FP&A Assistant Financial Analyst

Together - loans, mortgages & finance; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Cheadle is seeking an FP&A Assistant Financial Analyst. The ideal candidate will support financial reporting and analysis to aid business decisions. Key qualifications include studying towards a finance qualification such as CIMA or ACCA and having a minimum of one year of finance experience. This role offers a collaborative environment within a committed team.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Health cash plan

Matched pension contribution

Free access to company holiday homes

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in a finance role.
• Ability to provide analysis and commentary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop financial models for reporting.
• Conduct cost analysis and provide transparency on costs.
• Lead cost analysis for forecasting and budgeting processes.
• Own the monthly Financial MI pack.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Financial analysis

Commercial focus

Curiosity and confidence

Education

Studying towards CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent

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 FP&A Assistant Financial Analyst you will provide financial analysis and insight to enable both regular monthly reporting and ad hoc evaluation of financial data to aid business decisions and support Personal Finance in the delivery of financial targets.

As a FP&A Assistant Financial Analyst we are looking for someone to:

• Maintain and develop the models for month end PF Exec and PF Board reporting using excel, powerquery and MDX; including forecast and budget comparators
• Deal with monthly cost analysis to provide transparency of costs charged to PF including comparisons: month on month, year on year, vs budget, vs forecast including numbers & commentary
• Lead the cost analysis for the PF forecasting and budgeting processes, engaging with Group FP&A as required and delivering inputs to PF Board and Exec packs
• Own the monthly Financial MI pack for PF. Updating current analysis plus develop new analysis and insight on an ongoing basis. Including but not limited to analysis of income, Nim and loan book by product, channel and interest rate type. Present output and insight to PF FD
• Collaborate with the Legal and Financial Control teams to prepare and submit period-end journals related to legal claims, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting deadlines
• Review monthly postings and prepare relevant accrual and prepayment journals for processing by the Financial Control team, maintaining consistency and integrity in financial reporting.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and insight to support senior PF stakeholders, providing suggestions and inputs to format and presentation of outputs using both Excel and Powerpoint as appropriate
• Work in collaboration across PF & Group finance

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Studying towards CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent accountancy qualifications
• Minimum 1 year experience in a finance role
• Regular Excel user
• Commercially focused
• Demonstrate curiosity and confidence to challenge
• Bring own ideas on analysis and presentation of financial information
• Ability to provide commentary and insight as well as numbers

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.