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Lead Data Analyst - Ledger

Wise
London
3 weeks ago
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At Wise, we’ve got a clear mission — money without borders. Built by and for people who live global lives. As a FinTech company moving billions of GBP of customer money in over 70 countries, Wise needs bulletproof financials & insights into the growth of the company. We need timely, accurate and scalable financial data to make accurate business decisions inside the company.

Job Description

Due to continued and rapid growth, we’re on the hunt for a Lead Ledger Analyst to join our Ledger team in Treasury.

What you’ll be doing:

This role gives a great opportunity to combine your Product skills with technical data processing skills. You will get familiar with all key products at Wise, understand the business and the Treasury function.

The ledger team ensures that ledger data is accurate and timely. This enables the Treasury team to properly manage liquidity and FX risk. Working with various stakeholders (Product Managers, Engineering teams, Finance and Treasury controllers), you will:

Be hands on ledger data maintenance and data management - data analysis, data cleanups, automations and documentation.

Build data control models to ensure our ledger data is accurate.

Hunt down, investigate, and explain any discrepancies or anomalies

Assist in implementing new Wise products and FX financial instruments into our ledger, ensuring they accurately represent the true and fair view of liquidity and FX exposure.

Work and collaborate with other Treasury analysts in FX Risk, Liquidity, Safeguarding, Cash and Asset Management, as well as the Data Science team.

Who you are

2-4 years of experience in similar roles

Strong analytical ability

Advanced SQL skills

Python/R

Data visualisation and storytelling ability

Ability to self organise and manage stakeholders

Demonstration of impact/going above and beyond basic role requirements

DBT

Data modelling in a warehouse context

Some accounting notion or experience

Legally authorised to work in the UK

Some important stuff we would like you to know

To meet our regulatory obligations as a licensed financial services company, Wise needs to conduct background checks on all new hires, which in the Finance team includes Criminal and Credit checks. Please discuss with the Recruiter if you have any concerns regarding this process.

Some of our benefits:

Base salary of £100k - £125k (based on experience)

RSU's in a growing and public company (£50k new joiner grant, +£25k annual topups)

Work from (almost) anywhere in the world for up to 90 days a year

Flexible working - you’re trusted to do the right thing and be responsible

️ Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work scheme

️ A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

An annual self-development budget

Pet friendly offices

️ Lots of fun group activities like yoga, running and boardgame nights

Find out more about our benefits in our London office.

We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So if you’re passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in.

Also, qualifications aren’t that important to us. If you’ve got great experience, and you’re great at articulating your thinking, we’d like to hear from you.

And because we believe that diverse teams build better products, we’d especially love to hear from you if you’re from an under-represented demographic.

Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visitWise.Jobs .


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