Finance Director

Finance Director – Europe and MENA 

Pattern is the premier partner for global ecommerce acceleration. Valued at $2 billion, Pattern has been named one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North America by Deloitte and one of the best-led companies in America by Inc. More than 150 global brands like Nestle, Sylvania, Kong, Panasonic, Pandora, North Face and Sage rely on Pattern's global ecommerce acceleration platform to scale their business around the world. Pattern is ranked among the top five Amazon sellers globally and has more than 1,700 employees around the world.  

We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Director to be a key partner to our Managing Directors in Europe and MENA. This is a highly visible leadership role with ownership over all Finance and Accounting activities in these regions. This position is based in London, U.K., and reports into our VP of International Finance Operations in the U.S.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Business Partnering – Support leadership with new business opportunities, potential acquisitions, new brands/products, and growth initiatives. Provide recommendations and develop reporting/processes that improve insight and decision-making 

• Strategic Planning – Advise on long-term outlook and develop strategic models that help influence long-term business decisions   

• Forecasting - Develop detailed financial forecasts of three financial statements, incorporating key financial and operational metrics   

• Reporting - Organize and run regular operating reviews with Pattern HQ leadership and regional leadership teams to discuss results and forward-looking KPI’s. Develop reporting that helps provide clear organizational understanding of results and outlook and supports execution on programs 

• Accounting - Lead timely and accurate financial close, including all statutory and VAT-related filings. Manage SOX 404 financial controls, including annual physical inventory, cycle counts, balance sheet reviews, account reconciliations and other areas 

• People Leadership - Manage and develop a team of five professionals initially and define future team structure as needed   

Experience & Skills 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field 

• 10+ years of eCommerce/Retail/CPG experience at a large, global company 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate across departments 

• Ability to drive process improvement and act as an agent for change 

• Advanced problem-solving skills and strong judgement 

• Self-motivated and ability to meet aggressive deadlines 

• Knowledge of how to work with large amounts of data to develop scalable financial reporting solutions   

• Experience with cloud-based systems, such as Netsuite, Workday Adaptive, Tableau, etc.  

• Detailed understanding of US GAAP and local Europe statutory reporting requirements 

• UK accounting qualification preferred 

Why should I work at Pattern? 

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce accelerator industry! We are a company full of talented industry experts that evolves quickly and often, we set big goals and work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern family. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include: 

• 28 days Holiday (increasing to 32 with each year of service) 

• Competitive salary 

• RSU’s (Restricted Stock Units) 

• Hybrid working (2 days a week in the office) 

• Health Shield Cover (Health, Dental, Eye care and Physio cash reimbursement plan) 

• Free breakfast and snacks in the office 

• Pension Scheme 

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave and pay 

• Regular company socials