Financial Analyst | S2 | CFO | Milton Keynes
Job Description
Job title: Financial Analyst | S2 | CFO | Milton Keynes
Company: Santander
Job description: Financial Analyst | S2 | CFO | Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
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We’re looking for a Financial Analyst to provide month end reporting, analysis and insight on Credit Provisions to a wide variety of stakeholders, explaining any movements and variances to Budget.
Working across business units you will help shape the financial direction of Santander and ensure that shareholder value is maximised. You’ll be involved in the planning process, helping to forecast where the Credit Provisions will be, and providing ad-hoc analysis to senior management.
The difference you’ll make
Supporting with monthly management review packs and provision of business focused management information.
- Providing business partner support to stakeholders in understanding performance of the business and completion of ad hoc and project activity.
- Producing of monthly forecast and annual budget submissions, seeking feedback from the Business Units and challenging assumptions used.
- Ensuring that all financial aspects of results are produced in accordance with appropriate financial controls and accounting convention.
- Identifying and implementation of process improvements to drive increased efficiency within the Finance function.
- Producing month end reporting including analysis of results and understanding of drivers explain variances against Budget, Forecast and Prior Month.
What you’ll bring
- ACCA or CIMA part qualified accountant or equivalent.
- Highly developed analytical skills and experience of using Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel.
It would also be nice for you to have
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with Managers, within and outside Finance through personal credibility and delivery of results.
- Passionate for further development of knowledge and skills within own specialist area.
- Sound financial services/broad business knowledge.
- Experience of SAS or SQL programming languages
What else you need to know
We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.
By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.
This role is based in Milton Keynes, and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.
If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.
Inclusion
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we’ll reward you
As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.
- £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
- Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
- We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
- 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
- Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
- Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
- 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
- Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans
- Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships
What to do next
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
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 through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.
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Location: Milton Keynes
