Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst - BPL

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To provide financial expertise and support to specific business units or departments within the organisation, and act as a liaison between the finance function and various business units, helping to bridge the gap between financial data and business decisions.  

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of business unit financial strategies, plans and budgets, using insights to evaluate the financial implications of strategic initiatives and recommend appropriate actions.
• Development of financial models to forecast future performance, assess investment opportunities, and evaluate financial risks for business units, and to analyse the impact of business decisions on financial performance and provision of recommendations.  .
• Cross functional collaboration to provide financial insights and guidance to business unit stakeholders.
• Identification of opportunities and implementation of financial process improvements that streamline financial operations.
• Support to business units in identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, including provision of training and guidance to business units on financial risk management and compliance practices.
• Analysis and presentation of financial data to provide insights into business performance, identify trends, and support decision-making.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

As a Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst within Barclaycard Payments (BPL), you'll support the delivery of the end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting cycle, helping to ensure the business has a clear and accurate view of financial performance. Working closely with the Corporate FP&A Lead, you'll contribute to the management of the P&L, producing high-quality financial analysis and reporting to support decision-making across the business.

You'll help prepare month-end results, forecasts, and planning processes, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information. Through detailed variance analysis and performance reporting, you'll provide insights into key drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities. You will play a key role in maintaining financial models, reporting packs, and planning assumptions, while supporting continuous improvements to processes and reporting capabilities.

Barclays’ payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients.

In April 2025, we announced a long-term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield’s global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve-outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long-term growth.

Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance-linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long-term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments (BPL) brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays’ clients for a minimum of ten years.

For more information on our partnership with Brookfield, please visit Barclays.com.

To be successful as Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst, you should be able to demonstrate:

• Qualified Accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or nearing completion of a professional accounting qualification, with experience in financial planning, reporting and analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and identify key performance drivers, trends, and risks.
• Ability to analyse and understand large-scale datasets, translating complex information into clear and actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to present financial information clearly and concisely.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience within an EMI, payment institution, or other FCA-regulated payments business.
• Experience working within a large, transaction-led organisation, with exposure to financial performance analysis, forecasting, and budgeting processes.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.