Accounts Assistant (14 Months FTC)

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Accounts Assistant (14 Months FTC), London

Client:

Close Brothers Group

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

4

Posted:

26.03.2025

Expiry Date:

10.05.2025

Job Description:

OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join the Close Brothers Finance Team where you will assist and support the Operational Finance Manager in maintaining the key financial controls of the company through the preparation and review of daily bank reconciliations and monthly balance sheet reconciliations, identifying the causes of errors and omissions and rectifying accordingly. Working as part of the Finance team our ideal team member will have previous experience in performing and reviewing bank reconciliations daily, ensuring that journals are posted into SAP daily, reconciliation differences are investigated and resolved in a timely manner and issues are escalated within the team with excellent interpersonal skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform and review bank reconciliations daily, ensuring that journals are posted into SAP daily, reconciliation differences are investigated and resolved in a timely manner and issues are escalated within the team.
• Perform and review call account reconciliations (as rostered), ensuring that journals are posted into SAP as required, reconciliation differences are investigated and resolved in a timely manner and issues are escalated within the team and communicated to Treasury.
• Liaise with Treasury to obtain foreign exchange quotes on request from the branches and book the FX trades.
• Check and confirm the amount of funding to return to Treasury each day.
• Perform month-end procedures related to the bank reconciliation and call account reconciliation process. Complete required balance sheet and bank account reclassification postings and prepare reporting schedules for the Financial Control team.
• Responsibility for selected balance sheet postings, reconciliation, reporting and analysis. (insurance, maintenance, receivables etc.).
• Maintain a close working relationship with the central bank finance team and regional branches.
• Provide ad-hoc management reporting within areas of responsibility upon request.
• Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

• Evidence of taking ownership and adding value
• An excellent communicator with an open and direct style
• Strong attention to detail

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:

• Are a part qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Can demonstrate some relevant experience achieved during degree and/or work experience
• Have experience with ALFA lease management system
• Have experience with SAP General Ledger (FICO)

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back.

ABOUT US

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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