Finance Analyst

Blue Light Card; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Gym onsite

Job summary

Blue Light Card is expanding its Finance Analyst capability for the Commercial, Growth and Cost & Planning teams. This cost & planning role partners with budget holders to drive spend insight and faster reporting cycles.

You'll build monthly packs, support OPEX forecasting and develop business cases to inform investment decisions, gaining exposure to both financial mechanics and the commercial context of the business. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in financial processes including budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting.
• Strong analytical capability turning complex datasets into actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills with modelling and Power Query.
• Data hygiene mindset with attention to definitions, reconciliations and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support OPEX budgeting and forecasting across the business with budget holders to produce accurate forecasts.
• Produce and maintain regular cost reporting for budget holders with clear visibility of spend.
• Perform variance and driver analysis to identify root causes of cost movements and recommend actions.
• Complete month-end tasks including journal postings with accounting principles applied accurately.
• Partner with budget holders across teams including headcount and software licensing to provide forward-looking insight.
• Contribute to improving data quality and metric consistency, documenting assumptions for trusted reporting.
• Support long-term forecast model and scenario analysis for investment allocation.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Part-qualified accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA) would be a bonus

Tools

Power Query

Excel modelling

Job description

Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable

The Role and the Team

FP&A at Blue Light Card is in a genuinely exciting moment. We're building out our analyst capability for the first time, hiring three brand new Finance Analyst roles across our Commercial, Growth, and Cost & Planning teams as we scale our analytical depth to match BLC's continued growth. These aren't roles where you'll be picking up someone else's work, they're an opportunity to introduce new insights, build reporting from the ground up, and make a genuine mark on how BLC understands and drives its performance.

This Finance Analyst role sits within the Cost & Planning team, working across the entire business to bring consistency, granularity, and forward-looking insight to how BLC understands and manages its cost base. You'll partner with budget holders across every function, helping them understand their spend, move towards quicker reporting cycles, and make more confident financial decisions.

This is a role that touches everything. From monthly reporting packs, through to building business cases and supporting OPEX forecasting, you'll develop a broad grounding in both the financial mechanics and the commercial context that sits behind them.

What You'll Do

• Support OPEX budgeting and forecasting across the business, working with budget holders in every function to produce accurate, decision-ready forecasts
• Produce and maintain regular cost reporting for budget holders across the business, giving teams clear, timely visibility of their spend
• Perform variance and driver analysis to identify root causes of cost movements and recommend actions that support budget holders in managing their spend
• Complete month-end tasks including journal postings, with a solid understanding of accounting principles and the ability to apply them with accuracy
• Partner with budget holders across all teams, including headcount and software licensing management, to provide impactful, forward-looking insight
• Contribute to improving data quality and metric consistency, aligning definitions across teams and documenting assumptions so reporting is trusted
• Support the long-term forecast model and scenario analysis, contributing to business cases that help the organisation allocate investment effectively

What You'll Bring

• A solid grounding in financial processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting, with comfort operating across cost and OPEX reporting
• Strong analytical capability, with experience turning complex datasets into clear, actionable insight and confident recommendations for non-finance stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills, including modelling and Power Query
• A strong data hygiene mindset, with attention to definitions, reconciliations, controls, and documentation to ensure outputs are accurate and trusted
• Strong business partnering and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with budget holders across the business and present insight with clarity and confidence
• Part-qualified or working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) would be a bonus, but is not essential
• Experience managing headcount and software licensing reporting would be a bonus, but is not essential

Our Culture

Our mission is simple - make heroes happy. Our members are the real-life heroes who keep us all safe, cared for, and thriving. It's what gets us up in the morning and pushes us to go further, think bigger, and create something that truly matters. By focusing on their happiness, we create amazing experiences, deliver unrivalled discounts, innovative products, and world-class service.

We don't just follow the usual path - we look for smarter, bolder ways to deliver real impact. We take ownership, move fast, and work shoulder to shoulder to build something special.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels they belong. Different perspectives and experiences help us grow, innovate, and better reflect the communities we serve.

We promote hybrid working, and value in-person collaboration so encourage time in our offices, where you can make the most of our fully stocked snack drawers – either the HQ in Leicestershire, or London, Holborn office. The frequency and office location will vary depending on the role and team. We aim to be flexible, but we aren't able to offer fully remote working.

Blue Light Card is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. In the event of a high number of applications, we'll prioritise candidates who meet both the essential and desirable criteria for the role.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
• A Moments that Matter day – one extra day of leave each year to use for something that matters to you
• Buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days
• A volunteering/fundraising day – one paid day each year to give something back to the community
• Annual company bonus scheme – linked to both company and individual performance
• Your own Blue Light Card and exclusive access to thousands of discounts
• Personal growth fund of £450 per year to invest in your development
• Private Medical Insurance that includes cover for pre-existing conditions
• Auto‑enrolment pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with 100% of employer NI savings reinvested into your pension
• Enhanced Maternity, Partner, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Healthcare cash‑back plan
• Colleague Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support whenever you need it
• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• EV charging and free parking onsite at HQ
• Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill‑out areas, book club, free drinks and well stocked snack drawers!)
• On‑site gym including free HIIT and stretch classes at HQ

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