Financial Reporting Accountant in Reading

This role sits within Aldermore’s Financial Reporting team and supports the Senior Financial Reporting Manager across a wide range of reporting activities. Working as part of a small, hands-on team, the role covers core financial reporting responsibilities including preparing and posting month-end journals, delivering detailed analysis, and consolidating multiple entities into Group results. It is essential in ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and auditability of financial information provided to our parent group FirstRand. The position operates in a fast-paced, change-driven environment, requiring someone who can think proactively, identify improvements, and contribute to projects beyond BAU tasks. The ideal candidate builds strong relationships across Finance, demonstrates a thorough understanding of their work, and is confident explaining it to the wider team and external auditors. High attention to detail, strong knowledge of IFRS, and the ability to work independently, pragmatically, and flexibly are also key to success in this role.

What will your day look like?

• Detailed monthly analysis of the income statement and balance sheet for the Group.
• Contribute to the Group wide month-end and year-end close process to ensure all financial controls and processes are in line with the Financial Reporting Framework.
• Perform month-end activities including the posting of month end journals, completion of HFM schedules and analysis of the underlying numbers ensuring auditability is at the forefront throughout.
• Assisting with ad-hoc reporting and financial analysis where required, showing consideration to deadlines and stakeholder requirements.
• Preparation and understanding of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Play a role in the Annual Statutory reporting for the Group and other Group entities, including contributing to the preparation and review of annual accounts.

What do we expect from you?

• Highly credible with the ability to communicate effectively and manage a variety of different stakeholders, internal and external to the Group.
• Track record of preparing month-end journals, preferably in a multi-entity Group structure.
• Strong understanding of relevant accounting standards and legislation.
• Proven experience of preparing IFRS financial statements and contributing to external audit.
• Inquisitive, investigative, and comfortable with ambiguity i.e. solving problems with incomplete information, and challenging the norm.
• Good working knowledge of standard accounting systems, preferably Oracle and HFM and interest in new technology.
• Strong Excel knowledge and proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications such as Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to challenge current practices and identify more efficient solutions.

What can you expect from us?

• A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers.
• Hybrid working model – 2 days a week in the office.
• A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress.
• A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
• Competitive rewards, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.

We’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we’re backing more people to go for it. We thrive by saying “yes” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

The Benefits

As you would expect, we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package, and you’ll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us. Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do, but these will give you an idea of what to expect:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Aviva Digital GP
• Bus And Tram Benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare Voucher & Display Screens/Desk Set-Up
• Flu Jab Vouchers
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Metrolink Annual Pass & Clipper Ticket
• Microsoft Discounts
• Private Medical Insurance
• Shopping Discounts
• Toothfairy
• Your Workplace Pension
• Hybrid Working
• Critical Illness
• Cycle To Work
• Dental Insurance
• Give As You Earn
• Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
• Octopus Electric Vehicles
• Save Our Planet
• Season Ticket Loan
• Spouse Or Partner Life Assurance
• Technology
• Wearable Technology
• Wellbeing App
• Will Writing