Finance Analyst Job In Nottingham 2024

Finance Analyst Position

**About the Role**

The Finance Analyst position is designed to provide essential support to one of our most critical business areas during a period of significant investment and transformation. In this role, you will manage all month-end activities for the Technology, Product, and Change & Transformation (C&T) divisions. Additionally, you will assist the Senior Finance Business Partner with various reporting tasks, budgeting, and ad hoc analyses.

This position offers ample opportunities for interaction with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior-level executives. As a key representative of the finance team, you will serve as a subject matter expert in both operational expenditures (opex) and capital expenditures (capex).

**Key Responsibilities**

– **Data Synthesis**: You will be responsible for simplifying and synthesizing both financial and non-financial data to provide clear insights.
– **Ad Hoc Support**: Assist the UK Tech team with various ad hoc requests, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
– **Month-End Activities**: Manage the completion of month-end tasks, including journals, outlook reporting, and financial summaries.
– **Business Liaison**: Collaborate with business teams outside of month-end to gain insights into upcoming financial forecasts.
– **Budget and LTFP Process**: Contribute to the budgeting and Long-Term Financial Planning processes.
– **Analytical Enhancement**: Increase the analytical output from the UK Finance team through focused variance analysis, capex tracking, forecasting, and depreciation analysis.
– **Monthly Financial Reviews**: Work with team members to prepare for monthly financial review (MFR) meetings and contribute to discussions.
– **Process Improvement**: Lead initiatives aimed at improving processes for the benefit of the FP&A Central team and the broader FP&A function.

**How You Will Work**

– **Journal Management**: Own and maintain accurate journal workbooks to ensure data integrity.
– **System Proficiency**: Demonstrate competence in all relevant systems and applications, including OneStream, GSuite, and Microsoft Office.
– **Finance Priorities**: Utilize your business knowledge to align your work with finance priorities, focusing on key risks and opportunities.
– **Collaboration**: Work collaboratively with various finance teams to achieve common business goals.
– **Technology Exploration**: Investigate new technologies and tools to support ongoing process improvement initiatives.

**Qualifications and Experience**

We are looking for candidates with:

– Strong analytical skills, capable of navigating complex queries and spotting errors.
– Functional knowledge of accounting principles, including profit and loss statements, budgeting, and forecasting.
– Excellent communication skills for effective interaction within and outside the finance team.
– Proven ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders effectively.
– A talent for coordinating complex inputs from various sources, synthesizing them into coherent narratives.
– A mindset focused on continuous improvement and agility in the face of change.

**Experience and Qualifications Needed**

– Ideally, candidates should be part-qualified accountants or actively pursuing a recognized accounting qualification.
– Previous experience as a Finance Analyst is beneficial but not mandatory.
– Familiarity with operational and capital expenditures is a plus, though not essential.

**Work Environment**

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office. We offer a hybrid working model that allows flexibility to work both in the office and remotely. You will be required to be in the Nottingham office three days a week: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements that suit your needs.

Finance Analyst Position

About the Role

The Finance Analyst position is designed to provide essential support to one of our most critical business areas during a period of significant investment and transformation. In this role, you will manage all month-end activities for the Technology, Product, and Change & Transformation (C&T) divisions. Additionally, you will assist the Senior Finance Business Partner with various reporting tasks, budgeting, and ad hoc analyses.

This position offers ample opportunities for interaction with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior-level executives. As a key representative of the finance team, you will serve as a subject matter expert in both operational expenditures (opex) and capital expenditures (capex).

Key Responsibilities

– Data Synthesis: You will be responsible for simplifying and synthesizing both financial and non-financial data to provide clear insights.
– Ad Hoc Support: Assist the UK Tech team with various ad hoc requests, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
– Month-End Activities: Manage the completion of month-end tasks, including journals, outlook reporting, and financial summaries.
– Business Liaison: Collaborate with business teams outside of month-end to gain insights into upcoming financial forecasts.
– Budget and LTFP Process: Contribute to the budgeting and Long-Term Financial Planning processes.
– Analytical Enhancement: Increase the analytical output from the UK Finance team through focused variance analysis, capex tracking, forecasting, and depreciation analysis.
– Monthly Financial Reviews: Work with team members to prepare for monthly financial review (MFR) meetings and contribute to discussions.
– Process Improvement: Lead initiatives aimed at improving processes for the benefit of the FP&A Central team and the broader FP&A function.

How You Will Work

– Journal Management: Own and maintain accurate journal workbooks to ensure data integrity.
– System Proficiency: Demonstrate competence in all relevant systems and applications, including OneStream, GSuite, and Microsoft Office.
– Finance Priorities: Utilize your business knowledge to align your work with finance priorities, focusing on key risks and opportunities.
– Collaboration: Work collaboratively with various finance teams to achieve common business goals.
– Technology Exploration: Investigate new technologies and tools to support ongoing process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for candidates with:

– Strong analytical skills, capable of navigating complex queries and spotting errors.
– Functional knowledge of accounting principles, including profit and loss statements, budgeting, and forecasting.
– Excellent communication skills for effective interaction within and outside the finance team.
– Proven ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders effectively.
– A talent for coordinating complex inputs from various sources, synthesizing them into coherent narratives.
– A mindset focused on continuous improvement and agility in the face of change.

Experience and Qualifications Needed

– Ideally, candidates should be part-qualified accountants or actively pursuing a recognized accounting qualification.
– Previous experience as a Finance Analyst is beneficial but not mandatory.
– Familiarity with operational and capital expenditures is a plus, though not essential.

Work Environment

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office. We offer a hybrid working model that allows flexibility to work both in the office and remotely. You will be required to be in the Nottingham office three days a week: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements that suit your needs.

Benefits

In return for your contributions, we offer a competitive package that includes:

– A commitment to your professional development through our Capital One University training programs and other external opportunities.
– Immediate access to core benefits such as a pension scheme, bonuses, generous holiday entitlements, and private medical insurance.
– Flexible benefits options, including season-ticket loans and enhanced parental leave.
– Modern office facilities designed to support and inspire you, including a fully-serviced gym and mindfulness rooms.

Diversity Commitment

At Capital One, we believe in hiring the best talent from diverse backgrounds. Our recruitment process is fair and accessible, and we partner with organizations such as Women in Finance, Stonewall, and others to promote inclusivity. Join us and be part of a workplace that values every individual’s contributions.

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