processes
What We Do
Rimes provides transformative data management and investment intelligence solutions to the world's leading investors and asset managers. Driven by our passion for solving the most complex data problems, we partner with our clients to help them make better investment decisions using accurate information and industry-leading technology. Headquartered in New York and London, Rimes serves its global clients through offices in Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific.
