Finance Analyst

4 weeks ago

Potters Bar Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Canada Life Limited Full time

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.
Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.
Responsible for key financial analysis for both operating and project activities on a timely, incorporating all UK entities, multi-locations and across all business units including Insurance, Home Finance, Wealth Management and Asset Management and Shared Services functions including presentation to Executive senior management for the UK Division.
Using strong commercial awareness and knowledge of the UK division businesses to manage a robust and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual analysis of financial data including presentation to Executive senior management for the UK Division incorporating all entities, locations, businesses, and functions.
Production of timely, relevant, and reliable management and board information for the UK Division and all respective UK entities and businesses derived from a single "version of the truth", applying finance acumen and understanding of the UK Division business, in order to support the UK and Great-West Lifeco (GWL) management to make sound business decisions.
Responsible for the preparation and review of analytical reports that serve as summary information for senior leadership team (SLT) and business partners. Analyse actual costs and variance against budget, and ensure senior management are fully informed.
Develop appropriate MI to show true key performance indicators for SLT. Responsible for the periodic preparation of reports covering functional areas and analysis of data critical to the business.
Determine costs of operations by establishing standard costs and collecting operational data.
Responsible for monthly financial MI packs and associated processes
Establishing and enforcing policies and procedures, providing trends and forecasts, explaining processes, and recommending actions
Analyses expenses, monitors variance, identifies trends, recommends actions to management team and SLT.
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the needs of the business. Will be able to apply technical accounting techniques and understand business/commercial implications
Understand complex data and information with the ability to interpret and recommend commercially astute courses of action; constructively challenging and helping develop others' thinking and understanding.
Proven ability to lead projects, to deliver on-time, in-full.
Relationship Building
The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the finance function, acting with integrity and always role-modelling the company values.
Sound problem solving skills and attention to detail with demonstrable ability in spotting issues, interdependencies and challenges to ensure work is produced to an accurate, commercial and informed standard.
An interested and inquisitive individual who is committed to their own ongoing professional and personal development

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that's regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.
We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That's why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.
Diversity and inclusion
Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for.
We provide retirement, investment and protection solutions to 3.

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