Senior Finance Manager - Global Market Finance for Lounge Business (all genders)
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Role & Team
The Business Finance Organization (BFO) Customer Propositions serves as a key business partner to Zalando’s propositions. Its primary goal is to empower the Business-to-Consumer leadership team with the insights needed to make well‑informed decisions that foster long‑term, profitable growth. This role, part of the Lounge Business Finance Organization, is the key interface between Central Finance, Fashion Market Finance, and the Lounge Commercial, Planning and Strategy teams. It supports weekly commercial steering, long‑term commercial planning and strategic projects, ensuring the sustainable and profitable success of the Lounge Proposition across all markets.
Responsibilities
* Support accurate short‑term commercial steering by delivering high‑quality weekly profitability outlooks and running simulations on commercial activations to provide insights into different investment options.
* Prepare and present weekly, monthly forecasting reports and quarterly profitability reports, with a focus on global performance and detailed analysis of drivers at the market level.
* Provide key support for senior management decision‑making through the Global performance review process and drive automation and improvements to deliver more actionable insights.
* Ensure alignment of targets and initiatives between local commercial/functional teams and central Finance, providing accurate financial projections and plan reviews to guide decision‑making.
* Lead and participate in cross‑market projects and business case development, ensuring thorough financial analysis to guide decision‑making and continuous improvement of financial tools.
* Create detailed reports, track KPIs, and model solutions to derive actionable insights from data, leveraging a passion for data analysis to drive recommendations that support business objectives.
* Maintain a hands‑on mindset, readily supporting the team with ad‑hoc requests and addressing business cases from stakeholders of your market cluster and cross markets.
Qualifications
* Degree (Bachelor, Master, MBA) in Economics, Business Administration or related field.
* 5+ years of experience in Finance, E‑Commerce or an analytical business role.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to dive deep into numbers while connecting the dots to the big picture.
* Expert in MS Excel and Google Workspace; SAP, SQL, and Tableau skills are a plus.
* Proactive, curious, hands‑on, and eager to continuously learn and improve with an ability to solve problems quickly and in a structured manner.
* Excellent communication skills, comfortable connecting with stakeholders to understand business needs and share clear, fact‑based insights.
* Fluent in English, with good verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits
* 27 days of holiday a year for full‑time employees.
* 2 paid volunteering days a year.
* Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week; flexibility varies by team.
* Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year.
* Employee shares programme.
* Discounts: 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando; 30% off Lounge by Zalando; additional discounts from external partners.
* Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement).
* Family services, including counseling and support.
* Health and wellbeing options, including Wellhub (formerly Gympass).
* Mental health support and coaching.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan‑European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e‑commerce. We actively seek out talent from all backgrounds and work to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes. We focus on your qualifications, skills, and contributions, and we do not consider personal details such as photo, age, or marital status in our evaluation.
We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you. Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace at https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion.
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