Financial Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis | S2| CFO | Milton Keynes

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Financial Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis | S2| CFO | Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

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We are looking for an highly analytical Finance Analyst to support across multiple functions (including risk, business units as well as other Finance functions).

As the Finance Analyst you’ll be seen as the primary contact within the Finance Team for the products they look after and will be seen as leading Finances interaction with key stakeholders that they are aligned to.

Reporting to Finance Manager, you’ll work with the business units to help shape the financial direction of Santander and ensure that shareholder value is maximised. You’ll be responsible for a specific products and customer segments within the overall Santander UK balance sheet of c£280bn with RWA’s of c£70bn.

The difference you’ll make:

• Providing technical support and assistance, responding to all stakeholder queries using established processes and procedures, escalating more complex queries
• Delivering small-scale projects or well defined tasks on larger projects to improve support to the business.
• Establishing relationships with stakeholders to identify business requirements and provide appropriate support
• Having a detailed knowledge of price sensitivity, value for money and demand curves
• Preparationchallenge the Financial business plans, as well as preparing responses to the numerous ad hoc FCA/CMA  requests.
• Producing key reports for Stakeholders explaining business performance and emerging trends
• Evaluating the financial impact of key pricing proposals and subsequent monitoring

What you’ll bring:

• CIMA ACCA part qualified or other relevant professional qualification
• Highly numerate with proven analytical experience

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships within and outside Finance through personal credibility and delivery of results
• Sound financial services/broad business knowledge
• Ability to interpret and evaluate financial information and make authoritative recommendations
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship building skills

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

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

• 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 or call 0870 414 9080.