Finance Business Partner

Full Time
Cape Town, South Africa
1 week 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. 

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.

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 as well as commercial analysts who create insights to support the decision-making process.  

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:

To work closely with key stakeholders from across the business in providing regular financial performance updates, challenging & supporting teams to create efficiencies and/or cost savings, improving financial literacy and assisting with advice and analysis to support decision-making.

Your mission will be:
  • Meet with budget holders from across the business regularly to discuss any material variances in their financial results and support them in finding ways to get back to budget as required
  • Educate budget holders on good fiscal management, and assist them in following processes for approvals
  • Challenge budget holders to ensure the most efficient use of Luno’s funds
  • Work with FP&A and budget holders to maintain up-to-date live forecasts and support the budgeting process
  • Support business planning by providing relevant financial analysis and modeling
  • Providing data and insight to support decision-making across teams
  • Contributing to ad hoc financial projects as required as part of the overall finance function or in response to the needs of budget holders
A little about you:
  • The successful candidate will be:

    • Experienced finance business partner with strong technical financial knowledge
    • 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 with Anaplan
    • Experience in cryptocurrency or regulated retail financial services
    • Strong financial modeling skills
    • Proven track record for process improvement/implementation
Life at Luno:
  • Remote but reachable work policy gives you the freedom to choose between working from home or the office.
  • Plus the option to buy and sell up to 5 days leave
  • Improve body and mind, with excellent private medical insurance
  • Access to Learnably and our additional learning platforms for your personal and professional development
  • 6 months primary care-giver leave
  • Paw-ternity leave for your furry friend
  • Annual Inspiration Day in addition to your annual leave which increases based on your length of service! 
  • 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
  • 0 fees up to a certain amount with Luno from the day you start.*

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

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.