# Financial Modeller **Company**: UK Export Finance **Location**: City of Westminster, Greater London **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: GBP 58,169 - 78,971 per year **Category**: Finance **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/financial-modeller-113624?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_64702f40-cd3 ## Description The Financial Modeller will play a key role in the development, maintenance and enhancement of the Department's financial modelling capability. The post holder will provide expert analysis and modelling support to financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, technical accounting and finance transformation activities. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, the post holder will collaborate with finance professionals, data specialists, operational stakeholders and external delivery partners to develop robust, auditable and scalable financial models that support business and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high-quality financial analysis, challenge assumptions, improve existing modelling approaches and support the implementation of new financial systems, accounting policies and reporting requirements. **Main Activities** **Financial Modelling** - Design, develop and maintain complex financial models supporting financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and strategic decision-making. - Develop scenario, sensitivity and stress-testing models to assess financial performance and risk. - Support the development and implementation of models required to comply with accounting and regulatory reporting requirements. - Produce clear documentation of modelling methodologies, assumptions and calculations. - Review and improve existing financial models to enhance efficiency, robustness and usability. - Ensure all models are developed in accordance with departmental governance and control standards. **Financial Analysis and Reporting** - Provide quantitative analysis to support management reporting, financial planning and business cases. - Analyse financial performance and identify key drivers, risks and opportunities. - Support production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting outputs. - Provide analysis of departmental assets, liabilities, income and expenditure when required. - Assist with financial forecasting and long-term financial planning activities. - Ensure all models are developed in accordance with departmental governance and control standards. **Controls, Validation and Governance** - Develop and maintain model validation procedures and quality assurance processes. - Ensure appropriate controls are established over financial models and underlying data. - Perform reconciliations and reasonableness testing of model outputs. - Support internal and external audit reviews by providing evidence of model governance and controls. - Contribute to continuous improvement of financial control processes and modelling standards. **Data Management and Improvement** - Work with finance and data teams to improve the quality, completeness and accuracy of data used within financial models. - Support the design and testing of data transformations and interfaces supporting finance processes. - Analyse large datasets and identify trends, anomalies and improvement opportunities. - Assist with data cleansing and data quality initiatives where required. **Finance Transformation and Change** - Participate in finance transformation projects, system implementations and process improvement initiatives. - Support user acceptance testing and validation of finance system developments. - Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for automation and simplification of financial processes. - Help ensure new systems and processes meet financial reporting and control requirements. **Stakeholder Engagement** - Build effective working relationships across Finance, Digital, Risk, and Operations teams. - Present modelling methodologies, assumptions and findings to senior stakeholders. - Provide technical support and advice on financial modelling issues. - Support the development of modelling capability within the wider Finance function. **Other Duties** - Support colleagues across the Financial Control Division. - Respond to ad hoc requests for financial analysis and modelling support. - Undertake additional duties in line with business requirements and grade. **Person Specification** **Qualifications** - Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or a related discipline. - Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA) or equivalent professional qualification, or substantial relevant experience in financial modelling. **Knowledge** - Proven understanding of financial accounting and financial reporting principles. - Knowledge of financial planning, forecasting and budgeting processes. - Understanding of financial controls and governance frameworks. - Knowledge of financial modelling best practice and model governance standards. - Understanding of data analysis and quantitative techniques. **Skills/Ability** - Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills including experience building models using PowerQuery and VBA. - Proven analytical and quantitative capabilities. - Excellent attention to detail. - Ability to identify and resolve complex issues using a structured approach. - Proven data interpretation and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to explain technical financial concepts in a clear and concise manner. - Proven presentation and stakeholder engagement skills. - Ability to build effective relationships across multiple business areas. - Ability to challenge constructively and influence decision-making. - Experience working within complex and multidisciplinary environments. **Experience** - Significant experience developing and maintaining complex financial models. - Experience working with large and complex datasets. - Experience supporting financial forecasting, planning and reporting activities. - Experience documenting model methodologies and assumptions. - Experience implementing and operating model controls and validation processes. ## Skills ### Required - financial modelling - financial analysis - Microsoft Excel - PowerQuery - VBA - data analysis - quantitative techniques - financial reporting - budgeting - forecasting --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/financial-modeller-113624?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)