Responsibilities
- Build and improve core financial models and outputs across P&L, balance sheet, regulatory capital, product forecasts, stress testing and scenario analysis, helping to create decision‑ready insight for senior stakeholders.
- Proactively identify data, systems or process issues; communicate implications clearly; and drive practical, sustainable improvements to modelling, reporting and planning processes.
- Build a strong understanding of Zopa’s products, financial drivers and business model to support effective planning, forecasting and scenario analysis.
- Design, build, enhance and maintain Anaplan models, modules, lists, actions, UX pages and related planning processes, ensuring they are robust, scalable, well‑controlled and easy for stakeholders to use.
- Own or support data flows into and out of Anaplan, including imports, exports, reconciliations, source‑data understanding and opportunities for automation, integration and process simplification.
- Partner with Product, Risk, Treasury, Finance and Data / Technology teams to improve planning processes and enable more insightful, intuitive reporting and decision support.
- Improve model governance and documentation, reducing technical debt, strengthening controls and making key assumptions, definitions, logic and dependencies transparent.
- Support core FP&A activities, including budgeting, long‑term planning and running scenarios, while helping to automate, simplify and scale core planning processes over time.
About You
- You are comfortable working with data and planning systems such as Anaplan, with an understanding of data quality, reconciliations, system dependencies, integration points and opportunities for automation. Experience with AI tools, Python, ETL / data pipelines, BI tools, APIs would be advantageous.
- You have strong financial modelling and analytical skills, with a structured approach to model design, documentation, testing, controls and governance.
- You bring strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail and curiosity, with the ability to investigate issues, challenging ways of working and explaining complex outputs clearly.
- You have a willingness to learn and take on new skills, being adaptable to new technologies alongside existing technical depth.
- You can manage multiple priorities, communicate dependencies and trade‑offs clearly, and operate effectively where requirements are evolving or ambiguous.
- You work well across different organisational functions, including Finance, Risk, Product, Commercial and Technology teams, building strong stakeholder relationships and helping colleagues get the best from Anaplan and related models.
Benefits & Working Conditions
We value flexible ways of working. We value face‑to‑face collaboration and a good work‑life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2‑3 days a week. You will also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year. Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice.
Diversity Statement
Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Senior FP&A Analyst (Modelling) employer: Zopa Bank
Zopa Bank is an excellent employer that values flexibility and work-life balance, offering a hybrid role that allows you to work remotely while also fostering collaboration in our Manchester office. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we provide ongoing training and development opportunities within a supportive and diverse team environment. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking bank that prioritises exceptional customer service and employee satisfaction.