Senior Financial Analyst

Purpose of the Job

Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector; we are committed to our clients and their families, and pride ourselves on our personalized service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. Compared to others, we are small (<2,000 employees across 50 European and UK locations) with an ambition to stay true to our purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth. When you join Quintet you are joining a company that values diversity of background, equal access to opportunities, career development, collaboration and inclusiveness. We want our employees to feel proud of being part of a company that is committed to do the right thing. You will have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programmes.

The Expenses Reporting and Analysis team is responsible for expenses management across the Quintet Group and plays a key role in the growth and cost governance of Quintet. The role requires a strong operational focus to support budgeting process, analyse accounting data, request corrections and support Function Group Heads to manage their spending. Reporting to the Head of Expenses Centre of Competence, this role is expected also to lead one or two projects in the Expenses area. 

Key Accountabilities

• Create, own and maintain numerous business and executive management dashboards across multiple countries and profitability dimensions;
• Lead one or two projects with significant impact in the Expenses team area and/or business areas
• Leverage financial analytics to deliver high value insights on the key business performance drivers & trends to support strategy setting and influence decision making
• Review performance levels against defined targets, perform variance & sensitivity analysis and gain alignment from appropriate stakeholders on action plans to address performance gaps
• Build and maintain close relationships with business stakeholders to serve as Finance business partner 
• Improve the impact, and understanding, of financial reporting on business performance by delivering reliable financial information in a format that enables senior managers to drive performance 
• Deliver advanced budgeting and forecasting processes 
• Contribute to various ad-hoc financial analysis, projects and executive level presentations

Knowledge and Experience

• (Preferred) 10+ year experience/(Minimum) 5 year experience in a similar level role in financial planning, modelling, forecasting/budgeting
• (Preferred) Master degree / (Minimum) College degree in Economics or Business Administration (Finance, accounting, business strategy)

Attributes and Qualities

• Detail oriented with insight to determine applicability of big picture analysis and obsessing over details 
• Capacity to lead projects across departments
• Extremely curious, is not satisfied with easy or convenient answers, drives issues to their root cause
• Advanced financial, analytical and modelling skills
• Ability to learn quickly, perform detailed analyses, provide high value-add insights
• Experience with analytical modelling, financial and management accounting
• Capacity to question, challenge and optimize existing processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate financial data in easy to understand business terms
   

Technical Skills

• High proficiency in Excel modelling and analytics required, experience in SAP, TM1 or Power BI is a plus

Languages Skills

• Fluent in English (Minimum)/ (Preferred) French