Investment Banking Chief Financial Office Planning and Performance Management – Senior Analyst

Job Title Investment Banking Chief Financial Office Planning and Performance Management – Senior Analyst

Location London

Corporate Title Associate

You will operate in the IB CFO Planning and Performance management team, working closely with the IB businesses and infrastructure to understand the business, their performance, and the macro environment in which they operate. You will help the team develop a defined strategy with detailed financial and non-financial goals, identifying opportunities and creating the analytics to support decision-making.

The team is a key point of contact for certain external communications including the quarterly earnings disclosures and for various regulators, in understanding the IB business, performance and strategy.

The team is also the first point of contact for senior management across the bank in understanding IB performance which covers a wide spectrum of topics, which you will have the opportunity to be involved in.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:  

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them

• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days

• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family

• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits

• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Assist the team in enhancing IB's performance analysis capability to support strategic decision making and planning that drive improvement in RoTE, CIR and other key metrics for the division.

• Support the team in providing senior management with views of IB performance through a variety of lenses, covering in-year performance, performance over the cycle, future performance and client performance.

• Create and present a clear and consistent strategic narrative supported by analytics that provides a link between year-to-date performance (financial and non-financial), the IB’s strategy and the overall market environment that is suitable for external communication (i.e. to regulators).

• Key systems that will be used in your role include GGL and Dart Essbase.

Your skills and experience

• Proficient in Excel, with strong analytical skills to help in understanding business performance across the division and in identifying relevant trends.

• Advanced PowerPoint skills to ensure clear presentations are provided to senior management.

• Good communication and stakeholder management skills to ensure strong partnership across numerous areas of the bank.

• A good approach to problem solving, with the ability to think on your feet and propose solutions.

• Prior experience with GGL and Dart Essbase systems, use of VBA and familiarity with AI would all be beneficial but are not essential.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.