Performance & Business Management Analyst

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Edinburgh seeks a Performance & Business Management Analyst to provide insightful analysis for business decision-making. You'll manage financial reporting, budgets, and ensure contractual obligations are achieved. A professional accounting qualification is essential, along with experience in stakeholder management and Microsoft Office. This role supports a remote working model, offering great career development potential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a support role.
• Experience managing key methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge of banking products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial and headcount reporting.
• Manage costs and budgets across function.
• Deliver monthly reporting for cost and headcount.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office proficiency

Methodology and tools management

Accounting standards knowledge

Banking industry understanding

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Join us as a Performance & Business Management Analyst

• Take on a role with great career development potential and harness your analytical talents
• We’ll look to you utilise your specialist knowledge and provide insightful analysis and recommendations which inform business decision making
• You'll be providing analysis and recommendations for leadership teams, which will inform business decision-making and support our long term goals

What you'll do

As a Performance & Business Management Analyst, you’ll be using multiple sources of information, such as customer insights, colleague feedback, markets insights and relevant business operational data to provide analysis and understand the impact to the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Financial and headcount reporting including monthly cost report checking, monthly forecasting, budget setting, cost control initiatives, business cases, provision of local analysis intelligence and commentary
• Effective management of costs and budgets across the function to support achievement of the Fraud Prevention CoE cost goals
• Delivering accurate monthly reporting of both the cost and headcount budgets, across Run and Change, as part of the monthly budgeting process across all business towers
• Maintaining comprehensive contract management across the business, through collaboration with Product Owners (PO) and Supply Chain colleagues to deliver business value, ensuring that all contractual obligations are achieved

The skills you'll need

We're looking for someone with experience of working in a support role. You’ll additionally hold a professional accounting qualification, or significant relevant experience which is equivalent

We'll also look to you to demonstrate:

• Experience of working effectively with a variety of stakeholders at different levels
• Proven experience of Microsoft Office applications
• Experience of executing and managing key methodologies, tools and frameworks
• Up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards
• An understanding of the banking business and products would be advantageous

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

22/08/2025 Ways of Working:Remote First