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About the Role

This is a highly visible role supporting financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting across the business. The FP&A Accountant will transform financial and operational data into meaningful insight, develop forecasting models, analyze business performance, and support strategic and commercial initiatives. With exposure to senior leadership and Board reporting, this role offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to develop their career within a growing financial services business.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain budgeting, forecasting and planning models.
Forecast lending balances, net interest income, EIR / fee income and portfolio profitability.
Support quarterly reforecasts, annual budgeting and planning processes.
Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to support decision-making.
Work with stakeholders across the business to understand key assumptions, risks and opportunities.
Produce monthly management reporting, performance analysis and forecast updates.
Analyse and explain performance against budget and forecast, identifying key drivers of variance.
Prepare clear commentary and presentations for senior management and Board reporting.
Support ad hoc financial analysis and strategic decision-making.
Partner with designated business divisions, providing financial insight and performance support.
Support stakeholders in understanding P&L performance and forecast expectations.
Challenge assumptions constructively and improve understanding of business performance.
Support business cases, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives.
Use Excel, SQL and Power BI to analyse financial and operational data.
Enhance financial models, reporting tools and forecasting methodologies.
Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, automation and forecasting accuracy.

Requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Consumer Lending or FinTech.
Experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Management Accounting or Finance Business Partnering.
Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical skills, including experience developing and maintaining forecasting models.
Advanced Excel skills.
Experience using SQL and Power BI.
Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills.
Experience producing management reporting and variance analysis.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience forecasting lending balances, income and profitability.
Understanding of key financial services performance drivers.
Experience working with large and complex datasets.

Skills

Excel
SQL
Power BI
Financial modelling
Forecasting
Analytical skills
PowerPoint
Presentation skills
Management reporting
Variance analysis
Stakeholder management
Communication skills

Location

Hybrid
London (Holborn)
Blackpool

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Mid-level

Education Level

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Salary/Compensations

£65,000 - £75,000
up to 20% bonus

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday
An additional day off for a ‘celebration day’
Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
Healthcare cash plan through Westfield Health
Life Assurance at 3 x salary
Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme and a free helmet
Salary sacrifice Pension contribution
Smart Tech scheme
10% discount on solar panels
Tandem Hub for treats, cash back and discounts on UK retailers
2 days per year paid volunteering
Free cereal, snacks and drinks in all offices
Quarterly team social budgets

About the Company

Shaping the future of sustainable digital banking.
Launched in 2014 as one of the UK’s original challenger banks, Tandem is proudly headquartered in the Northwest, with over 500 people working across the UK.
People join Tandem because they want to shape something meaningful. Here, you’ll use your skills to create products that empower people to make better financial choices and lower their environmental impact.
We’re big enough to drive real change, small enough for every voice to be heard, and united by a shared purpose that inspires us to move forward - together.
Recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for 2024 and 2025, Tandem has also been named in The Sunday Times 100 Tech list for two consecutive years in 2025 and 2026 – a list of the fastest growing tech companies in Britain, reflective of our growing industry presence.
Tandem was also awarded Investor in Customers’ Gold Standard based on customer and employee feedback and is a Certified™ Great Place to Work®.
Tandem is growing fast and helping to shape the future of sustainable banking.

Equal Opportunity

Tandem is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to meeting our responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010).
We respect the diverse experience and talents that every individual brings to our Company, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
Please be aware that background checking (including credit, criminal records and CIFAS Internal Fraud Database Checks) form part of our recruitment process.
We will adhere to our duties under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.