Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Hybrid working with up to 4 days per week working from home

Location: Salford Quays, Manchester M50 3SP or Leeds, Staines or London

Contract: 12-month fixed term

Salary: £39,500 - £43,000 per annum

Benefits: Fantastic benefits including generous pension scheme and private healthcare

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

Working in our UK support functions, you’ll play a key part in helping our customer-facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters, making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

We’re looking for an ambitious finance analyst who can utilise their commercial finance skills to provide financial insight and support to the Finance Business Partner. This will enable robust commercial decisions, accurate reporting, and process improvement. Here you’ll help drive SME & Specialist segment profitability through analysis, modelling, and stakeholder collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business unit teams, supporting decisions to achieve profit and growth targets.
• Deliver accurate weekly and monthly performance reporting and MI for senior stakeholders.
• Lead analysis of key performance indicators to inform tactical and strategic decisions.
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate risks to business targets.
• Support planning and forecasting processes, including annual operating plans and rolling forecasts.
• Provide robust financial modelling for new products and propositions.
• Review intermediary performance and commission activity.
• Build strong relationships across Commercial, Product, and Actuarial teams.
• Promote best practice within Finance.

What you'll bring

• Background in Finance roles
• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or working towards qualification.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to model complex data sets.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI skills preferred.
• Excellent communication and influencing ability.
• Highly organised, adaptable, and team-oriented.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
• Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Fixed term benefits allowance.
• Access to our confidential employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out, and more.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Finance & Accounting

Locations: Angel Court, London; Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge; Staines - Willow House