Financial Analyst

Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment firm is seeking a Financial Analyst for a financial services company in London. In this role, you will support financial planning and analysis while collaborating with senior stakeholders. The position offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Referral bonus up to £1,000

Qualifications

• Previous experience in FP&A or analytical/commercial Finance role.
• Preparation of financial information for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial performance and contribute to monthly reporting.
• Business partnering across the company and relationship development.
• Support Investor Relations and analyze investment proposals.

Skills

Excel

Financial data analysis

Communication

Project management

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Job description

Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment provided pay range

This range is provided by Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS - ANALYST

• Essential experience: P/Qual + FP&A OR Financial Analysis (+ in FS company adv.)
• London: flexible hybrid WFH, in office 2 days p/wk

Pear Talent is representing a Financial Services business who have an excellent opportunity for a Financial Analyst in their FP&A team. This team provides critical business performance insight and financial planning support to the business Exec, directly influencing the company’s strategic decision making. You’ll be expected to partner closely with key senior stakeholders across the business to support and drive business performance.

The role is extremely varied in terms of its activities, reflecting the need to rapidly respond to market developments and business unit initiatives. You’ll be expected to be able to gain credibility with senior stakeholders and demonstrate first class project management and communication skills. Work is often ad-hoc and project based.

Key accountabilities:

• Understand the business including the markets in which they operate, strategies, risks, products and key drivers of performance.
• Analyse financial performance, MI, forecasts and contribute to regular monthly reporting to the Board/Exec.
• Significant business partnering across the company, developing relationships and helping to facilitate regular dialogue between Finance and all areas of the business.
• Support Investor Relations, assisting in the production of external presentations of the Company's activities and results.
• Analyse investment proposals, acquisitions and corporate projects, on an ad-hoc basis.

Required experience:

The ideal candidate will be a part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA etc.) with previous experience in a FP&A or another analytical/commercial Finance role, ideally within Financial Services.

• Strong excel and financial data analysis skills (adv. SQL, Python etc)
• Excellent written and verbal communication – especially given expected interaction with senior stakeholders as well as preparation of board material
• Experience of preparing financial information for senior management
• Highly numerate and analytical with a commercial mindset
• Able to undertake financial analysis/evaluation in order to interpret and understand the underlying performance of the business.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Strategy/Planning, and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Financial Services, Insurance, and Accounting

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