Senior Finance Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A) to join our Finance team in London. Reporting into the VP Finance, you will maintain robust financial models to enable sound business planning and decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining a robust financial model to enable sound business planning and decision making;
• Preparation of reports and presentations in connection with ongoing business performance and strategic projects, for both internal and external stakeholders;
• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly “bottoms-up” cash flow forecasts based on input from other subsidiaries and finance team members;
• Evaluating, sourcing and negotiating the company’s long term financing and re-financing needs, demonstrating ease with voluminous and complex loan documentation and attention to detail;
• Managing relationships with existing lenders and ensuring compliance with covenants and related internal controls, policies and procedures;
• Analysis of portfolios current market value based on 3^rd party valuations and other methods (e.g. DCF);
• Consolidation and analysis of loan and lease schedules;
• Ad-hoc analysis, research, and reports.

Qualifications:

• Recognised degree or professional qualification in accounting or finance;
• Experience in a modelling intensive capacity within a financial institution (e.g. leveraged finance, M&A, project finance or corporate finance; most likely in a bank, advisory boutique or a fund) or in corporate development, structured finance or strategic FP&A in a mid-to-large cap company;
• Have a passion for structure, simplicity and efficiency required for optimal financial modelling, with a proven ability to construct well-structured, robust, logical, Excel-based financial models for complex businesses;
• Flexible and committed during busy periods, with a can-do attitude;
• Excellent communication skills (both verval and written), strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a virtual team environment;
• Ability to prioritize and manage numerous projects at once;
• Ability to summarise complex financial data in clear analyses and presentations;
• Familiarity with loan structures and documentation is an advantage;
• Familiarity with SAP is an advantage.