Your new company
Leading Financial Services company enjoying a period of significant growth. Hybrid working.

Your new role
The key purpose of this role is to deliver high-quality financial reporting and the daily execution of a varied range of core accounting processes, ensuring the compliance with the Group's policies and control framework.


* Lead the execution of accurate and timely completion of month end reporting process, meeting the Group's close deadline. Coordinate the processing of accounting journals across a diverse range of commercial activities within a multi-company group structure, managing team resources and prioritising own responsibilities to deliver excellent financial support to the business.
* Prepare the technical accounting requirements for securitisation transactions, understanding the interaction between the bank, the securitisation vehicle and consolidation business units. Assist the Financial Control Manager in escalating accounting discrepancies to the Group's securitisation team and assist with queries from the Securitisation trustees.
* Prepare monthly analytical reviews for the division and multiple subsidiaries, assist the Financial Control Manager with the Segments analytical review for senior manager review and approval. Demonstrate ownership of follow-ups and seeing them through to completion.
* Own the balance sheet substantiation process, organising direct reports and overseas staff to meet the Group's deadline. Ensure the reconciliations are prepared in accordance with the Group's policy, assisting the Financial Control Manager with monthly sample-based testing and semi-annual deep dive reviews. Manage the unreconciled differences, driving change to ensure timely resolution.
* Support the Group's external audit, assist the Financial Control Manager and organise the team to ensure audit deliverables are provided in-line with agreed deadlines.
* Assist the Financial Control Manager with Group integration activities, aligning processes & controls to the Group's target operating model, adopting best practices across the Segments as well as proactive involvement in process and control enhancements and efficiencies.
* Assist with a variety of external reporting requirements, including but not limited to: calculation of VAT for the Group's quarterly VAT return, review the annual financial statements of the subsidiaries and preparing a summary business performance document.
* Ensure that Finance policies and procedures and all communications with customers incorporate current and relevant technical accounting standards, legislative and regulatory responsibilities.
* Ensure the team operates effectively under the Group's hybrid working policy, managing working arrangements so the team has a presence in the office each day.
* Line manage and coach all direct reports, including all aspects of performance management, development, conduct, sickness management, appraisals, employee administration and recruitment.
* Ensure that you fully understand and comply with the organisation's Risk Management Policies as they relate to your area of responsibility and demonstrate in your day to day work that you put customers at the heart of everything you do.
* Ensure that you fully understand and comply with the organisation's Data Governance Policies as they relate to your area of responsibility and demonstrate in your day to day work that you treat data as an important corporate asset which must be protected and managed.

What you'll need to succeed

* Experience working as a Finance Manager in a similar environment
* Minimum of two years post-qualification experience in a similar role
* Experience of Financial Control
* Line management, training & development experience
* Experience of working within a financial services or risk based environment is highly advantageous
* Implementing process improvement projects and establishing good working controls is essential
* Previous experience of Sarbanes Oxley controls is desirable
* Up to date knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS is essential, with detailed knowledge of IFRS 2 and 9 an advantage
* Advanced knowledge of financial control processes
* Advanced knowledge of accounting systems is essential
* A confident user of general ledger systems and posting journals is essential
* Detailed knowledge of Microsoft Excel including formula and pivot tables is essential
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to Interact with people at all levels in an organisation is essential
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to handle complex financial transactions
* Taking ownership of all tasks and seeing through to completion, including follow up on any issues that arise within the team
* Ability to lead, coach and develop direct reports
* Ability to proactively identify opportunities to strengthen or enhance current processes and controls and be actively involved in promoting best practice
* Ability to pay attention to detail and analyse or review data accurately using excel is essential
* Good listening/counselling skills
* Presentation skills
* Tact and discretion

What you'll get in return
Great business at a very interesting stage in its growth. Busy working environment. Great environment for someone who thrives on change. Great pension & benefits. Hybrid working..

What you need to do now
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