Business Finance Analyst

Business Finance Analyst - Join one of the UK's top employers! We're currently recruiting for a Business Finance Analyst to join our Life Finance Systems team.

Salary: Up to £34,000, bonus between 8-16%, 38 days holiday, 10% pension
Job Type: Permanent
Job Contact: 0131 245 1000
Location: Edinburgh / Wythall / Telford
Closing Date: 07/02/2023

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Business Finance Analyst to join our Life Finance - Finance Systems team.
Who are we?
We want to be the best place that any of our colleagues have ever worked.
We are the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business with c.13 million customers and c.£310 billion of assets under administration. As a market leader and FTSE 100 organisation, we understand that our scale and expertise means that we have a key role to play for our customers, colleagues and our communities to help as many people as possible secure a life of possibilities. We are tackling key environmental and social issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050 - but we're not done yet.
We've seen huge growth and change, and this means there is enormous opportunity for our 8,000 colleagues to grow alongside us.


Key Responsibilities
- Support the on-going delivery of robust operational finance architecture processes and controls
- Perform analytical functions to support the production of financial reports.
- Ensure compliance with relevant procedures and processes and maintain evidence/audit trail as required.
- Support Corporate Projects, providing business insight and integrating process changes into BAU operational model.
- Effective operation of user security controls across finance applications
- Ensure best use of resource and skill development by working flexibly across the range of tasks performed across a multi-site team
- Work closely with stakeholders across the organisation
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities.
- Work as part of a multi-site team, participating in team meetings and contributing to team activities and deliverables.
Essential
- Experience of operating systems & data controls in a Finance environment
- Experience of finance applications (e.g. General Ledger)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to create a rapport with stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to prioritise and take ownership of workloads, driving progress through to completion
- Ability to learn new technologies and processes
- Attention to detail and in order to operate complex processes efficiently accurately
- Strong team ethos
Desirable
- Experience of project work and completion of user acceptance testing
- Advanced MS Excel skills

What We Offer
Bring your 'whole self', skills and dedication to the Phoenix Group and we'll recognise your effort, support your development and help to drive your ambition. We'll ensure you're rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes an attractive pension, annual bonus potential, private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity and adoption leave and a range of other financial services and lifestyle flexible benefits.
Sound good? If you are ready to help us make Phoenix the best place you've ever worked, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Competencies
- Analytical Skills
- Checking and Reporting
- Communication Skills
- Generic Technical
- Information Seeking
- Managing Risk


About Us


Phoenix Group is a member of the FTSE 100 index and is the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. We specialise in the acquisition and management of Heritage life insurance and pension funds. We've businesses in the UK, Germany and Ireland and hold a broad range of both Heritage and Open products split across three key business segments: UK Heritage, UK Open and Europe. Our open business manufactures and underwrites new products and policies to support people saving for their future in areas such as workplace pensions and SIPPs, primary under the Standard Life brand. And we market corporate pension trustee services and manufacture products to be sold under other brands. Did you know Phoenix Life manufactures SunLife's market leading Guaranteed Over 50's plan? Find out more about Phoenix Group here.

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