Financial Planning Analyst (12 month FTC)

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Maintain the Planning tool (IBM Planning Analytics) so it is ready for each forecast:
  • Roll forward periods
  • P&L and Balance sheet mapping
  • Back Book file creation and loading into the tool
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis of the back book forecast to validate the logic of the forecast.
• Support detail analysis of Actuals to Forecast when detail of variances are needed.
• Work with the Business Partnering team, who are responsible for the Front book load and assumptions, to ensure the smooth running of the planning tool.
• Running the sensitivities of the base model for Treasury and the Regulatory Reporting teams which will be used in Regulatory submissions.
• Enhance and create reporting from the Planning tool; both in the cloud based tool and via the excel add-in.
• Establish, maintain and review operating policies and job cards (systems of internal control) to ensure that they are sufficiently robust to adequately safeguard the Group’s assets and where weaknesses are identified, ensure remedial action is taken in a timely manner.
• Understand the output of the department, putting in place controls and reconciliations to ensure accounting discrepancies are identified and take ownership of issues through to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Support the risk culture of the organisation by taking personal responsibility for identifying and managing risks in everything you do.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks as and when requested by the Financial Controller.

Please be aware that should we pursue your application, all our Financial Services employees will be expected to complete background checks to assess suitability for employment, these include; a criminal record, identity, sanctions, adverse finance, fraud prevention and reference checks to comply with our regulatory requirements.

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