The Vacancy

OVERALL SUMMARY

An exciting opportunity to join the Close Brothers Finance Team in a role that is pivotal within Financial Control.  As well as being responsible for the Asset Finance and Leasing (AF&L) loan book reporting, this role also supports the business by providing key stakeholders with high quality financial and regulatory reporting.  A great learning opportunity that will build core accounting skills; provides exposure to financial and regulatory reporting outputs, and supports development of data processing IT tools.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Loan book & Regulatory reporting:

• Prepare the AF&L loan book and cashflow, this involves managing large volumes of data and workflows
• Performing data analysis and validation checks, including investigation and resolution of reporting discrepancies
• Assist in data preparation for Regulatory reporting including PRA and Bank of England returns

Financial Reporting:

• Support preparation of monthly cost and income reporting packs
• Preparation of journals and reviewing invoices to ensure that they are coded correctly
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations and resolution of discrepancies

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:

• You are a recent graduate with a 2:1 or above in a relevant subject
• Studying an accounting qualification such as ACCA or CIMA 
• Strong interest in data processing IT tools such as Excel and Alteryx and Financial reporting packages as well as a desire to learn new automation and data processing tools independently
• Confident with strong communication skills and ability to articulate findings to stakeholders in written and oral forms

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:

• Strong interest in Financial Services
• Experience with data processing and analytics
• Worked effectively within a large, multi-site and complex business
• SAP (ECC and BI) experience

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

We appreciate that from time to time, recruitment agencies will have speculative CVs that they may wish to submit to our Talent Acquisition team in relation to a specific role.

To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Close Brothers, that have not been authorised in advance, by us, will be ineligible for an agency fee. Thank you.

The Company

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ over 3,500 people, principally in the UK.

Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.We remain focused on markets and services we know and understand, developing leading positions and unrivalled expertise. Our approach is prudent and considered enabling us to grow sustainably, through all market conditions, building confidence among our depositors and investors.

Our businesses have remained local as we continue to provide bespoke services, and developing long-term relationships ensuring our success in the future. We value our clients over everything else. What they do is important – they are the doers and makers of things, the wealth creators, the investors and the savers. We ensure our services meet their specific needs and invest to support them as they grow.

These principles, founded in our past but applied to the modern world today, represent what we describe as ‘modern merchant banking’ – values that are embedded in our culture and that underpin everything we do.