Financial Accountant

A Financial Accountant responsible for the financial integrity of portfolios within the Bank’s SME franchise including the month end processes. The role will provide technical support for new products and acquisitions and maintain and develop strong relationships with the business, operations and other finance teams. Key Responsibilities - 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. - Completion of month end processes including loan balances and interest income recognition, EIR accounting, and consolidation of the Bank’s SME subsidiaries. - Manage the daily and month end processes for Third Party forward flow portfolios. Create and maintain strong relationships with respective business areas and outsource adminstration suppliers. - Act as subject matter expert for internal and external change, leading the implementation of new forward flow portfolios and driving the Financial Control process improvement agenda. - Ensure financial transactions comply with internal policies and accounting standards - Assist with financial statements preparation for SME subsidiaries - Support internal and external audit processes by preparing financial documentation and responding to audit inquiries - Involvement with process improvements via automation & AI Skills & Experience - Qualified with a professional body such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc - Experience of working in the Financial Services sector - Team player - Experience of using SUN general ledger system (or equivalent) and Blackline - 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