Statutory Accountant | S3 | CFO | Milton Keynes | Internal Mobility

Country: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a robust risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

The CFO Division at Santander UK does a lot more than balance the books. We are a core strategic engine, managing the financial health of one of the UK's largest banks. We are strategists, storytellers, and tech-savvy problem-solvers. We guide big decisions, steer smart investments, and manage risk.

The world of finance is changing fast – new tech, new competitors, evolving customer needs – and we’re right there, helping shape what comes next. We dive into data, stay ahead of regulation, influence how products are built, and make sure Santander UK’s financial health stays fighting fit and evolves to be even more efficient. You’ll be right in the thick of it. Bringing insights that shape where we put our resources, how we manage risk, and how we deliver value for millions of customers and our shareholders.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

The External Financial Reporting team in the CFO division is looking for a Statutory Accountant based out of Milton Keynes. You will join a team responsible for preparing the quarterly earnings release (the QMS), UK and US Annual Reports and Half-Yearly Financial Reports, as well as internal-use quarterly financial statements for Santander UK Group Holdings plc, Santander UK plc and Santander Financial Services plc, including coordinating the other departments who contribute to and review the documents, as well as the external auditors and legal advisors.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Producing significant parts of the UK Annual Reports and Half Yearly Financial Reports, with a focus on designing, planning, populating, and reviewing the Risk review, working with Risk and other Divisions to ensure that all the data complies with applicable disclosure requirements, including IFRS 7, IFRS 9 and IAS 1.
• Producing the equivalent elements of the US Annual Reports on Form 20-F and Half Yearly Financial Reports on Form 6-K for US filing purposes.
• Producing the QMS and related Data Series.
• Maintaining the related pages of the external website.
• Providing CFO Division support for debt issuances, including reviews of draft prospectuses, and negotiation of engagement, management representation and comfort letters with external auditors, legal counsel and underwriters.
• Liaising with key stakeholders to understand their requirements and develop and improve their input into the statutory reporting processes, including senior management (Directors and Executive Committee), Banco Santander in Madrid, Other Finance teams, Other Santander UK teams, such as Risk and Legal, & external stakeholders, such as auditors and legal counsel.
• Identifying and implementing improvements, efficiencies and innovations to the statutory reporting process.
• Ensuring effective operation of internal controls over the statutory reporting process, including for Sarbanes-Oxley Act purposes.
• Managing some of the team members, including part-qualified staff.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us greater as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Professional Experience
• Experience of the UK public company reporting environment (Required)
• Great UK financial accounting and IFRS accounting experience, including practical exposure to IFRS in terms of preparing complex financial statements (Required)
• Experience of financial services (Preferred)
• Experience of SEC regulations, including inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) (Preferred)
• Education
• A qualified statutory accountant (ACCA or ACA) or equivalent experience (Required)
• Hard Skills
• Solid IFRS technical accounting knowledge (Required)
• Great writing skills, suitable for inclusion in published documents (Preferred)
• Soft Skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with other teams (Required)
• Self-starter, with the ability to organise and manage team’s work to strict deadlines (Required)
• Attention to detail and persistence (Required)
• Flexibility in approach and working hours (Required)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At Santander, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return. Here, recognition goes beyond pay. It’s about the pride you feel in your work, the impact you have on customers and communities, and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive — personally and professionally.

Salary Range: £53,500.00 - £80,250.00 per annum (depending on experience). This salary range represents the expected remuneration for the role. Annual salary is based on a standard 35-hour working week. Actual salary offered will depend on skills, experience, qualifications and location.

Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.

Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.

Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.

Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.

Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.

Ready to be recognised? It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

At Santander, we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone — regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates. We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible, our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern, where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles). When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office location(s). We welcome applications on the understanding that, should you be offered this role, there may be no relocation package available. Santander will pay the employer mandatory government fees that are required to pay in connection with visa sponsorship. You may be liable for your own personal employee immigration and relocation costs.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply. For further Guidance please visit Internal Mobility - Candidate Guidance. If you want to know more about the opportunity: Please contact: Julian Curtis – julian.curtis@santander.co.uk