Junior Financial Analyst

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range (£24,500–£28,500)

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution

Generous annual leave

Office-based role in Nottingham

Structured professional development

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Nottingham is seeking a Junior Financial Analyst to join its growing Financial Services team. Based in Nottingham, you will help build your grounding through real client outcomes and structured processes.

You will prepare management accounts, build models, and support budgeting and regulatory data requests, with a clear progression toward a recognised finance qualification and a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong Excel skills with formulas, pivot tables and basic modelling.
• Analytical mind capable of spotting patterns and anomalies.
• Clear written and verbal communication to explain figures to non-finance colleagues.
• Attention to detail; errors in financial services carry weight.
• Interest in progressing toward a recognised finance qualification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance reports under guidance from senior analysts
• Build and maintain financial models to support budgeting and forecasting cycles
• Reconcile ledgers and investigate discrepancies before they become problems
• Support the wider Financial Services team with data gathering for regulatory and audit requirements
• Analyse trends in revenue, costs and margins, then summarise findings for management
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis requests as the business grows

Skills

Excel skills

Analytical mindset

Clear written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Finance/Accounting/Economics degree or equivalent

Job description

Make your mark as a Junior Financial Analyst in the Financial Services sector, based in Nottingham.

Financial Services firms outside London are quietly building some of the strongest analyst teams in the country, and Nottingham has become a genuine hub for it. This is an established, growing SME with defined processes and a clear structure, the kind of place where a Junior Financial Analyst can learn properly rather than get thrown in at the deep end. The finance function here handles real client and business outcomes, not just spreadsheets for their own sake.

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance reports under guidance from senior analysts
• Build and maintain financial models to support budgeting and forecasting cycles
• Reconcile ledgers and investigate discrepancies before they become problems
• Support the wider Financial Services team with data gathering for regulatory and audit requirements
• Analyse trends in revenue, costs and margins, then summarise findings for management
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis requests as the business grows

Here are the skills you'll need:

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong Excel skills. Confidence with formulas, pivot tables and basic modelling
• An analytical mind that spots patterns and questions numbers that don't add up
• Clear written and verbal communication, since you'll explain figures to non-finance colleagues
• Attention to detail. In Financial Services, small errors carry real weight
• A genuine interest in progressing toward a recognised finance qualification

Key perks and benefits:

• Salary of £24,500 to £28,500, plus bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance and pension contribution
• Generous annual leave with flexible working built in around office life
• Office-based role in Nottingham, working alongside an experienced finance team
• Structured professional development, with room to grow as the company grows

Why pursue a career in Financial Services?

Financial Services rewards precision and curiosity in equal measure, and it rarely stands still. Nottingham's finance scene has expanded steadily over recent years, giving analysts based here the kind of regional opportunity that used to mean relocating to London. Start as a Junior Financial Analyst, build your technical grounding, and the progression from there tends to move quickly for people who take the detail seriously.