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 proposed role is part of Group Finance function within the Performance & Analysis area. The team boasts a unique expertise at the juncture of finance, systems and transformation project management. The key responsibilities of the team lies in the production of reliable, insightful and actionable information to support the performance of the bank and value creation for our client. The mandate of the team is, as a result, extensively broad: financial reporting, strategic and financial planning, internal and external stakeholders interactions – i.e. management, Board members, regulators, investors, rating agencies -, systems sophistication. The position definitely grants exposure to diversified, transversal, challenging and strategic topics; commanding a swift learning curve. 

Key Accountabilities

• Assess the performance of the bank via the production of insightful financial reports for internal and external stakeholders – i.e. management, Board members, regulators, investors, rating agencies -
• Develop insight and understanding of the drivers thereof
• Complete the financial planning and budgeting
• Contribute to the engagement with, and coordination of, stakeholders such as management, investor relations, rating agencies, Board members and shareholder
• Contribute to transformation projects to better leverage and further develop systems to command enhanced data quality, refine understanding and automate further

Knowledge and Experience

• No strict seniority requirement: the right candidate will display a combination of motivation for the role and relevant experience
• Master/Bachelor degree in business management, strategy, finance, engineering or science
• Previous experience in finance, accounting, strategy, corporate finance 
• Previous exposure to IT implementation – e.g. business requirements - related to finance area considered as an advantage
• Previous experience in banking, asset management and/or financial institutions as a plus (depending on seniority)

Attributes and Qualities

• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to identify value added insights 
• Be able both to display autonomy in the work 
• Collaborative mindset: ability to interact with other team members and multiple counterparties across the group
• Ability to articulate clear, concise and insightful written production: commentaries, memorandum, argumentation
• Creativity and be force of proposal for innovative ideas, seek to improve the state of the art
• Interpersonal and communication skills: ability to articulate reasoning and deliverables
• Ability to translate concepts and reasoning into concrete production: think about operational constraints, efficiency and interlinkage with systems
• Genuine interest for data and digital topics

Technical Skills

• Strong command of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• PowerBI knowledge as a plus
• Command of IBM TM1 utilisation considered as a strong advantage
• Familiarity with banking software considered as an advantage

Languages Skills

• Fluency in English
• Any other language considered as an advantage