Commercial & Analytics Business Partner

Aldermore Bank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable banking institution in Greater London seeks an experienced Business Partner. This role involves producing insightful management reports and analyses to support finance teams. Applicants should possess strong analytical and data visualization skills, effective communication abilities, and be proactive in embracing new technologies. This position offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary, with numerous employee benefits, including a discretionary bonus scheme and support for professional development.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Aviva Digital GP

Employee Assistance Programme

Private Medical Insurance

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting and analysis.
• Ability to work collaboratively with finance stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Produce divisional management reporting and analysis.
• Provide insights into the future financial position.
• Enhance report quality using automation.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Data analysis and data visualisation skills (e.g. SQL, Python, Tableau)

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to determine key drivers of results

Strong data management skills

Team player and proactive

Tools

Anaplan or similar planning tool

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

The Vacancy

Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity :

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Partner to join a key finance team in Aldermore, assuming responsibility for producing commercially relevant management information and providing ad hoc analysis and support across FP&A and the divisions.

You will be responsible for producing Divisional management reporting and analysis, including the development of high quality, insightful analysis to support a diverse array of reporting. The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders across Finance, including, Finance Business Partners, FP&A, Financial Control and Treasury to produce a suite of commercially insightful management information for the changing needs of the business.

The successful candidate will also be expected to look at how we perform our processes today and use their own initiative to drive change for enhancements, including exploring / learning new technologies to help with this and have a key desire for self-development to benefit themselves and the organisation.

This is a fast-paced role which will require attention to detail and supporting the team’s continuous improvement ethos. It will suit an individual who thrives in a changing environment and consistently seeks to deliver high quality analysis and support to the FP&A team.

What will your day look like?

• Accountable for production of the performance reporting for month end ensuring that slides and commentary for various teams are insightful and relevant to make informed business decisions
• Required good organisational skills to deliver reporting to tight timelines
• Providing insight into the future financial position through monitoring of financial projections
• Analysis of current and past trends of key performance indicators including revenue, impairments and balance sheet to understand and highlight variances, providing relevant insight to management to assist with decision-making.
• Enhance the quality of the reports and improve consistency, using automation where appropriate to help drive better business outcomes
• Develop long lasting, meaningful relationships across Finance & Treasury to support self and business improvement.

What do we expect from you?

• Strong analytical skills
• Data analysis and data visualisation skills are desirable (e.g. SQL, Python, Tableau)
• Highly numerate and familiar with key banking financials and drivers of performance
• Knowledge and experience of reporting to senior management
• Ability to easily determine the key drivers of a result and associated KPIs and articulately explain the “story”
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong data management skills with the ability to manipulate and assess complex data and ideally (but not essential) some previous exposure to Anaplan or a similar planning tool
• A strong team player, self-motivated, proactive and able to use own initiative
• Willing to push themselves to explore / learn new things including embracing new technologies to do things better vs today

What can you expect from us?

• A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers. Hybrid working model – 2 days a week in the office
• A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress
• A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
• And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.

Let us tell you a bit more about us

We’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we're backing more people to go for it.

We thrive by saying “yes” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

Behaviour Framework

Our behavioural framework underpins our purpose and strategic drivers, as it outlines the behaviours we need to demonstrate in order to succeed. Where our strategic drivers (Stay Ahead Propositions, Relationships That Last and Progressive Platform) outline what we need to do to succeed, our behaviours guide us in how. In your second interview, we’ll ask you to talk through some examples where you’ve demonstrated these behaviours in your previous roles.

The Benefits

As you would expect, we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package, and you’ll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us.

Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do, but these will give you an idea of what to expect :

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Aviva Digital GP
• Bus And Tram Benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare Voucher & Display Screens / Desk Set-Up
• Flu Jab Vouchers
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Metrolink Annual Pass & Clipper Ticket
• Microsoft Discounts
• Private Medical Insurance Shopping Discounts
• Toothfairy
• Your Workplace Pension
• Hybrid Working
• Critical Illness
• Cycle To Work
• Dental Insurance
• Give As You Earn
• Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
• Octopus Electric Vehicles
• Save Our Planet
• Season Ticket Loan
• Spouse Or Partner Life Assurance
• Technology
• Wearable Technology
• Wellbeing App
• Will Writing

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