Assistant Finance Manager (Legal Entity & Securitisation)

• Central Finance is hiring forward-thinking people that want to maximise their impact in the leading financial services group in the UK, influencing positive change. We’re looking for those that proactively drive their development, have the ambition to succeed and wish to invest in their career
• The Legal Entity, Securitisation, Control & Reporting team are a trusted, value adding partner to the business, supporting with month end financial control, balance sheet substantiation and statutory reporting. We are also in the middle of an ambitious Finance Transformation programme with opportunities to leverage new tooling to optimise our processes
• We’re offering the opportunity to build on your existing knowledge and technical expertise. With us, you won’t be just a resource – you’ll be valued from day one. You’ll get genuine ownership and responsibility, and you’ll get to support the development of others whilst being supported yourself too
• This role is in Retail Securitisation within the Legal Entity, Securitisation, Control & Reporting team. You will report into the Securitisation manager and responsibilities will include:
• Support the accurate and timely financial control and reporting of assigned Retail Securitisation entities
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements, supporting working papers and directors’ reporting materials
• Coordinate audit deliverables, respond to auditor queries and support accounts through to clearance, signing and filing
• Complete month-end controls, including balance sheet reconciliations, ARCS profiles, journals and movement analysis
• Investigate breaks, unusual movements and data inconsistencies, ensuring issues are resolved or escalated promptly
• Prepare and validate securitisation data for Product Control, GDRS enrichment and other Group reporting requirements
• Maintain strong control evidence and support compliance with Group Minimum Standards, SAO and governance requirements
• Build effective relationships with Retail Finance, Treasury, External Reporting, Group Tax, auditors and other key stakeholders
• Manage competing reporting and audit deadlines, providing clear updates on progress, risks and dependencies
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate processes while supporting knowledge sharing and team resilience

Benefits

• A generous holiday allowance: You’ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
• A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
• Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
• Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
• Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
• Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
• Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
• Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
• Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our ‘Your Tomorrow’ scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.

You’ll need to be delivery driven and show a passion for producing quality work at paceStrong analytical skills and the passion to contribute to the success of the function are something we’d genuinely want to see in any applicantYou’ll work in a highly collaborative way to ensure the correct reporting and assist in the analysis and explanation behind the numbersHighly organised with a keen attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environmentA desire to improve existing processes, systems, and procedures through continuously challenging what we do and how we do itYou’ll be a dedicated finance professional with an accounting qualification, and ideally with financial services sector or statutory reporting experienceExperience of Microsoft 365 suite, specifically ExcelA self starter, who is organised and has good attention to detailExperience of using Finance Systems and software would be an advantage, or a proven ability to learn new systems in a short timescale, such as Power Apps, Phyton, AI