Strategic Financial Insights Analyst

Kolayo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kolayo is seeking a Financial Insight Analyst in London on a hybrid basis. You will analyze client financials across revenue, sales and workforce data to provide rigorous, actionable recommendations and support strategic decisions.

You’ll partner with clients to improve data quality, governance, and commercial outcomes while collaborating with engineering on product direction. The role blends financial analysis, consulting, and client engagement in a fast-growing data-driven environment, with

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in financial analysis, transaction services, due diligence (FDD / CDD) or FP&A.
• Strong financial acumen: interrogating P&L, revenue recognition, and underlying numbers.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to tell a story with data and influence decisions.
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with clients.
• Commercial awareness—link insights to revenue or efficiency.
• Familiarity with SQL or BI tools is a plus; emphasis on financial rigour.

Responsibilities

• Analyse client financials across revenue, sales and workforce/FTE to assess quality of earnings and identify risks.
• Apply due-diligence-style scrutiny: verify definitions and source data, flag unsupported trends.
• Translate analysis into actionable recommendations for client leadership.
• Act as trusted advisor to improve commercial outcomes and data governance.
• Collaborate with engineering to shape product development based on client needs.
• Support onboarding and ongoing adoption of the platform.

Skills

Financial analysis

Client engagement

Attention to detail

Storytelling with data

Communicator

Commercial awareness

SQL

Power BI

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Kolayo is seeking a Financial Insight Analyst in London on a hybrid basis. You will analyze client financials across revenue, sales and workforce data to provide rigorous, actionable recommendations and support strategic decisions.

You’ll partner with clients to improve data quality, governance, and commercial outcomes while collaborating with engineering on product direction. The role blends financial analysis, consulting, and client engagement in a fast-growing data-driven environment, with