Spencer & Trent Recruitment is working with a fastest growing bank that is looking for a Financial Control Manager to join their expanding team based in Liverpool Street on a permanent basis. You will be working from their London office 3 days a week and 2 days from home.

Duties include:

• Leading and managing the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements
• Maintaining and enhancing the financial control framework, ensuring robust governance and effective internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR)
• Contributing to the delivery of strategic finance initiatives and projects led by the senior finance leadership team
• Providing technical accounting expertise on complex transactions and new accounting standards (e.g., IFRS 9, IFRS 16)
• Drafting, maintaining, and updating accounting policies and procedures
• Collaborating with key internal stakeholders including FP&A, Treasury, Risk, Internal Audit, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment and accuracy in financial reporting
• Supporting the development and integrity of management information across the business
• Overseeing the preparation and review of technical accounting entries, including treasury-related transactions and reconciliations
• Identifying and implementing improvements to financial controls, particularly where risks are identified
• Managing, mentoring, and developing the Financial Control team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Coordinating the external audit process and supporting the production of the Annual Report and Accounts
• Leading the preparation of tax packs and VAT returns and support the bank’s tax advisory and compliance activities
• Mapping and assessing financial processes to identify risks and implement effective control measures

Experience needed:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• 4+ years of post-qualification experience in financial control, preferably within banking
• Proven experience in managing month-end/year-end processes and leading audit engagements
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and regulatory reporting requirements
• Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Access Financials or similar ERP systems) and Excel.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Ability to work well under pressure, efficiently and organised
• Experience leading a team

Salary and Benefits:

• £75,000 – £80,000 DOE
• Yearly Discretionary Bonus
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Monday to Friday – 35 hours per week
• Private medical cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Contributory pension scheme

For further details on this new and exciting opportunity, please apply today

At Spencer & Trent, we value diversity and are committed to promoting equality. We want to assure you that the language used in this advert is not intended to exclude or discriminate against anyone, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We warmly welcome applications from all parts of society and are happy to discuss any adjustments or additional support you might need throughout the application process.

Due to the anticipated high volume of applications for this advertisement, it is with regret that we may only be able to contact applicants successful in being shortlisted. If you do not hear within 7 days, you have unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. However, your application for this or any further roles may mean that we are able to contact you when additional vacancies become available. Should you not want this to be the case, please feel free to contact us directly to ensure we are aware of your wishes.

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