Bank Of America Senior Financial Analyst - FP & 

United Kingdom, England, City of Westminster 

618257032

Job Description:

Job Title:Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

Corporate Title:Up to Vice President

The Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A) is part of the Chief Financial Office (CFO). The team works across all lines of business within the region with offshore support from India. The team’s key responsibilities include:

• Reporting, analysing and communicating the regional performance to senior management and external parties, covering both EMEA and International and the interaction with key legal entities

• Presentations and key materials for external stakeholders to support strategic priorities, including regulators

• Executive Support, working across businesses and support functions and with the regional and legal entity executive team

• Strategic/Ad-Hoc Projects: Proactively identifying new opportunities and supporting major cross-LOB projects & initiatives

• Market & Competitor Insight: Global benchmarking and producing strategic insights for senior leadership to drive priorities

The role offers the opportunity for both personal and professional development. The successful candidate will gain:

• Significant senior management exposure, both inside and outside of CFO

• A broad view and understanding of the entire regional platform and the impact of the market environment

• A large degree of day-to-day variety, with a substantial amount of ad-hoc / strategic initiative work

Responsibilities:

The role is highly varied and challenging and will involve working across all team responsibilities, including:

Regional Performance Analysis and Executive Support:

• Ad-hoc analysis, presentations and briefings for senior management for internal and external audiences

• Regional and legal entity performance analysis and insight for executives and key regulators

• Country performance analysis for senior management and country leadership teams

• Presentations for external parties on regional and key legal entity performance and associated briefing materials

Regional and Legal Entity Strategy and Planning

• Communication of the regional and key legal entity strategy to local regulators, working across businesses and support functions and with the regional executive team

• Support for major cross-line of business projects and initiatives within the region

• Support for Country Strategic Reviews, working with local offices to produce plans for senior management

Market and Competitor Insight:

• Competitor performance analysis including benchmarking

• Consolidated analysis of peer group performance, including strategic insights for senior leadership to drive priorities

• Monitor news flow / market developments / analyst reports to provide updates and insights to senior management

Short-Term Objectives:

• Build working relationships with Lines of Business and across the CFO, COO and Risk functions

• Develop a deep understanding of the composition and structure of the EMEA franchise and key priorities

• Gain a broad knowledge of the product suite and solid understanding of revenue and expense drivers

Long-Term Development Objectives:

• Become a go-to resource for impactful analysis and insight into performance and financials plans

• Spearheading strategic projects, efficiency improvements, MI enhancements and ad-hoc requests for senior management and the wider CFO team

• Generate proactive analysis and insight to drive strategic discussion and priorities with senior management

What we are looking for:

• High degree of numerical, verbal and analytical ability

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified) with proven accounting skills and an eye for detail

• Able to produce high quality, accurate output under tight timescales

• Confident interpersonal skills and ability to build partnerships with key internal clients

• Proactive and self-motivated with a track record of delivering insightful analysis and making improvements

• Organised, able to manage workload efficiently

• A genuine interest in Banking as an industry and a desire to understand how businesses operate and what drives the financial performance.

• Knowledge of investment banking industry

• FP&A experience, including building forecasts, designing reports and generating analysis

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.