Financial Analyst – Strategic Planning & Analysis

Job title:

Financial Analyst – Strategic Planning & Analysis

Company

Vanquis Bank

Job description

Financial Analyst – Strategic Planning & AnalysisContract Type: Permanent | Full-timeLocation: Bradford, Chatham or Petersfield. Occasional travel to other offices may be required.Working Pattern: Hybrid—typically 1 day a week in the office. Flexible arrangements are considered to support work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn’t hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.What We Offer:Holidays: 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service)
Pension: We know it is important to save for the future, that is why we will contribute up to 10%
Maternity/Paternity: We realise that family time is important, we offer enhanced maternity (after successful completion of probation) and 4 weeks paternity leave
Volunteering: 2 paid days to ‘give back’ to the charity of your choice
Development: LinkedIn Learning for all
Finance: Snoop Premium available to all colleagues
Medical: Opportunity to opt in for Private Medical Insurance
Bonus: Discretionary annual bonusThe Role:As our Financial Analyst you’ll Support the quarterly financial forecasts and the annual 5-year budget plan for Vanquis Bank. Provide financial data, analysis and insight and ensuring all budgets and plans are produced in a timely manner and accuracy required for submission to executive committees and the Board of directors.As a Financial Analyst, you will:Support the financial forecast processes through the consolidation of all budget inputs
Deliver timely and accurate budget and forecast information
Liaise with SP&A product teams, Cost team, and Treasury to ensure budget inputs are on time, accurate and at the correct level of granularity
Review of forecast inputs and appropriate challenge of assumptions
Supporting the production of the forecast paper and supporting presentation to the Group Executive Committee and Group Board for review and approval by providing insight & analysis of the budget as required
Developing, testing and documenting Budget process
Supporting the Financial Reporting Teams through the management reporting and statutory reporting processes, by performing variance analysis Actuals vs. Budget on a monthly basis and feedback into the budget process were appropriate, and provide any requested analysis
Drive improvements into the financial planning processes and forecasting tools
Support the head of Investor Relations in preparing external market updates, and preparing and analysing competitor analysisWhat We’re Looking For:Experience of financial reporting and planning systems. Knowledge of Anaplan would be beneficial
Knowledge within the Financial Services or Banking sector would be beneficial
Ability to explain complex commercial and financial issues to others
Ability to present financial plans and complex data analysis in simplified forms to facilitate review, challenge and to enable senior management decision making
Commercial awareness – Ability to form views and judgments about financial plans. Able to challenge plans constructively and to propose alternative recommendations
Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
Advanced PC literacy in Excel, Word and PowerPointThe interview process:30-minute call with Talent Acquisition.Up to 1 hour Teams interview with the hiring team.Final interviewOffers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including credit, fraud, and employment references.Who We Are:At Vanquis, we have a simple purpose: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life’s opportunities. Established in 1880, we’re now a FTSE All Share company and leading specialist bank. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to over 1.75 million UK customers.We take care of our colleagues as well as our customers, working hard to create a rewarding and supportive work environment. That means competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group-wide recognition scheme. Everyone can enrol in our pension and after six months, you can join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ scheme.We’re about more than financial rewards though. We give everyone a voice in the business and room to be their authentic self. And we know you’re here to build your career, so we help every colleague with training and development opportunities. Making sure there’s always something new to learn.Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer:Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone’s unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, martial or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age – your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it’s our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available to help. You can contact us at careers@vanquis.com

Expected salary

Location

Petersfield, Hampshire – Chatham, Kent

Job date

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:29:07 GMT

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