Commercial Finance Business Partner

About the role

We are looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to the CPO, CTO, Commercial Operations Director, CX Director and their teams by preparing, reviewing and analysing financial and non-financial information and to provide reports and insights that drive performance improvement and delivery against desired business outcomes. With your strong interpersonal and communication skills you are in the position to really make an impact on the business and drive improved performance. Furthermore you will support the 3 Supercluster Sr. Finance Business Partners and take part in special projects supporting strategic objectives.

Because we are growing fast, the tasks and responsibilities of this role may change over time and you will be excited to take on new challenges and responsibilities as they occur.

Our Commercial Finance team is based in the Netherlands and remotely working from our office in Amsterdam. It’s highly preferred that our new team member is based in the Netherlands and willing to travel to the Amsterdam office regularly.

What you’ll do

Finance business partner to the CPO, CTO, Commercial Operations Director, CX Director and their teams:

• Drive performance through the budgeting and forecasting of key metrics and drivers, and translation into related financial costs and KPIs
• Cooperate with these teams to set their respective financial and KPI targets, reporting and sharing actual performance, providing insight into variances and highlighting future implications
• Attendance at cost centre review meetings, reviewing cost base (FTE and costs) on a monthly basis and discuss any variances to determine the impact on the future P&L
• Attendance at relevant business team meetings, sharing insight into performance and being the wider finance representative
• Act as financial advisor to these teams, and to be integral to commercial decision-making and driving improved performance
• Become closely involved in, and provide financial support and analysis in relation to, commercial contract negotiations and partnerships
• Work closely with engineering and product teams to provide support on key projects and strategic pillars initiatives e.g. ISS (Integrated Shipping Service), Demand initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement with your partners by providing support on business initiatives and ad hoc projects e.g. CX models regarding First Time Right, Allocation keys, Requests for proposals (RFPs) and the FTE process

Besides this, you will support the three Supercluster Finance Business Partners within the Commercial Finance Team in areas like:

• Further improving and aligning Supercluster reporting and dashboards (e.g. FTE and forecast modelling)
• Support in reviewing the commercial performance of the Superclusters and categories by performing analytical deep-dives to analyse performance, identify insights and highlight opportunities with the various Category Managers and Leads.
• Support in business planning (including budget and outlook/LE process) by providing financial analysis and modelling.
  

What you’ll bring

• Finance Degree: professionally qualified, working towards a relevant professional qualification or qualified by experience
• 3+ years of experience 
• Interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work as a member of a team and influence multiple stakeholders
• Ability to understand, interpret and challenge financial data
• Analysis and problem solving skills with high attention to detail
• Proactive and future oriented
• Good knowledge of specific processes and business areas and the ability to apply this to implementing changes that add value to the business
• Highly motivated with strong initiative and problem solving skills
• Ability to think creatively, when there is not an obvious or right answer, and be comfortable with ambiguity 
• Desire and ability to collaborate within own and other functions as a Business Partner to achieve desired outcomes
• Experience in participation and execution of projects/change management initiatives
• Good industry knowledge and commercial awareness
• Fluent in English, both written and verbally
  

Here’s what we can offer you

This is your chance to become part of a fast but sustainable growing tech company! You will have an exciting role in a young, fast-growing, dynamic & international organisation. You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ international Catawikians; you'll have big responsibilities and can really create something. Additionally you can expect:

• Working with a top notch team acting on a champions league level in a super complex dynamic environment; you will learn a lot!
• A diverse and international team with over 50 different nationalities.
• A great office located in the heart of Amsterdam with an easy-going atmosphere.
• Our entrepreneurial environment encourages everyone to take initiative and experiment with new ideas. You’ll actively contribute to the growth of the Catawiki platform.
• Tailor-made trainings to facilitate your personal and professional growth
• The fun part! Our Activity Committee plans everything from ‘CataFooty’ to International Food Festivals, Friday Drinks, Board Game Nights, Pub Quizzes and Boot Camps!
• Stock Options: All Catawikians are granted 100 Stock Options after 12 months of service.
• And there’s more! Paid holidays, holiday allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki.