Financial Accountant (12 month Maternity Cover) London, England
Job description
Finance
London, England, GB / Homebased
Posted on May 26, 2023
The Opportunity
Shawbrook is a specialist bank driven by a purpose to power up ingenuity to create opportunity, every single day.
We offer a diverse range of savings and loan products. From personal and business savings accounts and loans for weddings and new cars, to complex financial credit facilities for businesses requiring significant investment and mortgages for landlords with multiple properties – no two customers are ever the same.
We give our customers the best-of-both worlds; uniquely combining strong digital capabilities with human expertise and ingenuity to deliver the best outcomes. We rise to the challenge of a complex case or unconventional circumstances, and we love to make things happen. By being creative, practical, and personal, we know we can always find the right solution for our customers.
If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person
Work with us because you:
- Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
- Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative, and hardworking culture
- Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
- Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
- Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
- Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself
The Role & Responsibilities
Finance lead for reporting of monthly impairment charges under IFRS 9 and for the coordination of monthly balance sheet analytical reviews, both of which are presented to the CFO. Responsible for completion of accounting policies across Finance and for drafting of papers on application of new accounting rules or on treatment of new business initiatives including acquisitions. The role provides support and coordination of various BAU and project initiatives with other areas of Finance including Treasury, Tax, FP&A and Regulatory Reporting.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Work with Risk and our outsource provider to ensure timely delivery of monthly ECL’s and production of a reporting pack on impairment charges for presentation to the CFO and CRO.
- Collation of a Monthly Balance Sheet Analysis, working with Treasury, Financial Controllers and Senior Financial Accountants to ensure integrity of all balances and a comprehensive narrative on key changes month on month.
- Ensure all month end accounting entries and reconciliations are completed in line with timetable to ensure a timely general ledger close to facilitate reporting. Ensure data integrity through oversight of controls, checks and reconciliations.
- Responsible for monthly tax posting, working with head of Tax to agree effective rates by legal entity and ensuring reconciliation of all related balance sheet accounts.
- Coordination and production of accounting policies and drafting of papers on accounting treatment for new business initiatives.
- Support analysis and remediation of risk scoring of monthly journals generated by AI software.
- Support the audit process for half year and year-end through provision of supporting papers and reconciliations and coordinating delivery of PBC items from the wider Finance team.
- Identifying, escalating and implementing process improvements and be an advocate for continuous improvement.
The Person
- Educated to degree level
- Qualified with a professional body such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc with 2-3 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working in the Financial Services sector
- Experience of using SUN general ledger system (or equivalent)
- Reconciliations experience
- Excellent communication skills to deal effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Enthusiastic “can do” attitude
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Analytical approach with strong problem-solving skills
- Establishes effective working relationships at all levels
- Customer Focused approach
Reward
Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:
- Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
- Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
- Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on gym membership
- Contributory pension scheme & death in service
Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.
- Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
- Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
- Discounts on gym membership nationwide
- Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
- Community support and charitable giving
Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.
- Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
- Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done
