Financial Reporting Assistant

Department: Finance

Location: Fleet

Description

A truly varied role, which includes supporting the month-end close process, external reporting, tax reporting and a variety of project work.

This role will work closely with the finance management team to drive continuous improvement across the finance function and wider business.

A true advocate of robust internal control, the role will assist in the streamlining and improvement of the finance processes, including the implementation of automated solutions.

Chetwood is a fast-paced and exciting place to work, this role will be involved in a variety of projects across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the month-end close process
• Journal entries and analysis, ensuring the accuracy of reporting
• Ownership of areas of balance sheet reconciliation
• Collating information for external audit, internal audit and to support corporation tax return preparation
• Management of the statutory reporting process, ownership of first draft financial statements and disclosure notes.
• Assistance with SPV accounting and financial statements reporting
• Assist with the design, testing and documentation of key financial controls
• Documentation of updates to the finance policies or procedures
• Research upcoming IFRS changes and assist in the preparation of technical papers as required
• Simplify and streamline processes, make control improvements
• Contribute to a wide variety of projects across the bank
  
  

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• A part qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) or would consider a fully qualified AAT with financial services experience
• Strong analytical skills, the ability to reconcile transactions and explain variances
• Superb time management and attention to detail
• A can-do attitude, a willingness to learn and to get involved
• Effective communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Previous experience of system changes and controls would be an advantage
• Good working knowledge of IFRS requirements
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday PLUS your BIRTHDAY off
• Pension contribution with Royal London
• Life Assurance
• Private medical, dental and optical health insurance with Axa
• Hybrid working – Wrexham
• Free breakfast available
  
  

Data Protection

We anticipate that we will retain your data as part of the recruitment process for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected unless we have sought your consent to keep your data for future suitable job vacancies.

Cifas

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [
https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

Chetwood Bank does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs from Recruitment Agencies. Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Chetwood Bank and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be considered null and void.