Financial Analyst

The Opportunity
Our client, operating within the prestigious London insurance market is looking for a Financial Analyst to support the Finance Director across financial analysis and reporting, while also helping coordinate activity with international subsidiaries and maintaining key governance/compliance tracking.
This is a great role for someone early in their finance career who is analytical, highly organised, and comfortable handling confidential information.

Key Responsibilities
Financial analysis & reporting

• Support monthly/quarterly/annual reporting cycles (data collection, consolidation, variance analysis)
• Produce trend analysis, scenario comparisons and basic financial models
• Maintain trackers, dashboards and key finance KPIs
• Assist with board packs, management presentations and ad-hoc analysis

International coordination

• Liaise with finance teams across group entities (e.g., Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Singapore)
• Track deadlines for monthly accounts, audits and deliverables
• Follow up on reconciliations, documentation and outstanding information
• Keep communication logs and support consistent reporting formats

Compliance & governance support

• Maintain compliance calendars (audit, tax, corporate and regulatory deadlines)
• Track statutory filings, board meeting requirements and document renewals
• Assist with documentation for auditors, regulators and legal advisors
• Maintain secure handling of sensitive registers and documents

Executive / admin support

• Calendar management and meeting coordination
• Prepare agendas, capture minutes and track actions
• Handle confidential correspondence and internal communications

Document management

• Maintain organised SharePoint folders and version control
• Support templates, trackers and structured reporting files

Projects

• Assist with budgeting cycles, process improvements and systems enhancements
• Provide support on data gathering for M&A / due diligence where required

Skills & Qualifications (Essential)

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business (or related)
• Strong analytical capability and understanding of financial statements
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Discretion with confidential/sensitive information
• Confident communicator able to coordinate across teams and countries
• Strong Excel skills (plus Word/PowerPoint); comfortable with SharePoint