Senior Finance Associate - Finance Transformation

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Senior Finance Associate
- Finance Transformation (12-month fixed-term contract)

Job Title:

Senior Finance Associate
- Finance Transformation (12-month fixed-term contract)

Location:

Nottingham
- Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. To support this, we are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated finance professional to join our UK Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a specialised hybrid role that sits at the intersection of financial strategy and project delivery. As a dedicated Finance Transformation Lead, you aren't just supporting finance routines—you are driving the end-to-end technical execution of complex strategic initiatives.

We are looking for an 'Insightful Investigator' who can translate between finance data and systems requirements to deliver solutions that scale.

Project Leadership:
Act as the lead resource for finance-based projects, navigating governance routines and managing RAIDD (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, and Decisions) items.

Rigorous Execution:
Drive key project testing cycles, managing UAT and Close Simulation (SIM) test scenarios efficiently to strict deadlines.

Proactive Problem Solving:
Identify system blockers early (such as issues with financial dashboards and reports), develop workarounds, and clearly communicate the impact to other Lines of Business.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner closely with UK and enterprise teams, to resolve issues and represent UK Finance's interests.

Clear Communication:
Focus and highlight key points with transparency when communicating complex project statuses to stakeholders.

Data-Driven Insights:
Go beyond surface-level analysis to generate meaningful insights, analysing qualitative and quantitative data to ensure data integrity.

Core Finance Support:
Provide general finance support and remediations as we balance priorities during this transition.

The Right Blend:
Proven experience in traditional finance processes (forecasting, variance analysis) combined with a strong project management or systems implementation background.

Systems Knowledge:
Experience with general finance concepts, tools and financial systems is highly preferred, but a strong aptitude and adaptability to learn new systems are just as critical.

Strategic Judgment:
The ability to navigate difficult stakeholder situations and comprehensively consider the impact of decisions on other partner groups.

Autonomous Execution: A proactive mindset to identify problems, drive independent solutions, and influence your team to shape better outcomes.

Team-First Attitude: A collaborative approach, focused on building strong, connected working relationships, as this is how we get things done at Capital One.

Innovation: A strong focus on driving process improvement and a willingness to embrace new technology and AI to unlock operational efficiencies.

Systems Knowledge (Nice-to-Have):
While broad systems experience is preferred, experience specifically with Workday Financials is a highly desirable asset.

This is a 12-month fixed-term position based in our Nottingham offices. While not guaranteed, there is potential to explore a permanent role at the end of the contract.

We embrace a hybrid…