Technical Accounting Manager

Team Finance

Location Holborn Office

County Central London

Ref # 21111

Closing Date 10-May-2024

We have been awarded the “Most Loved Workplace”! At Metro Bank, people come first – our culture is all about bringing the best out in our colleagues, and making sure everyone feels valued, respected, seen and included. We strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace and to find the very best person for the job, we always look across a wide range of diverse communities.   

 What you will do:
 

•   Managing the Bank’s interim and annual statutory processes, ensuring accounting standards and industry best practice are met

•   Assisting with technical accounting engagement up to the Chief Financial Officer and helping to draft interim and annual statutory financial statements for the bank

•   Advising on technical accounting including ahead of changes to existing products and transactions or implementation of new products and transactions, and new accounting policies

•   Regular review of all accounting policies, ensuring robust documentation and governance processes are in place

•   Monitoring compliance with existing accounting standards, in particular those requiring complex modelling, accounting, and reporting

•   Understanding, determining, and documenting the accounting impact of business changes and commercial decisions

•   Managing the implementation of new accounting standards and associated judgements, estimates and assumptions, including appropriate policy and process documentation and review

•   Reviewing simple journals and reconciliations and executing more complex ones

•   Liaising with external auditors. Managing stakeholders within the business to ensure expectations and timelines are met

•   Contributing to continuous improvement of the risk and control environment across the Bank

 And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the ability to call out any concerns.

 What you will need: 
 

•   Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders

•   You must have sound Technical Accounting knowledge (IFRS) and experience of applying that knowledge to existing and new transactions

•   You must have a strong understanding of the external reporting process including engagement with external auditors and internal senior management i.e. CF

•   You must have experience of drafting and reviewing interim and annual financial statements

•   Experience of Financial Services, ideally Retail Banking, highly desired

•   Professional Accountancy qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent 

•   Strong change/project management skills, demonstrated by record of delivery, and the ability to meet tight deadlines and distil the detail into structured outputs of high quality

 Our promise to you…
 

•    We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts! 

•   We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!). 

•   We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

Important Footnote

Diverse teams really are the best teams. We know that candidates (especially women, research tells us) may be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box.  We also know that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t always doable, and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we are happy to be asked.  So if you are excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren’t sure if you are 100% there yet… why not give it a whirl? Please note that sometimes we may close a job earlier for applications if we are inundated with amazing candidates.. Good luck!