Finance Analyst – Technical Finance & IFRS Specialist

About the role

We are looking for a Finance Analyst to join the Finance team at Castle Trust Bank in London. The role sits at the intersection of technical finance and impact‑driven banking, supporting decision‑making, forecasting and statutory reporting through robust financial models.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance financial models for management decision‑making, forecasting and statutory reporting.
• Support the Senior Accountant in preparing financial statements and profit verification for Group companies.
• Act as the primary contact for external auditors on technical and modelling matters.
• Prepare and maintain technical accounting papers and review the control framework around financial models.
• Research IFRS changes 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 and support provisions for individually assessed property cases.
• Operate hedge accounting models, produce accounting entries and support monthly reporting outputs.
• 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 monthly management information for senior stakeholders and provide relevant analysis.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree graduate with a minimum 2:1 or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g., Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science).
• Professional and diligent approach with strong communication ability to influence teams.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to anticipate and resolve challenges.
• Post‑graduation work experience in financial services or capital markets.

Required skills

• IFRS9 knowledge and understanding.
• IFRS accounting.
• Impairment modelling.
• Hedge accounting.
• Financial modeling.
• Discounted cash flow modeling.
• Amortised cost modeling.
• Effective Interest Rate (EIR) modeling.