Finance Analyst

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Finance Analyst

  • Location:

    United Kingdom

  • Contact:

    Piere Forbes

  • Contact email:

    piere.forbes@equitycity.co.uk

  • Contact phone:

  • Job ref:

    459

  • Published:

    26 days ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-09-04

Title: Finance Analyst 
Location: London 
Salary: £70,000 

Purpose of the Role: 
Assist the RI & MGA finance team through the production and creation of timely management information, financial reporting and ad hoc financial analysis / modelling as required

Key Role Accountabilities:
  • Production of regular management reporting (e.g. weekly / monthly / quarterly results) for circulation to a variety of business, finance and senior leadership stakeholders
  • Creation of new financial models and reporting as dictated by evolving business and team needs
  • Upgrade of existing models / reporting to ensure continual accuracy and efficiency
  • Ad hoc financial analysis to aid decision making (e.g. scenario modelling, reforecasts, what – if analysis)
  • Central role within annual budgeting process; collating and modelling inputs to derive accurate financial / KPI outputs
  • Partner with central FP&A and Group Finance teams as required

Qualifications & Experience:
  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
  • Experience within an FP&A, Finance Analyst, MI role
  • Experience within financial services an advantage
  • Advanced Excel / financial modelling skills
  • Strong working understanding of typical finance systems architecture and organisational data flows (i.e. source systems, finance general ledger, planning & analysis tools)
  • Understanding of (re)insurance / broking a strong advantage
  • Person Specification:
  • Self starter able to work independently, shape own work logically and proactively and consult / ask for help where needed
  • Strong desire to further career in a scale up, high – growth, PE environment
  • Commercial awareness – able to derive underlying story within data and analysis and anticipate stakeholder needs
  • Motivated to create new processes, models and reports – making a mark on the organisation and challenging existing thinking