Graduate Financial Analyst

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution

Generous annual leave

Flexible working around office hours

Structured professional development

Office-based role in Glasgow

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Glasgow is seeking a Graduate Financial Analyst to join our experienced finance team. You will build and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting and decision-making, and you will produce monthly management accounts for senior stakeholders.

You’ll develop analytical skills, use advanced Excel techniques, and work with colleagues across departments to explain numbers clearly.

Qualifications

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• Strong Excel skills with formulas, pivot tables and basic modelling
• Analytical mindset that questions numbers rather than just accepting them
• Clear written and verbal communication to explain figures to non-finance colleagues
• Willingness to study towards ACCA, CIMA or similar
• Organisational discipline; deadlines in finance don’t move

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models to support forecasting and budgeting decisions
• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance reports for senior stakeholders
• Reconcile accounts and investigate discrepancies before they become problems
• Support regulatory reporting and audit preparation for the finance team
• Analyse financial data to spot trends and flag risks early
• Assist with process improvements as the business scales

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Analytical mindset

Strong Excel skills

Clear written and verbal communication

Organisational discipline

Tools

Excel

Job description

Step into this Graduate Financial Analyst role and build something that matters in Financial Services.

Financial services firms across Scotland are under pressure to report faster, forecast smarter and keep pace with regulation that shifts every year. This growing SME needs a Graduate Financial Analyst who can sit inside that pressure and make sense of it. You won't be shuffling paperwork. You'll be producing numbers people actually use.

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Building and maintaining financial models to support forecasting and budgeting decisions
• Preparing monthly management accounts and variance reports for senior stakeholders
• Reconciling accounts and investigating discrepancies before they become problems
• Supporting the wider finance team with regulatory reporting and audit preparation
• Analysing financial data to spot trends and flag risks early
• Assisting with process improvements as the business scales

Here are the skills you'll need:

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• Strong Excel skills. Confidence with formulas, pivot tables and basic modelling
• An analytical mind that questions numbers rather than just accepting them
• Clear written and verbal communication, since you'll explain figures to non-finance colleagues
• Willingness to study towards a professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA or similar)
• Organisational discipline. Deadlines in finance don't move

Key perks and benefits:

• Salary of £24,500 to £29,000, depending on experience
• Private medical insurance and pension contribution
• Generous annual leave with flexible working built around office hours
• Structured professional development, including support towards accountancy qualifications
• Office-based role in Glasgow, working alongside an experienced finance team

Why pursue a career in Financial Services?

Glasgow has quietly become one of the UK's strongest financial services hubs outside London, with established firms and growing SMEs both hiring for talent. A Graduate Financial Analyst role gives you a foundation that opens doors into audit, treasury, investment analysis or corporate finance later on. Few sectors reward accuracy and curiosity as consistently as this one does.