Job Description
The role is to manage key aspects of the Group's external reporting process and to ensure the delivery of high quality financial information to key stakeholder, including the preparation and review of the Group's Annual & Interim Reports. The role holder will have responsibility for the following:
- Preparation and review of the Group, Company and Bank financial statements (full year Annual Report and Interim Report) and facilitate the audit of published financial information
- Review of the Group's income statement and balance sheet for reasonableness and consistency with expectations
- Management of consolidation adjustments
- Responsibility for the Group consolidation system (BCS), including interaction with IT partners in maintaining and developing the system to meet the Group's evolving reporting requirements
- Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure that timetable commitments for each reporting cycle are agreed and ensure that any issues are appropriately resolved on a timely basis
- Ensure ongoing design and operating effectiveness of the team's financial controls, while also monitoring, recommending and implementing improvements to current methodologies and practices
- Consistently monitor, recommend and implement improvements to current methodologies and practices
- Provide financial and analytical support to Group Finance executive management
- Support key finance related projects and initiatives as required.