Financial Reporting and Data Analyst (FP&A)

Posted:
3/18/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
London, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Data & Analytics

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Financial Reporting and Data Analyst (FP&A)

 

Ready to do the best work of your life? Join us, and bring everything you have to solve the most fulfilling problems on the market. As a Gold accredited Investor in People we have everything you need to propel your career to new heights. Inclusion is the beating heart of Alfa so whoever you are,  you can show up as your best self everyday - be that from home, from our offices, or a little bit of both. We’ve got the tech, we’ve got the opportunities, all we’re missing is you.
 

Alfa is looking to recruit a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team based in our London office. This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate with a passion for telling a story with data utilising BI tools and helping guide commercial business decisions through effective analysis. 
 

The FP&A team provides a key business partnering function and aims to support the business in planning and executing its strategic growth objectives.  The Financial Analyst role is focussed on reporting and analysis of business performance to drive value creation.


Key responsibilities/activities:

  • Reporting and presentations: Own the preparation of monthly reporting including management reports, financial KPIs, chargeability and customer profitability reporting, working with Finance colleagues and the wider business to prepare meaningful analysis and commentary;

  • Data analysis: Perform ad-hoc financial and operational analysis, providing commercial insights and enabling the business to make data driven decisions;

  • Budgeting and forecasting: Develop accurate financial budgets and periodic forecasts using financial systems, monitor budgets for tech functions; 

  • Business partnering: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs, provide guidance and support, control budget execution;

  • Data structures: Drive enhancements to the quality of Alfa’s data, improving data tagging, collection and governance processes; 

  • Implementation of Power BI to leverage efficiency of Finance reporting and analysis, including monitoring of data integrations, with scope to further integrate across other business functions;

  • Administration of financial systems: Managing Workday and Adaptive Planning tool and effective use throughout regular forecasting cycles, report writing, automation of current reports;

  • Process improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline processes, implement best practices, and enhance efficiency in financial reporting
     

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • Proven experience in Financial Data Analysis or FP&A role with a passion for data analysis, reporting and comfortable with large data sets.

  • Advanced Excel skills;

  • Experience with accounting and/or ERP systems (Workday and/or Adaptive Planning preferred) and Power BI or equivalent BI tools (experience with implementing the tool a bonus)

  • Attention to detail, inquisitive and prepared to use initiative to solve problems;

  • Comfortable working to deadlines within a fast paced environment;


What we’ll do for you

  • Support you in flexible hybrid or remote working

  • 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and flexible cultural days

  • Pension contribution match up to 6%

  • Provide private health insurance and access to private 24/7 online GP

  • Support you with enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with family-friendly policies

  • Provide Income protection

  • Provide Life, disability and worldwide travel insurance

  • Offer interest free loans of up to £10,000 after probation period

  • Offer Gympass given access to a range of health and wellbeing gyms, classes and apps


About Alfa 

We bring our industry-leading software platform to the likes of Mercedes-Benz and CarMax, so they can do business globally. Supporting all types of auto, equipment and wholesale finance business, our software platform uses a modern technology stack to deliver proven functionality and performance. Our customers use Alfa Systems for the full lifecycle, from point of sale, through originations, to contract management and remarketing. Alfa Systems manages complex leases and loans, in any region, language and currency in a highly available, high-throughput system.


Culture

Our culture is vibrant, innovative and diverse, and we are proud of it. Ours is a close-knit community. Alfa employees are an eclectic mix and all are creative, talented and hardworking. We think it is important to build close working relationships within our company, so we hold numerous team events and conferences that bring us together for socialising and team building. We all enjoy the work-life balance and the great culture, with plenty of social activities organised by the company.