Financial Control Manager

About Allica Bank

Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company – and the fastest‑growing financial technology firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in fintech. Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities, representing over a third of our economy, yet have been largely neglected by both traditional high‑street banks and modern fintech providers.

Department Description

The Financial Control team is responsible for maintaining a robust financial control environment across Allica Bank’s balance sheet and ensuring the integrity of financial reporting. The team partners closely with Treasury, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Operations, HR and Data teams to deliver accurate financial information, strong governance and continuous process improvement. As Allica Bank continues to grow, the team plays a critical role in maintaining financial discipline, strengthening controls and supporting the scalability of our finance infrastructure.

Role Description

The Financial Control Manager is responsible for ensuring a strong financial control environment across the Bank’s core balance sheet areas, excluding Lending and Savings & Payments. The role owns bank account reconciliations and a broad range of balance sheet controls, including payroll, fixed assets, intangibles, pre‑payments, accruals and other assets and liabilities. The successful candidate will drive month‑end excellence, maintain a clean balance sheet, strengthen reconciliation governance and support process automation across the finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong qualified accountant who enjoys combining financial control, team leadership and process improvement within a fast‑growing banking environment.

Principal Accountabilities

• Financial Control & Reconciliations: Own all bank account reconciliations, ensuring daily and monthly reconciliations are completed accurately and on time. Ensure all reconciliation items are investigated and resolved promptly, with no aged balances. Maintain robust controls across key balance sheet accounts. Review and challenge reconciliations to ensure appropriate accounting treatment and compliance with accounting standards.
• Month‑End & Financial Reporting: Lead month‑end close activities across multiple balance sheet areas. Ensure timely and accurate posting of journals, accruals, pre‑payments and other month‑end adjustments. Prepare and present month‑end review packs for the Financial Controller. Produce monthly Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss reporting for the wider Finance team. Analyse variances and provide insight into key movements.
• Process Improvement & Leadership: Drive continuous improvement across reconciliation and control processes. Identify opportunities to automate manual activities and improve efficiency. Support the integration of new ledger accounts and finance processes. Manage, coach and develop a small team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Treasury, Operations, FP&A and HR to resolve issues and strengthen controls.

Qualifications

Personal Attributes & Experience: ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant. Qualification gained within a Big 4 or Top 10 audit firm (or a comparable professional audit training environment).

Experience: Experience leading month‑end close processes across multiple balance sheet areas. Experience managing financial control activities within a regulated financial services or banking environment. Experience managing and developing team members. Strong understanding of bank reconciliations, accruals, pre‑payments, fixed assets, intangibles and wider balance sheet controls. Knowledge of IFRS and its application across key balance sheet categories.

Personal Attributes: Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. Highly analytical with excellent problem‑solving capability. Organised and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. Able to challenge existing processes and drive positive change across the finance function.

Working at Allica Bank

At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment to succeed in their role and support our customers.

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover
• Life assurance
• Family‑friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Don’t tick every box? Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!

Flexible working: We know the ‘9-to‑5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.

Diversity: We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.