We’re looking for a strong, commercial-driven personality to join our existing team.
Responsibilities:
You’ll take ownership for the financial support and supervision of a portfolio of our international markets
- by becoming a well-respected sparring partner for the management in the markets, consulting them on what’s driving the business and what levers to pull to increase performance
- by closely working with functional teams in the markets to understand specific challenges and engage in the process of developing solutions
- by calculating projections for the return of investments in the markets as well as analyzing the achieved results and draw learnings from them
- by executing weekly and monthly performance checks and forecasts
- by overseeing the P&L and cashflow to optimize cost base and coordinate funding needs
You’ll be responsible for the budgeting process
- by owning the roadmap of steps and timelines, rolled out across all relevant stakeholders (in the markets and in the headquarter) and aligned with the group management
- by providing the relevant tools and templates
- by actively supporting the markets throughout the process, especially your own country portfolio
- by consolidating the corresponding financial information, analyzing the results and drawing recommendations for the management team
You’ll take an active role in shaping the positioning of the Commercial Finance team within the organization
- by participating in and maintaining the strong network to other functions within the headquarter and within the local markets
- by taking part in further development of our existing tool kit for steering the business
- by taking ownership for individual projects with internal stakeholders
Your profile:
- You’ve outstanding records of academic achievement in either the fields of Economics or any other field of academia + a corresponding advanced financial education
- You’ve > 5 years of professional experience in the fields of Consulting, Private Equity, Controlling or Operations with strong financial focus
- Having additional experience from working in a fast-moving startup culture is a plus
- During that time, you achieved a proven track record of driving business performance through executing your commercial mindset
Your skillset:
- You’ve an intuitive understanding of what drives a business model in a given market –and the ability to validate this using commercial data
- You’re exceptionally well organized and capable of leading (multiple) processes in a structured way, regardless deadlines or pressure
- You’re adapting quickly to new situations and bring natural curiosity to understand market specific challenges and potential solutions
- You’re able to communicate complex ideas effectively in English; additional language skills are a plus
- You’re a team player who brings experience from working in cross-cultural / international teams
About FREE NOW:
FREE NOW was founded as mytaxi in June 2009 and was the world’s first taxi app that established a direct connection between a passenger and a taxi driver. In July 2019, mytaxi rebranded to FREE NOW as part of a global mobility brand family and set itself up as a multiservice mobility provider. With 14 million passengers and more than 100,000 drivers, FREE NOW is one of the leading ride-hailing providers in Europe. Since February 2019, the service is part of the FREE NOW group, the ride-hailing joint venture of BMW and Daimler. FREE NOW today works with more than 700 employees in 26 offices and is available in over 100 European cities. Eckart Diepenhorst is leading the operational business as CEO Europe of FREE NOW. More information is available at: www.free-now.com
What can we offer you?
- The chance to bring in your own ideas
- A strong team spirit
- Excellent monetary benefits (a pension plan, a monthly mobility allowance for free taxi rides, subsidised public transport ticket)
- Have your birthday off!
