NewDay

Your new role at NewDay

An exciting opportunity to work as part of the Finance team for a fast-paced, innovative finance company. The role is ideally suited to a candidate looking to work and develop in a dynamic environment collaborating with contacts across Finance, Commercial and Credit teams. As a member of the Financial Control team, you will play a key role in the delivery of high-quality month end close processes. You will deliver insightful analysis and reporting of performance to support decision making.

0-12 months, you'll deliver

• Own the month end close process for Risk-Adjusted Income for assigned retailer portfolios, working with stakeholders across the Finance, Commercial and Credit teams to ensure accurate accounting in compliance with IFRS

• Work closely with Commercial Finance, providing insightful analysis of performance and highlighting drivers of variances to budget/forecast

• Own the associated balance sheet reconciliations ensuring high quality support is in place and support monthly balance sheet reporting and analysis

• Support the external auditors with regards to your areas of responsibility, ensuring a smooth audit process at each reporting cycle where auditor input is required

• Ensure all deliverables adhere to the Financial Control Framework and contribute to the delivery of continuous process and control improvements for assigned areas of responsibility

We need knowledge, experience + expertise in:

• A qualified accountant
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS) and experience of implementing accounting policies to ensure compliance with standards
• High attention to detail, problem solving skills and ability to analyse performance to deliver insight which is presented clearly and concisely
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence a range of business partners at all levels, both internal and external
• Resilient and proactive with strong organisational skills to ensure delivery of high quality outputs to challenging deadlines
• Strong risk and control mentality with high attention to detail

And would love you to know or learn:

• Experience within financial services
• Good knowledge of IFRS 9
• Experience in use of finance systems (Sun GL, Infor Q&A)