Senior Financial Analyst

Verisure is seeking a talented, innovative, and passionate Senior Financial Analyst to support our Technology platform and become a business partner to our awarded South Technology Team - located in Madrid . The role will report to the Group Finance Manager, based in our industry leading Innovation centre in Madrid and will be a part of the Group Finance Technology team (based in Madrid/ Spain; Malmo/ Sweden; and Geneva/ Switzerland). 

This position offers an opportunity to impact our  ambitious Technology innovation programmes. The successful candidate will be expected to impact quickly and develop as the business grows.  In this fast-growth and transformational context, the Senior Financial Analyst - Technology will provide Financial Leadership and Business Partnering to the Group Technology Organization by building a holistic view and driving a strong customer services culture .

Main responsibilities of this position:

Commercial Finance/Business Partnering:

Business Partnering and financial support to the South Technology Organization, and South platform countries. Ensure transparent, consistent, accurate planning & reporting. Champion an environment of innovation and earn trust with stakeholders. Viewed by functional & business partners as the expert and “go to” key source. 

Business leadership: Goes beyond the mere reporting of data. Insight and well-articulated action steps accompany all reports. Anticipates and resolves issues and captures value creation opportunities. 

Financial Controlling:

Technology Controlling: Support and lead the month end review process with IT, and countries (actuals vs budget). Ensure that performance and cost indicators are properly recorded, filed, and reported. Examine reports and data closely to check for discrepancies. 

Stewardship : Provide support and guidance on internal and external policies to business partners. Continuous auditing for reporting, analysis, and finance processes impacting the business.

Process Optimization: Collaborate with the wider Group Tech Finance team to develop processes/ templates/ tools for effective planning, controlling and reporting.

Reporting: Ongoing improvement of management reports such as Opex/Capex, Project tracking, FTE, Time reporting, etc.

Analysis/Projects:

Own & drive relevant financial analysis/projects within the Group Technology areas. Provide clear, and actionable data, insights & tools to support business partners in decision making and achieving goals. Share learnings within the Group Finance team and beyond.

Drive simplification projects and process standardization between North and South platforms.

Developing the organization:

Lead share & reapply sessions, organizational projects, etc. Coach colleagues and articulate and apply best practice.

Candidate profile

Experiences and Qualifications

We are looking for a  high potential / top performer  individual with 

3-6 years of finance experience in an international context (ideally involved with Technology) in a generalist or specialist capacity – ideally with a focus on Financial Planning and Analysis

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration

Successful track record having worked, led, and performed in multicultural and matrix environments in contexts of high growth, change and transformation.

Agility, outstanding analytical skills, and business judgment as well as the ability to pick up concepts quickly, dive deep into issues and effectively collaborate within a dynamic environment.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, proven experience in building data models.

Excellent command of English and Spanish. Other European languages a plus.

Competencies

Driving Results and Lead Change, establishing processes or practices to encourage and reinforce innovation and change thinking.

Apply expertise in quantitative analysis to see beyond the numbers and help influence and support business decisions.

Ability to interface with and influence key stakeholders (high EQ)

Proven team player with the ability to operate collaboratively in a matrixed team environment - proven ability to easily, naturally develop great relationships across the organization.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to influence the development of appropriate and effective internal and external messaging.

Team player, humble, comfortable, and effective in a hands-on, team-oriented environment

Reliability - ability to produce work of very high quality on a timely manner, ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks within tight deadlines.

Agility - able to manage uncertainty and adapt to change with pragmatism. Knows how to get things done in ambiguous, executive settings.

Solution-oriented mindset - problem solver that can set priorities, make high quality judgements, lead team to setup decision points in a structured way, and enable efficient decision making.

Strong fit with our DNA

The Company

35 years of insights, experience and innovation, delivering peace of mind.

Verisure is a world leader in monitored security solutions. Operating under three brands (Verisure, Securitas Direct and Arlo), the Company serves more than 5.0 million customers in 17 countries across Europe and Latin America. From 2000 to 2022, the Company has grown its customer portfolio at an average of 17% annually – growing every single quarter, in every single country. The group is #1 in 9 of its top 10 markets and is on average 3.2 times larger than its nearest competitor across its footprint.

Verisure’s core offering is a monitored security system that incorporates sensors (motion, fire, humidity) and a central control panel that are remotely monitored by Verisure 24/7. Verisure first responders investigate incidents, contact customers and dispatch guard, police, fire brigade and ambulance when needed. In addition, the company offers ‘smart home’ functionality and services. These are enabled by innovations around video, light control, temperature control, elderly care, etc. The products connect through a secure gateway and offer video monitoring, access control, water leakage/moisture detection, among others – all mobile app-controlled.

Verisure is majority-owned by leading private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. Our sponsors have invested heavily in accelerating the company’s innovation and talent pipeline. Following years of growth, the company has now embarked on a transformation under a new high calibre leadership team to position itself for the next phase of growth. Verisure also continues to expand internationally and has opened offices in Peru, Italy, the UK, Germany, Argentina, and Ireland in just the last few years.

Entrepreneurial and pioneering spirit

The business has enjoyed consistent double-digit top and bottom-line growth over the past 20 years. Verisure was the first company in the industry to introduce voice-based SMS/GSM transmission, the first to use “two-way voice” (enabling a direct conversation with the consumer), the first to add image verification (to assist in assessing risk and in dramatically reducing false alarms) and the first to enable home control via a mobile application. This kind of innovation has led to Verisure enjoying industry leading customer retention.

Verisure takes responsibility for the whole value chain - from product development, design and sales to installation, service and 24/7 professional monitoring, verification and response. This enables us to innovate where others cannot. Unlike many competitors, we keep most work in-house to guarantee premium quality.

Our winning DNA

Our DNA has enabled us to grow at a double-digit pace and is setting us up to continue our winning stride.

Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people have a sense of energy that is unmistakable, one that drives us to delight our customers and focus on creating impact quickly.

Committed to Making a Difference: When we say we will do something; we deliver with excellence. We are accountable, focused and operate with discipline.

Always Innovating: We believe that Innovation can be big or small; it’s a continuous state of mind that inspires us to think differently and always make things better. We are risk takers and we learn continuously.

Winning as a Team: Our people know that by leveraging one another’s strengths, investing in and developing our team’s capability and by collaborating well, we will win.

With Trust & Responsibility: Operating with integrity is core to our success. We are humble, honest and value deep mastery and expertise. We do the right thing, always.