Apprentice FP&A

About Us

BACB is a UK bank that offers trade finance and complementary products to clients in specialist markets, especially Africa and the Middle East.

We have been helping businesses with trade finance and complementary products for over half a century, focusing on trade flows to and from Africa and the Middle East as well as real estate in the UK.

Our in-depth knowledge of the countries and practices where our clients operate ensures that we put them first.

Additional Info

• Hybrid Working: 3 days onsite, 2 from home

• Location: City of London

• Contract Type: Permanent

Job Summary

This apprenticeship role supports the Head of FP&A with monthly reporting, strategic planning, financial data management, and continuous improvement of Workday Adaptive Planning and related reporting tools. It also includes working across finance teams, handling ad hoc requests and projects, and progressing toward professional accounting qualifications.

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Key Work Outputs and Accountabilities

. Assist the Head of FP&A in the various elements of the financial planning and analysis processes, including:

· Assisting in monthly processing to load financial data to Workday Adaptive.

· Using Workday Adaptive Planning to support the running of monthly MI for the business and key stakeholders.

· Work to clean up and improve Office Connect linked excel files used for monthly reporting. (Office connect being an excel add in to automate reporting from Workday Adaptive Planning).

· Assist in the planning for the strategic Plan process.

· Assist the Head of FP&A to build the Strategic Plan across the business, liaising with business stakeholders through the process. Assist the design of presentational material for senior management forums.

· Ad hoc requests that FP&A receive from multiple areas of the Bank

· Assist in the refresh of cost allocation drivers used in key metric calculations.

· Spend time with other areas of Finance including Regulatory reporting, Financial Control and Finance systems, to build a holistic view of finance and how FP&A interact and work with all finance areas.

· Contribute to projects and initiatives as required.

· Pick up additional ad hoc activities as directed.

· Develop a high level of proficiency in the use of Workday Adaptive Planning, support FP&A head in it’s future development.

. Complete professional accounting exams within realistic timeframes.

Required Qualifications and Experience

· A keen interest in Financial Planning and Analysis, and data.

· Strong organisational skills with great attention to detail.

· Strong analytical skills/ thinking towards financial data to be able to begin spotting trends, anomalies and patterns

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to manage multiple tasks and work in a fast-paced environment.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

· A proactive and positive approach with a willingness to learn.

· GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above)

· No prior Banking experience required, but any administration or customer service experience is beneficial.

. Eligibility to work in the UK.