EU Strategic Commercial Finance Analyst, Wayfair
A global online homeware marketplace
Open for applications
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- This is a highly visible role within Wayfair and ideal for someone who wants to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative and data-driven environment
- At least 1 - 2 years of experience in an analytical/consulting role with experience analyzing data
- A degree in Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Physics, or other concentrations with heavy quantitative focus strongly preferred
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills that put you at ease with financial data
- Experience working within large datasets and resourcefulness in obtaining data when clean and/or complete information is not available
- Strong Microsoft Excel and SQL skills are required
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to effectively convey insights from analyses to senior leadership
- Excellent organization skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and multitask
- Passionate about solving complex business problems
- We are looking for extraordinary and motivated individuals to join the team
What the job involves
- With Wayfair Europe's focus on profit and healthy expansion comes the need for strong financial partnership, planning, and support across the business
- The Strategic Commercial Finance (SCF) team works collaboratively with various teams across the European commercial organization as well as the executive leadership, to drive fiscal accountability, provide visibility into financial performance against plans, and shape our forecast based on most current trends and business needs
- Our work provides the business with critical financial insights that directly impact the future direction of Wayfair Europe
- We enjoy tackling challenging problems and translating quantitative analyses into broader, strategic business implications
- Within the team, we partner closely with Accounting, Pricing, Marketing, and Category Management teams to deliver a comprehensive understanding of our profitability drivers and serve as a strategic partner
- Translate high-level business problems into more specific questions which can then be answered by data-driven analysis
- Partner with Accounting team to execute monthly financials closing process
- Serve as a strategic finance partner for the European Commercial teams to size impacts of initiatives and their cost implications
- Collaborate closely with Finance Leadership on a quarterly basis to conduct a financial health check and forecast operational spend for the next 12-24 months
- Collaborate with the Profitability Management and the Strategic Operations Finance team to identify areas of opportunity for cost savings and margin optimization
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor performance and identify areas of improvement
- Become an expert of the European P&L structure at Wayfair
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Relentless Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional customer experience drives everything we do. We invest in understanding our customers and partners. We are all in customer service
- Deliver Rsults With Agility: We prioritize work that drives long-term value. We execute with urgency, learn from failure, and nimbly pivot. The outcomes of our efforts are impactful, measurable results
- Use Good Judgement: We are bold and confident, never reckless. We make reasoned, calculated decisions based on data, critical thinking, and pattern recognition
- Build the Best Team: We lead by setting the bar high, articulating clear goals, and diving deep. We hire, develop, and leverage only the best. Our leaders continually reevaluate and strengthen their teams and do not shy away from hard decisions. We expect and demonstrate excellence
- Collaborate Effectively: We invest in cross-functional global partnerships that maximize impact and minimize duplication. We prize collaboration in all interactions – with our teammates, stakeholders, and suppliers. We disagree, align, and commit. Effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration are required.
- Respect Others: We earn and show respect, treating our teammates and partners with empathy and inclusion. We presume good intent while prioritizing impact. We balance confidence and candor with humility and kindness.
- Be an Owner: We are Wayfair first. We act on what’s best for the company, ahead of team or individual goals. We spend every dollar as if it is our own. We take pride in Wayfair’s success while planning the next win. We always think long-term
- Innovate & Improve: We are not limited by precedent. We boldly challenge the norm. We continually identify opportunities to innovate, improve, and simplify. We value incremental improvements, but we also look for game-changing breakthroughs.
- Adapt & Grow: We value adaptability and self-reflection. We find opportunity in every change, experience, and mistake. We are committed to continuous self-improvement.
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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