Finance and Lending Operations Analyst
4 days ago
My client is a rapidly growing Fintech business with offices in Europe, the US and Australasia. This Finance and Lending Operations Analyst role is based in their West End of London office and offers a great opportunity to join a fast paced entrepreneurial Financial Services business.
Description
Key Responsibilities
1) Data Reconciliation
- Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliation of financial and lending data from various systems, including bank statements, payment processors, loan management systems, and internal financial platforms.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between financial records, lending operations, and transactional data to maintain data integrity.
- Automate reconciliation processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual data entry, and minimise errors.
- Ensure lending portfolio reconciliations align with general ledger balances and other financial systems.
2) Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Analyse financial and lending data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to management.
- Prepare detailed reports on financial performance, loan performance metrics, and reconciled items for internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Lending Operations team to develop dashboards and analytics to track loan origination, repayments, and delinquencies.
- Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of financial and lending data.
3) Lending Operations Oversight
- Monitor and manage the lifecycle of loans, from origination and disbursement to repayments and delinquency management.
- Ensure compliance with loan agreements, company policies, and regulatory requirements throughout the lending process.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to optimise lending workflows, identify process improvements, and enhance customer experience.
- Assist in the development of loan policies and procedures to streamline lending operations.
4) Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with financial, regulatory, and internal controls, particularly related to lending operations and financial reporting.
- Support internal and external audits by providing reconciled financial and lending data along with necessary documentation.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to data accuracy, reconciliation, and lending operations.
5) Systems & Tools Management
- Leverage reconciliation and loan management tools to track, reconcile, and report financial and lending data accurately.
- Collaborate with IT and data teams to enhance financial and lending systems, ensuring they meet operational and reporting needs.
- Support the implementation and integration of systems like NetSuite and loan management platforms to improve efficiency.
- Support with incident and problem resolution for business impacting issues across business and technical functions
- Monitor operational customer communications to ensure systems initiate communications accurately
6) Stakeholder Communication
- Communicate discrepancies, issues, and resolutions clearly to relevant stakeholders, including finance, lending, and risk management teams.
- Provide regular updates on the status of reconciliations, financial data accuracy, and lending portfolio performance to senior management.
- Act as a liaison between FinOps and Lending Ops to ensure smooth information flow and operational alignment.
Profile
Finance and Lending Operations Analyst, West End London Location, Financial Services:
- Proven experience in financial operations, reconciliation, and lending operations.
- Strong understanding of loan lifecycle management and associated financial processes.
- Proficiency with financial systems (e.g., NetSuite) and loan management platforms.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills to interact with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in process improvement and automation is a plus.
Job Offer
Finance and Lending Operations Analyst, West End London Location, Financial Services:
- Salary £55-60k
- Bonus
- Hybrid working 3 vs 2 days FH
- Excellent benefits package
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