Overview
Senior Finance Business Partner, IFRS 9, Credit Risk – FS
- “So what” commercial finance view as a Finance Business Partner on items like Provisioning & Impairments – revenue and income aligned modelling
- Challenge experts in their own field, smell what works
- Excel skilled — navigate macros a nice-to-have, having put a model together a Must
Client Details
Senior Finance Business Partner, IFRS 9, Credit Risk – FS
Merchant Acquirer and Payments Fintech looking at their next phase of growth
Already profitable unlike a lot of their market competitors
Description
Senior Finance Business Partner, IFRS 9, Credit Risk – FS
Banking & Financial Services
City of London (hybrid working, 3 days weekly in office)
Our Credit FP&A team drives performance of our business forward, by partnering with our digital products, risk & operational teams. Continuous dialogue with stakeholders helps craft a coherent story and plan, to which the business is held accountable to with a series of weekly and monthly forecasts as well as the annual budgeting exercise and ownership of P&L.
It is business partnering in the truest sense! Our colleagues in the business value our input and knowledge in helping to steer their decision-making. This means gaining the knowledge to challenge the business and be challenged in turn. It also means gaining the trust of our business stakeholders.
- Forecasting and budgeting cycles, partnering with Credit Risk, and breaking down complex financial data into actionable insights. You’ll be a critical voice in driving the company’s performance forward through detailed analysis and proactive recommendations, including impact policy decisions have on P&L
- Comprehensive and robust 5-year forecast packs, presenting to senior management twice a year to support our board strategy day and annual budget, as well as end-to-end delivery of our stress testing process. Analysing and presenting complex financial information in a concise, non-technical manner to an executive audience
- Continuous improvement to forecast processes and tools for integrated 3-statement operational models. Our team is often the first in the wider Finance team to understand emerging issues/trends. We help disseminate this knowledge and ensure that the way we are showing things will not cause problems for our Reporting teams
Profile
- Balance sheet and revenue modelling, as well as the ability to develop and refine forecasting methods and models, supported by experience with IFRS 9
- Commercial finance, business partnering, or a background in FP&A
- Anaplan or cloud-based financial systems (nice-to-have but not essential if able to build models)
- Qualified Accountant
- Ideally from Lender, Retail Bank, Card/Merchant Acquirer, FinTech, or Challenger Banking environment
Job Offer
- Base £65,000 to £85,000
- Market Leading company benefits package
- Great office environment in City of London area (hyrid working policy of 3 days weekly in the office)
- Competitive bonus scheme
