Brilliantin Recruitment
Finance Operations Analyst
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Finance Operations Analyst
Location: Nottingham (Hybrid – typically 1 day per week in the office)
Salary: £28,000–£32,000 + Benefits
About the opportunity
We're supporting a fast-growing financial technology business looking to appoint a Finance Operations Analyst to a highly collaborative finance team.
This isn't a traditional finance role focused solely on month-end. Instead, you'll sit at the intersection of finance, operations, and data, helping ensure complex financial transactions reconcile accurately while identifying anomalies before they become problems.
If you're naturally inquisitive, enjoy investigating data, asking questions, and solving problems, this is an opportunity to build a career within an innovative, technology-led organisation that actively promotes from within.
The Role
You'll be responsible for producing operational reports, carrying out reconciliations, investigating exceptions, and supporting the integrity of financial and transactional data.
Working alongside experienced finance and operations professionals, you'll develop a detailed understanding of payment flows, reconciliations, and operational controls while helping improve reporting accuracy across the business.
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Responsibilities
- Produce scheduled operational and financial reports.
- Perform daily reconciliations across multiple data sources and financial systems.
- Investigate exceptions and variances, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
- Support operational controls by ensuring transactions reconcile accurately.
- Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and reporting.
- Monitor large datasets to identify unusual trends or discrepancies.
- Work closely with Finance and Operations teams to improve reporting and processes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives around reporting and controls.
- Escalate anomalies quickly with clear supporting evidence.
- Maintain exceptional levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
We're looking for someone who
- Has around 1-3 years' experience within Finance, Banking Operations, Payments, Accounts Payable/Receivable, or another analytical environment.
- Enjoys working with data and solving problems.
- Has excellent Excel skills.
- Can confidently investigate variances rather than simply report them.
- Is naturally curious and enjoys understanding the "why".
- Has excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrates integrity and isn't afraid to admit when they don't know something.
- Enjoys working collaboratively within a close-knit team.
- Can commute to the Nottingham office approximately once per week, with flexibility to attend at short notice if required.
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Desirable
- Experience using reporting or BI tools (Amazon QuickSight, Power BI, or similar).
- Exposure to payment operations, fintech, or financial services.
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- Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or a related discipline.
Why apply?
- Genuine career progression with a business that promotes internally.
- Stable, supportive team with excellent staff retention.
- Hybrid working.
- Exposure to cutting-edge financial operations and technology.
- Opportunity to broaden your analytical and commercial finance experience.
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