Assistant Financial Accountant

2 days ago

Chatham, United Kingdom OneSavings Bank Plc Full time

**About the team**:
The Financial Control team supports the Finance department and the Bank by ensuing accurate financial information is reported to the Group.

**About us**:
OSB Group is a leading specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of fundingis provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB's unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

**What you will be doing**:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with the Financial Control Manager to ensure the Segment maintains accurate and timely financial reporting, adhering to a robust control framework and ensuring the Group's policies and procedures are adheredto. The role is responsible for the day-to-day financial accounting, the timely production of the Segment's month end reporting and maintaining the Segment's balance sheet within a controlled environment.

This is a varied role where you will get exposure to specialist technical accounting including share based payments and securitisation. This role has a clear path for development and progression and with some exciting changes that have recently happenedwithin the team, this truly is a great time to join.

Your responsibilities will include
- Processing of accounting journals, ensure all transactions are posted into the Group's accounting system (Sun) with speed and accuracy, paying particular attention to ensuring sufficient supporting evidence is maintained.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of the Segment's balance sheet accounts using the Group's reconciliation system (Blackline), ensuring excellent quality substantiation is used and issues are flagged and resolved in a timely manner. Assist in managing theunreconciled differences, helping to resolve these in a timely manner.
- Adhere to the Group's control environment policies, assisting with the preparation of the Segment's monthly control pack and quarterly SOX Lite reviews.
- Assist with the quarterly VAT returns, prepared by OSBI, ensuring compliance with the Group's policies and procedures. Assist in the preparation of a VAT control pack to support the calculations and returns prepared. Assist in explaining queries from theGroup Head of Tax, ensuring the VAT returns are submitted by HMRC deadlines.
- Assist with the preparation of the monthly Securitisation accounting for OSB's Canterbury structured entities, performing month end reconciliations of Canterbury's external bank accounts and assist in preparing the monthly Interest Payment Date accountingentries mid-month.

**In return for your commitment**:
We offer a competitive base salary dependent on experience and benefits package including:

- Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15%
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
- Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
- Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
- Additional benefits such as, green car lease initiative, cycle purchase scheme, season ticket loan, holiday purchase/sell schemes, employee perk portals and save as you earn scheme.
- Prioritising your well-being

**Could you be the one?**

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

- Experience of working in a finance role
- Experience of the month end close process
- Experience using Excel to an advanced level
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Part qualified Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.

**What to do next**

Alternatively, if you wish to have an informal and confidential chat about this role please contact us on
- OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds._
- As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don't stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity andinclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress. _
- Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction and relationship building, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5. T_he vast majority of roles throughout the Group fall withinscope of our Hybrid Working approach, which aims to provide ongoing flexibility and support in terms of work:life balance._

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