Strategic Finance Associate, Flink
Performance Steering
Office located in BrunnenstraĂźe, Berlin
Grocery delivery service
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Grocery delivery service
1001+ employees
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Office located in BrunnenstraĂźe, Berlin
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver organic fresh fruit, vegetables, and other groceries directly to the homes of customers, within 10 minutes, at supermarket prices.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: Several years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or related roles, preferably in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
- Business Acumen: Deep understanding of business operations and financial drivers, with the ability to develop business cases and strategic recommendations
- Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting tools, and data visualization software (e.g., Excel, Looker, Oracle Fusion)
- Collaboration: Proven ability to work cross-functionally, influence without authority, and build strong relationships with diverse teams
- Initiative: Self-starter with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement and driving change
- Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail, especially when dealing with complex financial data
What the job involves
- As a Strategic Finance Associate - Performance Steering (m/f/d), you will be a key player in transforming how we manage our financial performance and strategic initiatives
- You will partner closely with various departments to improve financial steering by enhancing our business case processes and shifting the focus from data crunching to generating actionable insights. Your role will be crucial in driving better decision-making across the organization
- Financial Steering and Analysis: Lead the development and refinement of financial models and forecasts to improve the accuracy and relevance of our financial insights
- Business Case Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust business cases for strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with company goals and financial viability
- Insight Generation: Shift focus from traditional data crunching to providing actionable insights that support strategic decisions and operational improvements
- Performance Monitoring: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure financial performance and operational efficiency
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements in financial processes, systems, and tools to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the FP&A function
- Strategic Support: Provide financial analysis and insights to support senior leadership in strategic planning and execution
Our take
Online grocery delivery services in Europe range from early supermarket-specific services to the more recent success of mobile food-ordering applications. However despite thier proliferation grocery delivery services still face long waiting lists and logistic bottlenecks, with faster solutions coming with a compromise on the range and quality of products.
Flink provides an online website and mobile application for the delivery of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other organic-quality groceries to European homes. The company provides its services to 100 different European cities across Germany, the Netherlands and France, and claims that its grocery deliveries are provided at supermarket prices within 10 minutes of ordering.
Flink is one of the few remaining independent grocery delivery startups in Europe, with most of the others either having been acquired or shut down. German rival Gorillas for instance ate through its initial investments and was taken over in 2022. Flink has been playing a more conservative strategy, aiming for more steady growth, but had to receive a fresh investment round of 100 million euros in 2024 to help it outlast competitors. Rumors of a potential merger with competitor companies indicate the lengths that Flink is going to maintain its dominance in a market that, at present, is suffering from lower demand and higher costs.
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back within 2 weeks
346% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2024
$108.1m
LATE VC
Apr 2024
$104.1m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- A good salary and fringe benefits
- A start-up environment with growth opportunities
- An environment where you have a lot of impact, and where your ideas immediately become reality
- A young and dynamic team
- A flexible employer
- 20% discount on your own Flink groceries
Company HQ
Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
Oliver Merkel
(MD)Partner at Bain & Company. Co-founded Flink in December 2020.
Julian Dames
(MD)Consultant at Bain & Company before founding foodora, where they served as MD and Global CMO. Also served as CMO at Rappi.
Christoph Cordes
(MD)Began career at Adidas before becoming Manager Director at fashion4home GmbH.
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