Commercial Finance Analyst

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Finance Analyst

Permanent

Location: Witham

Salary - A competitive salary from £32,400 - £48,600 depending on the experience you can bring

Closing date: 15th October

We know our staff have busy lives and commitments outside work, so we work flexibly where possible and have a hybrid approach to office working. We will invite you to work at the office full time until you have a firm grasp on the role and are set up for success. Then we typically spend 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home).

Our people are our greatest asset, and we want Aegon to be a place where they can bring their authentic self to work and do all they can to deliver on our strategic promises to our customers. 

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments.

Reporting to our Cost Management and Analysis Business Partner, you will play a vital part in taking responsibility and ownership for the oversight of all financial planning, reporting and analysis for certain functions/areas of Aegon UK.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting with month end analytics, budgeting and forecasting and providing financial reporting to key stakeholders across the business.
• Utilising financial reporting, providing recommendations to senior stakeholders across Aegon UK.
• Analysing and identifying gaps in reporting and providing recommendations and opportunities to the business and mitigating impacts.
• Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders and executives on costs within the business areas.
• Working with the business and business partners to monitor and analyse financial performance.
  
  

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Previous experience working within a management accounting background, with a strong knowledge of month end and associated reporting
• Experience with variance analysis, rolling forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities within business areas.
• Strong numerical skills with attention for detail
• The ability to work autonomously but be equally comfortable with collaborating with teams and colleagues at all levels
• Strong communication skills both in writing and verbally and be capable of explaining complex information in an easy-to-understand way
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)
  
  

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

We serve a diverse, ever-changing world. It's tough, but we work tirelessly to leave things better than we find them. If that sounds like the sort of place you'd like to work, hit the "Apply" button.

The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.