Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) Analyst

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) Analyst

Job Title: FP&A Analyst (12 Month FTC)

Reporting to: Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Level: Associate

Location: Nottingham

Direct Reports: None

About this role

We are looking for an FP&A analyst with relevant analytical experience to help drive our best-in-class FP&A team. As a team we are responsible for a myriad of critical items, including performance reporting, senior stakeholder engagement and insight-focused analysis of our portfolio.

As our model expert this role adds significant value to Finance’s analytical insight of the business, by producing compelling analysis that is shared with key stakeholders on the trajectory of the total UK business. The role is also responsible for delivering regular reporting requirements, insightful analysis, process enhancement across our team and partnership with stakeholder teams across the UK and US.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning the refresh of our Python based forecasting model, identifying sensitivities and producing scenarios for senior leadership
• Synthesising and simplifying financial and non-financial data
• Supporting impactful pieces of analyses that drive finance and wider business insights

Assisting FP&A in:

• Developing reporting to facilitate monitoring and communication of performance against targets or to support review of outlooks (i.e. forecasts) and budgets
• Ensure all month end activity is completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Streamlining processes by finding automation wins or easier ways of doing things
• Driving forward process enhancement-related activities for the benefit of the department
• Working with team members to contribute to monthly financial reviews (MFR) meetings, Annual Budgets,  and/or other reporting requirements

How you’ll be doing it

• Competent use of all systems and applications relevant to the required outputs of the role (e.g. OneStream, Snowflake, Workday, GSuite, Microsoft Office)
• Leveraging large datasets and bringing together different sources of data to bring insights to the business
• Investigating new technologies and tools and supporting process improvement workstreams
• Pushing the envelope of our capabilities via new data and automation
• Collaborating across finance teams to support delivery of impactful analysis to key stakeholders

What we’re looking for

• Strong analytical skills e.g. overall story, accuracy, spotting errors and asking the right questions
• Strong technical skills (e.g. familiarity with python, sql, some coding language experience etc) a major plus!
• Functional knowledge of accounting principles (e.g. P&L, budgets & forecasting, month end processes etc)
• Communication - within and outside Finance. Tailoring written and verbal comms as appropriate
• Relationship building and stakeholder management with teams internal and external to Finance
• Ability to coordinate a complex set of inputs with different drivers, timelines and priorities and bring it together in a story
• Continuous improvement and change-agility mindset

Where and how you'll work

This is a fixed term contract role based in Nottingham.

Our hybrid working model offers you the flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We're big on collaboration and connection, and so our typical office days are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you. 

What’s in it for you

• Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation
• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)
• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave
• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies
• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates
• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech
• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected]  All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.