Senior Financial Analyst

Job description

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry, connecting customers in over 190 countries with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands and charming boutiques from around the world. Farfetch opens a world of luxury for endless expressions of style, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace. FINANCE The Finance team stands as a strategic pillar of our organization, enabling the delivery of our business and financial goals, ensuring robust financial controls and optimizing overall financial performance. Finance is responsible for managing capital, ensuring financial integrity, optimizing resource allocation, and delivering accurate reporting to drive sustainable growth and profitability. PORTO Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals. THE ROLE Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, you will drive the required process and policy amendments that are necessary for prompt, worldwide and smooth execution on the standards. You will work jointly with the accounting coordinators reporting and accounting matters. You will have an important role for the accountancy of our company, working together with the whole team to achieve the goals for the monthly closing. ### WHAT YOU'LL DO - Prepares bookings of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses entries by compiling and analysing accounting information; - Monitors sub-ledgers verifying transactions and resolving discrepancies; - Analyses the reasonability of trial balances’ variances; - Analyses the consolidated information for the group, namely its Balance Sheet and P&L Fluxes, providing support in the financial statements’ disclosures; - Provides support in the implementation of new IFRS standards; - Supervises work performed by more junior members of the team as necessary; - Complies with legal requirements; - Participates in meetings and guarantees appropriate progress; - Introduces, organizes and implements new accounting policies and procedures for the group, actively participating in the set up of new projects with other teams including international areas, actively innovating the way we work in order to drive efficiency; - Offers support to colleagues in specific accounting operations; - Guarantees that controls are carried out , recorded and are working efficiently and promptly; - Provides support on the external audit. ### WHO YOU ARE - A bachelor or master degree in accounting, management, economics or auditing; - At least 5 years of functional experience in areas of accounting, auditing or consolidation; - Knowledge of IFRS; - Previous Experience in Consolidation either from a preparer or auditor’s point of view - Strong drive for results, including proactive problem resolution skills in delivering stringent deadlines; - Proficiency in conveying information efficiently and across departments; - Outstanding writing aptitude and capability to organize presentations and papers; - Fluent in English, both written and spoken is mandatory; - An Excellent team player with the ability to interact with different departments; - Considerable knowledge of spreadsheet software and basic computer systems, Microsoft AX and SAP BPC will be a plus; - Demonstrated ability to perform accurate numeric calculations; - An Excellent communicator; - Dynamic, with high sense of responsibility and autonomy. ### REWARDS & BENEFITS - Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools - Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community - Training opportunities - Flexible benefits program ### EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT - Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. ### SCAM DISCLAIMER - It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.