Senior Valuations & Forecasting Analyst

Funding Circle UK; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

The role

We are looking for a Lead Valuations and Forecasting Analyst to work with our Product Analytics team supporting the growth of the FlexiPay and Credit Card products.

Who are we?

We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed.

At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.

With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash.

We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

The role

1. Play a key role in shaping the profitability in scaling Funding Circle’s FlexiPay and Credit card products through shaping data driven economic investment decisions.
2. Own and update NPV valuations architecture to model new product features or updates to accounting treatments.
3. Improve analytical framework for unit economics assumption generation and monitoring including historic actualisation.
4. Support Finance through the budgeting process and on activities such as stress testing.
5. Support Commercial, Product and Marketing teams on investment decisions including channel level valuations.
6. Build summary data tables to be used to aid analytical efficiencies when required.

What we’re looking for

1. Bachelor’s degree in quantitative/finance related field required.
2. At least 3 years’ experience in analytics with specific experience in line of credit or credit card valuations required.
3. Strong technical skills in SQL, Excel and VBA required.
4. Familiarity with Python and tools such as Airflow and DBT preferred.
5. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
6. Identification with our Mission, “To build the place where small businesses get the funding they need to win.”
7. Alignment with our Core Values: Think Smart, Make It Happen, Be Open, Stand Together, Live The Adventure, Obsess Over The Customer.

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

Want to learn more?

We have a huge impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the overall economy (last year £6.9bn of GDP generated). You can read our full Impact Report here: https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/impact.

To see what our customers think, visit our Trustpilot page: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/fundingcircle.com.

And we’re still evolving! Our award-winning multi-product platform is solving more SME finance challenges than ever before. We think big, rally together and meet the needs of SME customers like no other.

Why join us?

At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.

We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.

A few highlights:

1. Health: Private Medical Insurance through Aviva, Dental Insurance through Bupa, MediCash, access to free online therapy sessions and exclusive discounts with Hertility for reproductive health support.
2. Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
3. Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
4. Lifestyle: Wellhub (for fitness discounts), Electric Car Scheme and more!

And finally, we have award-winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.

Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.