Senior Finance Business Partner - Merchant Brands

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Senior Finance Business Partner - Merchant Brands

Job no: 502521
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: London - Hybrid
Categories: Finance

Senior Finance Business Partner - Merchant Brands
Location: King's Cross, London (Hybrid Working)

Are you ready to join a team passionate about driving business performance and making an impact? NewDay's Credit FP&A team partners across all areas of the business - Products & Channels, Credit Risk, Treasury, and Business Development - to ensure that the business is strategically aligned. We drive NewDay's performance through weekly and monthly forecasts, as well as the annual budgeting process, and we're looking for a Senior Specialist to join us!

The Role
As Senior Specialist in Commercial Forecasting & Analysis, you'll partner closely with our embedded finance programmes and point-of-sale lending partners to deliver value for our business and partnerships. You'll play a key role in delivering detailed forecasts, scenario analyses, and performance insights that support strategic decision-making across the business.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Partnering with stakeholders to drive performance for our white-label finance programmes, including AO.com and Lloyds Banking Group.
• Delivering forecasting support and scenario analysis for our merchant partnerships.
• Conducting financial cohort analysis and maintaining governance documentation.
• Collaborating across Credit FP&A and Finance teams to highlight emerging risks and opportunities.
• Presenting comprehensive 5-year forecast packs to senior management for strategy and budgeting.
• Developing monthly outlooks to monitor performance against plan delivery.
• Providing insightful performance reporting for our partners, identifying value capture opportunities.

What We're Looking For:

• A professional accounting qualification.
• A degree in a numerical field (Economics, Finance, Engineering, etc.) with at least a 2:1.
• Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint, including basic macros/VBA.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with relentless curiosity and a drive to improve continuously.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience in financial services, retail banking, or consumer lending.
• Familiarity with Anaplan or similar forecasting tools.
• Strong knowledge of balance sheet and revenue modelling.

About NewDay
At NewDay, we're all about helping people move forward with credit - and that includes our colleagues. Our digital credit engine powers over 120 million transactions each year, and our award-winning brands like Aqua, marbles, and Bip are trusted by over 5 million customers in the UK. We're also proud partners with major brands like John Lewis, AO, and Argos.

We believe in a vibrant and inclusive working culture where diversity is celebrated. No matter your background, we encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We also ensure our hiring process is inclusive and accommodating to everyone, including those with disabilities or caregiving responsibilities.

Why Join Us?
We offer a strong competitive salary, a bonus scheme, market-leading pensions, and 26 days of holiday (plus the ability to buy more). Our flexible, hybrid working model (NewWork) allows you to balance work and life, including the opportunity to extend holidays with work-from-anywhere flexibility. Plus, enjoy perks like free healthy breakfasts, barista coffee, and access to green car and cycle-to-work schemes.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply now and move forward with NewDay.

Advertised: 26 Sep 2024 GMT Daylight Time
Applications close: 25 Oct 2024 GMT Daylight Time