Manager - Financial Control
£65000 - £75000 + Excellent benefits + Bonus
City

The Company
 They are a well-known and strongly established banking group with a unique brand history who offer their customers a truly personalised experience. The bank has strong employee values and is a highly collegiate environment. Apart from a good working environment you will also get a work life balance in an interesting role and get to see the whole of the banks business operations.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION NEEDED

  • Qualified accountant with financial control experience within the banking industry
  • Strong working knowledge of Sun Accounts or equivalent GL package.
  • Good financial analysis and reporting skills and able to work to tight deadlines.
  • A good understanding of accounting standards (FRS 102 preferable)
  • Demonstrable financial analysis and reporting skills
  • MS Office and detailed knowledge of MS Excel, Q&A (Vision) and MS Outlook
  • Reconciliation experience (use of Nostro Reconciliation software, ideal).
  • Building effective working relationships with the key stakeholders, understanding their expectations and striving to exceed those expectations will be important success factors in this role.

THE ROLE

  • Ownership of Month end financial control process including complete and accurate reconciliation of balance sheet accounts;
  • Management, oversight and development of the Accounts Payable function including development of accounting and control assistant;
  • Control of Operational account administration and monitoring across the business;
  • Reconciliation and maintenance of GL systems and the Fixed Asset Register and coordinate the monthly balance sheet reconciliation as well as for monthly payroll journals;
  • Headcount FTE forecasting and reporting;
  • Finance business partner for all support cost centres (except Digital & Technology and Change) supporting the budget holders with regular cost forecasts, budgets and strategic plans;
  • VAT return preparation and reconciliation;
  • Infor BI system maintenance and administration;
  • Daily Payment Control posting and reconciliation;
  • Oversight of the Sports and Social Club accounts including the production of management accounts;
  • Ad hoc tasks as directed;
  • Project and Costs Accountant cover.