Newcastle Building Society

Financial Close Accountant

Newcastle Building Society

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £34,319 - £46,431 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Support delivery of successful month end financial close
  • Prepare and analyse reconciliations, consolidations and other key financial close activities
  • Provide timely and insightful information to stakeholders including senior finance leadership team
  • Collate and understand month end close requirements from stakeholders
  • Partner with Group Finance teams and wider business to get line of sight on business performance
  • Prepare ad-hoc financial reports for the Group
  • Lead Finance Operations representation with internal and external audit teams, act as conduit for requests and resolve outstanding actions
  • Support Financial Close Manager in supervising and developing the Group's Financial Close team
  • Deliver high level of customer service through preparation and analysis of financial close activities

Requirements

  • Qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA accountant or actively finalising a qualification or commensurate experience
  • Strong financial accounting experience including preparation of financial statements and month-end close processes
  • Experience with internal and external audit support and Group consolidations
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to analyse complex financial information and identify trends and issues
  • Experience in supervising and developing finance team (supporting Financial Close Manager)
  • Experience preparing ad-hoc financial reports for a Group
  • Good stakeholder management and ability to build and maintain relationships
  • Experience partnering with Group Finance teams and wider business