Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

Together; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Cheadle is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to support the production of management accounts and insightful reports. The ideal candidate should possess advanced Microsoft Excel skills and be commercially astute. Responsibilities include delivering monthly reports and analyzing KPIs to provide insight for senior management. Join a diverse team committed to inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Health cash plan

Private medical insurance

Free gym access

Qualifications

• Inquisitive mind that can think laterally about potential consequences.
• Self-starting problem solver.
• Commercially astute and value-based decision maker.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly flash and management accounts, highlighting key items.
• Explain business performance through variance analysis of KPIs.
• Support business analysis and board reporting.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Data analysis

Planning and time management

Problem-solving

Job description

Benefits of working at Together

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
• Matched pension contribution
• Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover
• Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

Company Description

We\'re Together. For over 50 years, we\'ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.

We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can\'t or won\'t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.

Job Description

As a Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst you will be supporting the production of Together\'s management accounts, flash and board reports, as well as providing timely and insightful management information for senior management and executives on both performance against plans and underlying business trends.

As a Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst we are looking for someone to:

• Deliver the monthly flash and management accounts and quarterly accounts including income, balance sheet and cash flows, highlighting key items with insightful commentary
• Explain business performance through variance analysis of key performance indicators and develop new performance metrics
• Support the provision of business analysis and board reporting and commentary, ensuring reports provide insight as well as data
• Provide ad-hoc insight and analysis for stakeholders across Together

Qualifications

Essential:

• An inquisitive mind that can think laterally about any potential consequences for the company, a self starting problem solver
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and other data software skills
• Excellent planning and time management skills
• Commercially astute, pragmatic, value based decision maker

Additional Information

Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference - we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

If you feel you\'d benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don\'t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.