Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Metro Bank; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro Bank is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to play a key role in strategic decisions, budgeting, and financial reporting. The successful candidate will utilize their extensive experience and insights to ensure well-informed decision-making among senior leadership while working in a diverse and inclusive environment. Opportunities for hybrid working and professional development are available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Attractive pension scheme

Healthcare and life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive FP&A experience, including decision support and business partnering.
• Technical accounting knowledge with experience in Financial Services.
• Expertise in financial modelling and the regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting.
• Deliver insights to influence business decisions.
• Engage with senior management and external stakeholders.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Team Finance

Location Holborn Office

County Central London

Ref # 23172

Closing Date 13-Jun-2025

We have been awarded the " Most Loved Workplace "! At Metro Bank, people come first - our culture is all about bringing the best out in our colleagues, and making sure everyone feels valued, respected, seen and included. We strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace and to find the very best person for the job, we always look across a wide range of diverse communities .

What you will do:

As the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager you will be responsible for being a key interface with senior management, delivering insight, influencing and enabling key business decisions. You will support the Head of FP&A in relation to annual budgeting, forecasting, long term financial and strategic planning, corporate transactions, stress testing and month end reporting and analytics. Additionally, you will ensure models and processes are appropriately controlled and governed, and reflect the changing business, market and regulatory environment and provide a robust platform in which Board, Executive Committee (ExCo) and SLT can make informed decisions
• Bank-Wide Strategic Analytics: business performance optimisation including benchmarking financial performance YoY and against peers, debt and equity capital raises, acquisitions and divestitures
• Complex Processes: budgeting, forecasting (inc. short term capital outlook), month-end reporting and analytics, long term financial planning and stress testing, often at the same time; process efficiency and model control/governance, as well as effectiveness including through implementation of new system solutions (standardised reporting, Power BI etc)
• Timely, insightful and commercial dialogue with the business, including managing (and "scorekeeping") emerging risks and issues
• Supporting investor relations in relation to external reporting (investor presentations, Half Year/Full Year/Quarterly reporting cycles, ratings agencies). Providing the required insights and analysis to support external messaging and various investor collateral (investor presentations, Q&A etc)
• Facilitating delivery of the Bank's shorter term financial goals through business engagement, controls (e.g. SCT), quarterly business reviews, ad hoc ExCo wide initiatives
• Partnering with Financial Control to ensure timely delivery of financial reporting, whilst also ensuring appropriate insights are provided to ExCo and Board
• Support in delivering the vision for continued improvement of the FP&A function, process and systems
• Engage with external third parties (e.g. auditors) in relation to external reporting and corporate transactions
• Ensure adequate controls environment in the context of FP&A

And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the ability to call out any concerns.

What you will need:
• Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders
• Extensive FP&A experience including, decision support and pr business partnering
• Technical accounting knowledge and previous experience within Financial Services organisation
• Significant expertise in financial modelling, financial appraisal and the application industry wide
• Technical expertise in the regulatory environment (e.g. capital requirements, RAF, ICAAP etc)
• Excellent stakeholder management and engagement skills and be able to articulate complex modelling / financial appraisal techniques in way that ensures Board, ExCo and Senior Leadership team can make informed decisions
• Excellent attention to detail combined with strong problem-solving skills to ensure that the output from the FP&A function is exceptional, aligned to our culture and in line with best practice
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent

Our promise to you...
• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).
• We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

Important Footnote
Diverse teams really are the best teams. We know that candidates (especially women, research tells us) may be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box. We also know that 'normal' office hours aren't always doable, and while we can't accommodate every flexible working request we are happy to be asked. So if you are excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... why not give it a whirl? Please note that sometimes we may close a job earlier for applications if we are inundated with amazing candidates.. Good luck!

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