Graduate Finance Analyst

Domestic & General Group; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan (employer funded)

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

Domestic & General Group in Wimbledon is hiring a Graduate Finance Analyst into our Group Finance team in a hybrid role, with 2–3 days per week in the office. You'll support budgets, forecasts, performance reporting, and financial analysis across FP&A, finance business partnering, commercial finance and financial control.

This permanent role offers a competitive salary and benefits including 25 days annual leave, pension, life assurance and employee discounts, with opportunities for career

Qualifications

• Degree qualified, working towards a professional accounting qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent analytical capability.
• Early experience or strong interest in finance, financial analysis, management reporting, FP&A, business partnering, commercial finance or financial control would be desirable but not essential.
• Good analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to work with data and identify key messages.
• Able to investigate basic performance drivers, trends and variances with guidance.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with spreadsheets, data and reporting templates.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts, plans and performance reporting for assigned areas, ensuring outputs are accurate and delivered on time.
• Analyse financial and operational performance against budget, forecast, prior year and agreed assumptions.
• Help investigate and explain trends, variances, risks and opportunities, escalating issues where further review is needed.
• Prepare reporting packs, management information and commentary with guidance from more experienced Finance colleagues.
• Maintain financial models, reporting templates, datasets and planning tools, ensuring information is complete and up to date.
• Support planning, forecasting and month-end reporting cycles by coordinating inputs, completing analysis and tracking deadlines.
• Provide analysis to support business cases, commercial decisions, initiatives and value creation opportunities.
• Undertake basic scenario analysis, sensitivity testing and ad hoc modelling to support planning assumptions and decision-making.
• Work with Finance colleagues and business stakeholders to gather information, understand requirements and provide relevant analysis.
• Check and validate financial information to support accuracy, consistency, governance and data quality.
• Support continuous improvement in reporting, analysis, processes and ways of working across Finance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical ability

Excel skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree qualification

Job description

**Graduate Finance Analyst****Location: Hybrid working at our office in Wimbledon working 2-3 times per week in the office.****Contract: Permanent****Salary: Competitive** We're looking for three Graduate Finance Analysts to join our Group Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure across key areas of finance while developing the skills and experience needed for a successful career.Working alongside experienced finance professionals, you'll support the delivery of financial analysis, reporting and business insight that helps drive decision-making across the organisation.You'll have the opportunity to gain experience in:* Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting* Finance Business Partnering, supporting stakeholders with financial insights and analysis* Commercial Finance, analysing trends and supporting commercial decision-making* Financial Control, helping ensure accurate reporting, robust controls and governanceThis role offers a fantastic platform to build strong foundations in finance while working in a dynamic and collaborative environment.***Ready to Apply?******If you're a current D&G employee applying for an internal role, please ensure your Career Profile in Workday is up to date before submitting your application.******Don't forget to download and attach your Talent Card to showcase your skills and experience. This is a required part of your application.*** **What you’ll be doing:** * Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts, plans and performance reporting for assigned areas, ensuring outputs are accurate and delivered on time.* Analyse financial and operational performance against budget, forecast, prior year and agreed assumptions.* Help investigate and explain trends, variances, risks and opportunities, escalating issues where further review is needed.* Prepare reporting packs, management information and commentary with guidance from more experienced Finance colleagues.* Maintain financial models, reporting templates, datasets and planning tools, ensuring information is complete and up to date.* Support planning, forecasting and month-end reporting cycles by coordinating inputs, completing analysis and tracking deadlines.* Provide analysis to support business cases, commercial decisions, initiatives and value creation opportunities.* Undertake basic scenario analysis, sensitivity testing and ad hoc modelling to support planning assumptions and decision-making.* Work with Finance colleagues and business stakeholders to gather information, understand requirements and provide relevant analysis.* Check and validate financial information to support accuracy, consistency, governance and data quality.* Support continuous improvement in reporting, analysis, processes and ways of working across Finance.**What you'll bring:** * Degree qualified, working towards a professional accounting qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent analytical capability.* Early experience or strong interest in finance, financial analysis, management reporting, FP&A, business partnering, commercial finance or financial control would be desirable but not essential.* Good analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to work with data and identify key messages.* Able to investigate basic performance drivers, trends and variances with guidance.* Good Excel skills and confidence working with spreadsheets, data and reporting templates.* Developing understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and performance management principles.* Able to learn financial systems, reporting tools and data sources quickly.* Able to manage allocated tasks, ask for support when needed and deliver work to agreed timelines.* Good communication skills, with the ability to explain analysis clearly and build confidence working with finance and non-finance colleagues.**We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:*** Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus* 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave* Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression* Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service* Attractive company pension scheme* Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary* Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:* Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll* Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles* Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets* Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000* Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes* OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.* Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues* Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends* Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers**Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.****Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.**