Job Description

You’ll monitor accounting developments in IFRS and SEC reporting, assesses their impact on all businesses in the UK and communicates this to all relevant stakeholders. This includes liaising with other areas of Finance on all technical accounting aspects of IFRS implementations.

You’ll be providing advice to all businesses in the UK in respect of products, services and corporate transactions. You’ll also, provide technical input and support in connection with the preparation of the relevant annual, half-yearly and quarterly financial reports for Santander UK Group Holdings plc and Santander UK plc.

The difference you’ll make.

• Monitoring developments in IFRS and SEC reporting requirements, including meetings of the IASB and IFRS Interpretations Committee and drafting comment letters as appropriate.
• Providing support, as required, with the review of technical materials for external bodies.
• Drafting technical disclosures for statutory reports and preparing IFRS and SEC disclosure checklists, including principal responsibility for accounting policies.
• Providing IFRS technical accounting advice and support to the business, including the preparation of detailed analyses of technical accounting issues.
• Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior members of the wider CFO Division.

What else you need to know.

This is a full-time permanent position offering flexibility working between home and the office.
How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong IFRS technical accounting experience, including practical exposure to IFRS both in terms of preparation/presentation of complex statutory accounts and technical interpretations.
• A full qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with experience of working within the UK public company reporting environment.
• Experience of financial services and/or SEC requirements are desirable, but not essential.
• Experience of supervising and coaching staff – although the role has no direct reports, at times it may be necessary to supervise junior members of the wider CFO Division.