FP&A Analyst Finance London

Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in Office & 2 WFH

About us

Cynergy Bank is the UK's human digital bank serving the needs of 'scale up' or medium sized and fast-growing SMEs; professionals; high net worth and mass affluent individuals, in essence those market segments that still value human service enabled by great technology.

We recognise that professional and personal lives often overlap and our mission is to help empower our customers to achieve their ambitions by serving all their interdependent banking needs. We provide a comprehensive range of digitally enabled products and services to meet the property finance, business and commercial banking, private banking and personal savings needs of our customers.

Our human and digital model transforms banking for customers who still value a face-to-face relationship that is enabled by the latest digital technology.

We partner with firms such as Google Cloud, Cigniti and Slalom as we continue to innovate in the human digital space.

Cynergy Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Eligible deposits with Cynergy Bank plc are protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme .

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Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Company Bonus
• Competitive holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution and Life Assurance
• Income Protection Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Electric Car Scheme and Money Coach (After Probation)

The Role:

The FP&A team is responsible for managing the budget & forecasting process and creating performance targets to drive the Bank to its strategic goals. The team produces insightful management reports and financial analysis to aid performance management, concentrate executive attention and to inform decision making. This requires a combination of report preparation, financial analysis & insight, financial modelling and forecasting & budgeting. This team will also look to support the Bank's M&A activity.

Working for a small bank within the FP&A team offers its members unparalleled and direct access to senior levels, creating opportunities to influence the Executives and build Bank wide relationships.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to continue to develop their technical knowledge, professional competence and gain practical experience of the business drivers across all of the Bank's products and services. This is a mid-level role where you will work in conjunction with other more senior members of staff and be expected to set an example for junior members.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Bank's management reporting cycle; monthly, quarterly and annually. Ensure MI packs are accurate, insightful and the key messages are delivered and communicated to support effective decision making
• Support and enhance reporting and analytic capabilities to assist the delivery of Business insight which delivers valuable tangible outputs
• Assist management in creating an environment where costs are scrutinised, senior executives are held to account for expenditure and where FP&A look to drive tangible savings
• Analysis of the Banks' competitors and the effective communication of key conclusions to seniors
• Assist Financial Control during the monthly reporting cycle to ensure a timely close and provide a strong level of challenge to safeguard robustness of the ledger
• Understand the business drivers and support the production, maintenance and review of budget and forecast models across the Group, including costs across all departments
• Support wider finance initiatives, ad hoc projects and operational improvements as required by wider finance team and support the delivery of strategic change
• Keep up to date with regulatory changes, accounting changes and Bank procedures.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Final stages of qualification or Qualified Accountant (1-2 years PQE)from a recognised body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA etc) or qualified by experience
• Preparation of management accounts
• Experience within FP&A, Business Partnering or Business Intelligence, preferably within the Financial Services
• Strong attention to detail
• Thrives in a fast paced environment and manage a varied workload
• Strong MS Office skills including Excel