Finance Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

Enra Specialist Finance; Watford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Enra Specialist Finance seeks an FP&A Analyst to enhance its financial planning and analysis capabilities. The role involves managing reporting, driving financial processes, and supporting a strategic transformation in a growing firm. Ideal candidates will be analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about building a strong FP&A function.

Qualifications

• Experience with FP&A best practices.
• Experience in a bank or specialist lending business; securitization experience advantageous.
• Comfortable building complex models with emphasis on automation.

Responsibilities

• Managing and producing monthly reporting packs.
• Driving FP&A month-end and year-end reporting processes.
• Supporting development of quarterly and annual budgets.

Skills

Financial modelling

Trend analysis

Data integration

Reporting

Analytical

Communication

Education

Part or fully qualified accountant

Tools

Business intelligence tools

Data visualisation tools

Job description

A new role has been created for an FP&A Analyst, reporting to the FP&A Senior Manager, to help build out the rapidly evolving FP&A capability, increase the value and commerciality of insights provided to management across the business, and drive forward-looking business decision-making and automation of management reporting. This role is suitable for a capable and technically strong FP&A analyst looking to make a significant impact at an ambitious and growing firm. Following a major corporate transaction in 2022, the Group is now embarking on its next 5-year plan to grow AUM to >£5bn. As part of this strategy, the Finance Department is executing a strategic and digital transformation programme to enhance its capabilities for the planned growth, with a focus on strengthening FP&A functions.

Key Accountabilities

1. Managing and producing monthly reporting packs to meet business and group reporting needs.
2. Driving the FP&A month-end and year-end reporting processes, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
3. Coordinating and finalising high-quality monthly CFO review decks and management information (MI) packs.
4. Supporting the development of quarterly and annual budgets and the 5-year plan.
5. Assisting in building and maintaining complex financial models.
6. Supporting the Senior Manager in digital transformation projects to embed greater use of data analytics and automation across the Finance Department.
7. Identifying and delivering process improvements that add value.

Skills & Competencies

• Experience with FP&A best practices, including financial modelling, trend analysis, data integration, and reporting.
• Experience working in a bank or specialist lending business, with an understanding of key business dynamics and metrics; securitization experience is advantageous.
• Analytical and hands-on, comfortable building complex models with an emphasis on automation.
• Ambitious and eager to build a highly visible capability within a growing firm.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Part or fully qualified accountant.
• Proficient with business intelligence and data visualisation tools capable of handling large data sets.
• Strong technological literacy and modelling skills.

Personal Attributes

• Highly numerate and articulate.
• Driven, with a passion for building and developing teams.
• Resilient and capable of working under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Persuasive and influential.
• Flexible, calm, and self-assured.

At Enra, we believe that collaboration is key to serving our customers and developing our colleagues. We are committed to our culture and dedicated to the CREDIT values: Customers, Results, Energy, Development, Invention, and Teamwork. We live these values daily and want them to underpin our future success. If you are looking to build a career in specialist finance with an employer focused on excellent customer service, responsible lending, and a supportive office environment for personal growth, Enra is the place for you.