Finance Manager 4 months FTC

at  Close Brothers Group

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 the Close Brothers Finance Team where you will provide wide ranging support across external and internal reporting, and oversight of the finance functions in the banking segments. A key deliverable will be the preparation of the Close Brothers Limited consolidated and stand-alone statutory accounts.

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

• Have experience of FINREP
• Are experienced in using SAP
• Have experience using Workiva
  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 recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

ABOUT US

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.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

Month-end and financial control procedures

• Support production of monthly Bank consolidation file
• Review consolidation journals
• Review profit by clusters for the FP&A team
• Coordinate monthly control reports, flagging issues and monitoring intercompany matrix report

Regulatory reporting

• Review consolidated quarterly FINREP reports, including raising review comments and providing challenge to Bank divisions
• Perform analytical review on the FINREP consolidated report for the Bank regulatory group, and submit to the PRA

Other reporting and analysis

• Prepare intercompany dividends and interest free funding calculations
• Review and prepare the Office of National Statistics Return

Year-end reporting

• Manage the timetable for key stakeholder deliverables
• Produce high quality year-end financial reports, including the Banking Group’s consolidated and stand-alone financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting standards

Accounting policy

• Support the IFRS 16/IFRS 9 process across the Bank
• Support production of accounting papers where necessary

Risk & Compliance

• Adherence to Governance and Compliance requirements, and ensuring reporting and reviewing activities meet standards required by Regulatory Bodies