FP&A Analyst
Zeller is building one of the most AI-leveraged finance functions in the market - a small team that punches far above its weight by treating AI as core infrastructure, not a novelty. We're looking for an FP&A Analyst to be a driving force in that.
This isn't a run-the-playbook role. You'll dig into the economics of a high-volume payments business, work alongside the people setting commercial strategy, and help build the AI-powered workflows that let a lean team operate like a much larger one. You'll grow into the team's go-to person on gross margin - learning the cost dynamics of a payments engine to help find efficiencies and sharpen our unit economics - and you'll support Sales and Marketing as a commercial partner.
You'll work across a modern data stack - Databricks, Claude Code, Gemini, Aleph, Xero. You'll have the tools and the encouragement to lean on AI/LLMs to take the manual grind out of the work.
Role Responsibilities
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Commercial Business Partnering
- Pricing: Work with Sales to model and simulate commercial pricing for prospective high-value merchants and partners.
- Target Setting: Help Sales leadership set data-backed quotas, revenue targets, and performance-tracking models.
- Growth: Partner with Marketing and Growth on unit economics (CAC, payback) to optimise acquisition-channel efficiency.
- Margin Analysis: Help decompose margin movement into rate and mix drivers, and surface where the unit economics are moving and why.
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AI Integration & Process Innovation
- AI-Powered Workflows: Build, test, and iterate on AI/LLM tooling that automates manual FP&A work and uncovers insights faster - the difference between a good finance team and a next-gen one.
- Process Transformation: Continually look at FP&A workflows for where AI can remove manual effort and deepen analysis.
- Advanced Analytics: Apply statistical methods (e.g. regression, anomaly detection) to historical data to surface trends, anomalies, and business drivers.
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Financial Modelling & Reporting
- Forecasting Mechanics: Support the core budgeting and forecasting mechanics for Group financials, building oversight across the P&L.
- Model Architecture: Create and enhance the models behind acquiring economics, customer acquisition, and three-way statement forecasting.
- Strategic & Financial Narratives: Prepare monthly financial deep-dives and support the annual plan, distilling complex data into clear stories for leaders.
- Data Visualisation: Build automated dashboards that let leaders make on-demand, data-driven decisions.
What You'll Bring
- A bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or a related field.
- 2+ years in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Finance Business Partnering.
- Hands-on experience building workflows or tools with AI/LLMs - and genuine enthusiasm for it.
- Strong SQL or BI experience, and comfort navigating large datasets to self-serve answers.
- A solid grasp of statistical concepts and how to apply them to forecasting and analysis.
- Advanced Excel, with a focus on auditability - the integrity backbone under the automation.
- A self-starter who finds the answer rather than waiting for it.
- A structured, methodical approach to problem-solving, and the ability to explain complex ideas to any audience.
Bonus Points
- CA / CPA / CFA / CIMA qualification.
- Experience in working within a high-growth/startup environment.
- Financial Services and/or Payments industry experience.
- Management consulting background.
- A genuine passion for finance transformation and building best-in-class processes.