Job Description

About The Role

We’re recruiting a Senior Accountant – Financial Performance - a new and exciting role within our Finance Performance and Planning team. You’ll be joining a growing team at the Society, and will have the opportunity to take a lead role in driving commercial value at a critical time, both internally and externally.

You’ll be a commercially focused analyst, owning the production and quality of the Finance Monthly Executive and Board report, ensuring the content remains relevant and timely identifying emerging trends and opportunities.

You’ll produce balanced commentary drawing on internal and external analysis, data and market trends as well as producing weekly and monthly ‘Flash’ results and reports.

 

You’ll be responsible for the production, communication and day to day management of the Management reporting framework and be comfortable engaging with Finance and non Finance stakeholders to ensure the management reporting framework remains fit for purpose at all times.

You’ll lead the control environment for the management reporting environment, documenting the reporting SOP, creating a data dictionary and ensuring compliance to the Society frameworks.

You’ll have advanced excel skills and enjoy working with others to solve complex technical commercial and financial challenges.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or working towards your qualification and you’ll have gained experience of management reporting, preferably within Financial Services. You’ll be curious and want to understand how your role and activity fits and adds value in the context of Finance and the wider Society as a whole.  You’ll continually look for opportunities to develop both yourself and your team and look to step outside of the confines of your role in the support of colleagues and the Society.  You’ll engage honestly and constructively with your colleagues across the business to deliver great outcomes and ultimately cultivate an environment of collaboration, innovation and idea sharing.  You’ll demonstrate a responsible and caring attitude by getting things done, getting things right and achieving this in the right way.