About the Role
This is a 6 month fixed term contract to join our Financial Close Team.
Reporting in the Financial Close Manager, you’ll support in the delivery of a successful month end financial close. You’ll deliver a high level of customer service through the preparation and analysis of reconciliations, consolidations and other key financial close activities, whilst providing timely and insightful information to stakeholders, notably the senior finance leadership team.
You’ll build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to collate and understand month end close requirements, alongside partnering with Group Finance teams and the wider business to get line of sight on business performance.
The preparation of ad-hoc financial reports for the Group will be a key element of the role, as will leading Finance Operations representation with our internal and external audit teams, acting as a conduit for requests and resolving outstanding actions across the team.
Although there’s no direct line management responsibilities within the role, you’ll support the Financial Close Manager in supervising and develop the Groups Financial Close team.
About You
You’ll either be a qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA accountant, actively finalising a qualification or have commensurate experience.
Strong financial accounting experience which includes the preparation of financial statements and month-end close processes is key for the role, as is experience with internal and external audit support and Group consolidations.
You’ll have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyse complex financial information and identify trends and issues.
About Us
Group Finance
Our functional vision is built on leadership, partnering for value, building specialised teams and ensuring our technology roadmap is based on future focused systems.
Newcastle Building Society is the North East’s largest Building Society whose purpose “Connecting our communities with a better financial future” inspires and directs our activities. We help people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North East, Cumbria and Yorkshire.
As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
What do you get in return?
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
* Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
* Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
* Annual performance related pay reviews
* Colleague mortgage scheme
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
* Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
* Access to our financial advisers
* Access to a range of high street and online discounts
* A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
* 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
* The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
* Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based)
* Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood
* Private medical insurance
* Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
* Access to an employee assistance programme
* Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym’s
* Two paid volunteering days’ each year
* Cycle to work scheme
Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at kate.wilkinson@newcastle.co.uk
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £34,319.00-£46,431.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend NE28 9EJ
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