Finance Analyst

Castle Trust Bank

Finance Analyst developing financial models and executing reporting processes at fintech bank. Collaborating with senior stakeholders and auditors for robust financial outputs.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the Senior Accountant in the preparation of financial statements and profit verification for Group companies
Act as a key contact for external auditors on technical and modelling matters
Prepare and maintain technical accounting papers
Review and enhance the control framework around financial models supporting monthly and statutory reporting
Research changes to IFRS and assess their impact on the business
Run and analyse the Stage 3 Property IFRS 9 model, explaining key movements and drivers
Prepare discounted cash flow models for IFRS 9 impairment, supporting provisions for individually assessed property cases
Prepare and operate hedge accounting models, producing accounting entries and supporting monthly reporting outputs
Prepare and run amortised cost and Effective Interest Rate (EIR) models to calculate interest income, fee amortisation and balances
Monitor and continuously develop key Finance models, including amortised cost, EIR, conditional prepayment curves and hedge accounting
Prepare management information on a monthly basis for review by senior stakeholders. Provide relevant analysis and be receptive to challenge and review comments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree graduate with a minimum 2:1 or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science)
IFRS9 – knowledge and understanding
Financial services or general capital markets experience
Financial modelling experience
Financial reporting or financial accounting experience
Excel capability – intermediate level (to include IF formulae, LOOKUPs, PIVOTs, able to work with large datasets)
Working well independently/autonomously
Highly organised
IFRS 9 provisioning experience (desirable)
UK banking experience (desirable)
Exposure to mortgage products (desirable)
Part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent) (desirable)
Understanding of hedge accounting (desirable)
Numerical/analytical discipline (desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Performance bonus (based on individual and company performance)
Generous contributory pension through Hargreaves Lansdown
Life Assurance
25 days’ holiday + option to buy/sell 5 days
Additional paid volunteering day
Private healthcare through Equipsme (includes cash back for Dental and Optical treatment)
Free access to BHSF Rise EAP to support colleague health and wellbeing
Gym discounts
Season ticket travel loans (if applicable)

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial statements preparationprofit verificationtechnical accountingfinancial modellingIFRS 9hedge accountingdiscounted cash flow modelsamortised costEffective Interest Rate (EIR)financial reporting

Soft Skills

highly organisedindependent workanalytical skillsreceptive to feedbackcommunicationstakeholder management

Certifications

Bachelors Degreepart-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)