Financial Accountant

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Close Brothers Group Full time

OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join Close Brothers Asset Finance & Leasing Finance Team where you will support the Finance Manager with monthly financial control and reporting deliverables for the Leasing businesses and work collaboratively with other members of the finance team including FP&A and Operational Finance.

In addition, they will work collaboratively with other members of the finance team including FP&A and Operational Finance to gain a breadth of understanding of operational and commercial factors of the businesses.

Close Leasing provides specialist, structured finance to UK middle ticket market with transactions typically over £250k. Markets in which they operate include wholesale fleet finance, renewable energy and football transfers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Accounting

  • Prepare all monthly deliverables ensuring these are completed to high standards and within deadlines for Close Leasing ltd
    • Month end process ensuring all monthly accounting is completed by closing of the ledgers by WD5
    • Ensure costs are recorded accurately and allocated correctly
    • Preparation of monthly flash with variance analysis explanations for submission by WD3 to Bank FP&A
  • Perform analysis to understand monthly business performance and prepare commentary on key monthly variances for the financial statements including income, funding charges and costs

Financial Reporting

  • Prepare and review the Interim and Year-end Financial Reporting Packs
  • Prepare statutory accounts

Regulatory Reporting

  • Prepare quarterly FINREP for CAF Subs and dormants for review and approval by the FC and FD
  • Preparation of BoE, PRA and FCA return packs for submission to the Group Regulatory Team.
  • Implement checks and controls, including cross-checks between returns

Other responsibilities

  • Assist FM on ad-hoc projects and support AF&L central workstreams to identify best practices and ensure that best practices are implemented across the team
  • Challenge existing processes, identify and implement improvements to achieve better quality, efficiency

Risk & Compliance

Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and demonstrates a proactive approach
  • Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people and technology challenges to identify issues and opportunities
  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple workstreams
  • Ability to link business activities to financial control
  • Fluent English required (verbal/ written)
  • Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
  • Strong Excel skills (V-look-ups, Pivot tables, Index- Match)
  • Microsoft Office

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:

  • Knowledge of Asset Finance business
  • Knowledge of Regulatory reporting
  • Experience of SAP (ECC and BEX)

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at  or request a call back.

ABOUT US

For roles offering hybrid working: At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. At Close Brothers we provide financial support and advice to small businesses and individuals in the UK. Our purpose is to help the people and businesses of Britain thrive over the long term.



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