An exceptional opportunity for a junior Graduate Financial Analyst to shape the future of Financial Services in Cambridge.
Cambridge's financial services scene has quietly become one of the more interesting places in the UK to start a career. It sits alongside the city's tech and life sciences base, which means the firms here often move faster and think differently to the City institutions graduates default to. This particular business is a lean, fast-growing outfit building modern financial infrastructure, and it needs a Graduate Financial Analyst who wants real responsibility from week one, not three years of shadowing someone senior.
Here's what you'll be doing:
- Building and maintaining financial models that actually get used in decisions, not filed away
- Analysing monthly performance data and flagging what matters before someone has to ask
- Supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles across a small, fast-moving finance function
- Preparing reports and board-ready materials that translate numbers into a clear story
- Working directly with founders and department heads on pricing, unit economics and cash flow
- Helping tighten up financial processes as the company scales, often from scratch
Here are the skills you'll need:
- A degree in finance, economics, accounting or a related numerate subject
- Strong Excel skills; comfort with SQL or Python is a bonus, not a requirement
- Sharp attention to detail. Small errors compound fast in Financial Services
- An appetite for ambiguity. Startups don't hand you a manual
- Clear communication, especially when explaining numbers to non-finance people
- Genuine curiosity about how financial services businesses actually make money
Key perks and benefits:
- Salary of £26,500 to £32,000, depending on experience
- Equity in the business, so you share in what you help build
- Flexible working hours around a core office presence in Cambridge
- A genuine learning and development budget, used for courses or qualifications you choose
- Flat structure. You'll have access to leadership, not layers of management between you and them
Why pursue a career in Financial Services?
Financial services rewards people who can think clearly under pressure and back it up with evidence. The sector's growth in Cambridge, driven by the same energy fuelling its tech and biotech clusters, means analysts here often progress faster than their peers in traditional City roles. Get a couple of years in as a Graduate Financial Analyst and the exit options open up considerably, whether that's staying in Financial Services or moving into strategy or operations.
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