About the role

  • FP&A Analyst supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial data analysis at Starling Bank. Leveraging automation and AI to streamline financial processes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Budgeting & Forecasting: Support the FP&A team in the end-to-end execution of Group-wide annual budgeting process including: collaborating with stakeholders to gather inputs, consolidating outputs and driving insights, preparing Board materials.
  • Variance Analysis: Lead monthly variance analysis across the cost base, highlighting movements and constructively challenging results to drive cost discipline.
  • MI: Develop and maintain management information (MI) that provides meaningful insight to leadership, while ensuring accuracy in the financial data shared with stakeholders.
  • Business Partnering: Act as a reliable and trusted finance contact across the business, helping with cost analysis and challenge to ensure departmental goals remain aligned with the Group’s strategy.
  • Financial Modelling: Support the modelling team with data transformation for smooth ingestion of business assumptions acting as the bridge between executives and the business plan.
  • Digital first: Proactively drive process improvement and efficiencies by leveraging automation/AI to add value.
  • Ad Hoc Analysis: Support other teams such as Strategy, Finance and Investor Relations in ad hoc data requests and analysis for Board reports and stakeholder requests.

Requirements

  • Newly qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)
  • A strong grasp of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow mechanics. You likely have a background in accounting, finance, or a highly quantitative field.
  • Experience working with high volumes and complex data in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience communicating analytical findings for a range of different audiences
  • Strong Excel skills (modelling a bonus)
  • Culture: Exemplify the team's high-performing culture
  • Data Driven: Analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail
  • Curiosity: Eagerness to learn and develop while proactively looking for ways to automate manual tasks and increase efficiencies.
  • Collaboration: Develop strong working relationships with teams across the Group
  • Agility: High organisational skills and ability to juggle and prioritise tasks

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

Job title

FP&A Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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