Business Finance Analyst Opportunities

Phoenix; Wythall CP; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the UK is seeking a Business Finance Analyst to join their Finance Operations team. This role offers the opportunity to support effective finance processes and contribute to key business analysis. Candidates should possess strong accounting knowledge and analytical skills. The company offers competitive salary and benefits including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Up to £40k salary plus bonus

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Income protection

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience working in an Accounting team in financial services.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of effective operational finance processes.
• Ensure compliance with financial procedures and maintain audit trails.
• Produce financial reports and provide data analysis.
• Assess commercial viability of proposed business strategies.

Skills

Experience in financial services accounting

Strong Excel skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Organised and proactive

Education

Qualified/Part Qualified Accountancy qualification

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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