Finance Manager

United Trust Bank’s Finance Department is responsible for a wide range of activities that are vital to the operation of the Bank. Finance reports business performance, produces regulatory filings, forecasts future performance and ensures suppliers are paid on time. The team are focused on using technology-driven solutions and have a can-do attitude to problem solving.

We are looking to hire a Finance Manager who will exercise financial oversight, month end management reporting and responding to senior management’s queries, produce the Annual Report & Accounts, team management and project work.

Responsibilities:

• Management two junior members of the Financial Control team
• Month end accounting and production of monthly management accounts
• Responding to queries from senior management including the CEO and CFO
• Preparing quarterly Board reporting
• Assist with production of the Annual Report & Accounts
• Responsible for the management and timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting review and production of accounting policies
• Ownership of month end close journals including the Effective Interest Rate (EIR) income postings
• Exercise financial oversight and review key financial controls
• Liaise with divisional Business Analysts regarding business updates, controls and management reporting
• Management of Bank Reconciliations
• Key contact for auditors during the annual audit
• Ongoing improvements in efficiency and automation
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects including system reviews, implementations and upgrades
• Provide support to the Head of Financial Control
• Provide support to the FP&A team for budgeting and forecasting

Skills and Experience sought:

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified
• Good knowledge of UK financial reporting standards (FRS102)
• Strong Excel and reporting skills
• Highly organised and methodical with an ability to see tasks through to completion.
• Ability to prioritise a number of different tasks at once and manage the workload of others
• Attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable alignment with UTB’s core values of ‘Teamwork, Service, Integrity, Responsibility and Tenacity’
• Good team player, willingness to help their team to achieve its goals

Equal Opportunities

We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you'll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.