Business Finance Analyst Opportunities

Starr Underwriting; Hollywood; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services sector is seeking a Business Finance Analyst to join its Finance Operations team. The role involves supporting operational finance processes, compliance, and data analysis to enhance business strategies. Applicants should have strong analytical and Excel skills, along with relevant accounting experience in the financial sector.

Benefits

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

12x salary life assurance

Career breaks

Income protection

3x volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an Accounting team in financial services.
• Strong Excel skills are crucial.
• Proactive and organised, able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of effective operational finance processes and controls.
• Complete standard Accountancy and analytical functions including producing financial reports.
• Undertake analysis of business data to assess commercial viability.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Qualified / Part Qualified Accountancy qualification

Job description

Job Description

Job Type: Permenant / FTC Opportunities

Location: These roles could be based in our Birmingham offices with time spent working in the office and at home.

Flexible working: All our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Salary and benefits: Up to £40k (dependant on experience) plus bonus up to, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Business Finance Analysts to join our Finance Operations team to assist in the provision of professional accountancy and/or finance analysis service by executing specific and regular finance processes to ensure the organisation meets its regulatory, reputational, and commercial requirements.

You Will Be Repsonsible For

Supporting the on-going delivery of robust, effective and efficient operational finance processes and controls.

Ensure compliance with relevant procedures and processes and maintain evidence/audit trail as required.

Complete specific standard Accountancy and / or analytical functions (including producing financial reports - performance, TBs, controls and OSP oversight, providing analysis of data, statutory reporting, etc)

Undertake analysis of a range of business data and reports to assist manager in assessing commercial viability and tax efficiency of proposed business strategies.

What are we looking for?

Experience of working in an Accounting team in financial services with a good level of accounting knowledge

Strong Excel skills

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Proactive and Organised, with the ability to work in a fast paced environment

Qualified / Part Qualified Accountancy qualification would be advantageous

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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