Commercial Finance Analyst

Full Time
10 months ago
About us :

Luno is the crypto investment app you can rely on, enabling you to buy, store and explore crypto securely. We’re committed to putting the power of cryptocurrency in everyone's hands sensibly and responsibly.

Since 2013, we’ve helped millions of people around the world invest safely in crypto. We do this by cutting through the hype and supporting customers at every step of the way. 

All products and cryptocurrencies on our platform must first meet stringent legal, risk and technical security standards. We don’t do memecoins. Transparency is key for us. 

Luno stores all crypto on a 1:1 basis and we have rigorous processes in place so you can be confident your investment is secure. We’re available in more than 40 countries around the world and we work closely with respective regulators in all of these markets to be fully compliant, as we believe this is the best way to help everyone, everywhere, invest safely.

 

About the team: 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Luno’s awesome Finance team in a role with exposure to the wider Luno senior management team and a close working relationship with the APAC Regional Management team.

The FP&A team is currently made up of a Financial Planning team who are responsible for creating budgets and forecasts and Finance Business Partners who work with senior leaders across the business to support them in monitoring results and making key decisions. This would be the first role in the new commercial finance analysis arm of the team.  

Luno offers great people and culture: work with pioneers in the crypto space, our ‘remote but reachable’ approach goes beyond flexible working, an environment of continuous learning and growth; with an annual inspiration day on top of your normal holiday allowance.

 

The role in a nutshell:

This role will focus on 2 main areas:

  • Financial and commercial analysis and support for the APAC region - working closely with regional management to provide commercial analysis and insights
  • Company-wide analysis over key financial KPIs - working closely with financial planning and data teams to ensure robust financial data is available for analysis, as well as the finance business partners and various senior leaders to establish their needs and provide appropriate insights and reporting

 

Your mission will be:

- APAC Specific (50%):

  • Assisting in preparation of strategy for APAC region
  • Analyzing current / historical revenue and marketing KPIs and suggesting strategies for improving business performance
  • Assisting in preparation of monthly / cyclical reviews of revenue and performance against operational goals for APAC region
  • Building models / running scenario analysis, and providing data-backed recommendations related to pricing and expansion opportunities to support effective decision making
  • Producing financial assessment of new investment opportunities and assisting Country Managers in producing business cases

- Luno-wide (50%):

  • Working closely with key stakeholders as well as data teams to ensure robust and consistent measurement and use of KPIs
  • Assisting in setting appropriate targets for KPIs and monitoring against these
  • Producing regular reporting and insights for senior management 
  • Running deep dive analysis into revenue or customer cost data to investigate hypotheses and support effective decision making
  • Reviewing publicly available information about the crypto market and performance of competitors to determine Luno’s position in the market and to measure performance against observed trends

 

A little about you:

The successful candidate will be:

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience, including strong technical ability in data analysis
  • Experienced analyst with financial background
  • Practiced at building strong relationships with non-finance individuals 
  • Strategic thinker 
  • Commercially curious mindset
  • Strong project management skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly IT literate, comfortable operating and learning new systems

 

Nice to haves:
  • CIMA / ACCA  / ACA qualified
  • Experience in cryptocurrency or regulated retail financial services
  • Strong financial modeling skills
  • Knowledge of sql
  Life at Luno:
  • Forward-thinking and ambitious team that values diversity, hard work, and the continuous quest for excellence.
  • Remote but reachable work policy gives you the freedom to choose between working from home or the office.
  • Improve body and mind, with excellent private medical insurance. 
  • Free training courses on Udemy and CodeAcademy.
  • Generous maternity / paternity and even paw-ternity for your furry friend.
  • Annual Inspiration Day.
  • A collaborative, friendly work community, with regular social events and virtual cooking, dancing, drawing and house planting classes hosted by our Lunauts. 
  • Free lunch and snacks.
  • Free access to Headspace – a full library of guided meditations, sleep stories, and music.
  • 0 fees with Luno from the day you start.*

*Offer only available on Luno Instant Buy, not Luno Exchange