FP&A Analyst in London

We are looking for an FP&A analyst with relevant analytical experience to help drive our best‑in‑class FP&A team. As a team we are responsible for a myriad of critical items, including performance reporting, senior stakeholder engagement and insight‑focused analysis of our portfolio.

The role adds significant value to Finance’s partnering with other areas of the business, by supporting senior business partners in producing compelling analysis that is shared with key stakeholders. The role is responsible for delivering regular reporting requirements, insightful analysis, process enhancement across our team and partnership with stakeholder teams across the UK and US.

What you’ll be doing:

• Synthesising and simplifying financial and non-financial data
• Supporting impactful pieces of analysis that drive finance and wider business insights
• Contributing to ad hoc requests from leadership
• Assisting FP&A in developing reporting to facilitate monitoring and communication of performance against targets or to support review of outlooks (i.e. forecasts) and budgets
• Ensuring all month‑end activity is completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Streamlining processes by finding automation wins or easier ways of doing things
• Driving forward process enhancement‑related activities for the benefit of the department
• Working with team members to contribute to monthly financials review (MFR) meetings, Annual Budgets, and/or other reporting requirements

How you’ll be doing it:

• Competent use of all systems and applications relevant to the required outputs of the role (e.g. OneStream, Snowflake, Workday, GSuite, Microsoft Office)
• Leveraging large datasets and bringing together different sources of data to bring insights to the business
• Investigating new technologies and tools and supporting process improvement workstreams
• Pushing the envelope of our capabilities via new data and automation
• Collaborating across finance teams to support delivery of impactful analysis to key stakeholders

What we’re looking for:

• Strong analytical skills – overall story, accuracy, spotting errors and asking the right questions
• Strong technical skills (e.g. familiarity with python, sql, some coding language experience)
• Functional knowledge of accounting principles (e.g. P&L, budgets & forecasting, month‑end processes)
• Communication – within and outside Finance. Tailoring written and verbal communication as appropriate
• Relationship building and stakeholder management with teams internal and external to Finance
• Ability to coordinate a complex set of inputs with different drivers, timelines and priorities and bring it together in a story
• Continuous improvement and change‑agility mindset

Where and how you'll work:

This is a permanent position and can be based in our Nottingham or London office. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We are primarily in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We are open to flexible arrangements that suit your needs.

What’s in it for you:

• High performers receive strong and diverse career progression, with extensive training programmes.
• Immediate access to core benefits including a pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance.
• Flexible benefits such as season‑ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work schemes and enhanced parental leave.
• Open‑plan workspaces with facilities such as a serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms (Nottingham) and a rooftop running track or espresso at the workshop café (London).

What You Should Know About How We Recruit:

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.

We partner with organisations such as Women In Finance, Race‑at‑Work, Stonewall and UpReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive. We also have internal networks and support groups, including:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies.
• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates.
• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all.
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech.
• EmpowHER – network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly female talent in our industry.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

Who We Are:

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information‑based technology company. Still founder‑led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We succeed because they succeed.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.