Job Description
Reconciliations Analyst - Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)
Location: Bristol or Edinburgh (Hybrid - Minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Summary of the Role
We're looking for a detail-oriented Reconciliations Analyst to join a collaborative finance operations team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a great opportunity to work across core reconciliation activities, helping ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records.
The Reconciliations team plays a crucial role in maintaining financial accuracy through processing payments, receipts, and distributions. As part of this team, you'll support key reconciliation activities such as ledger balancing, daily sign-offs, journal entries, and discrepancy investigations. You'll also collaborate with operational teams and contribute to the overall financial control environment.
What You'll Be Doing
* Perform end-to-end reconciliations for bank accounts, suspense accounts, and ledger entries
* Balance ledgers daily and complete sign-offs before submission
* Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies and respond to operational queries
* Complete weekly journal entries and support monthly reconciliation activities
* Ensure internal deadlines and service level agreements are consistently met
* Collaborate with colleagues across locations in a hybrid working environment
What We're Looking For
* 1-2 years of experience in financial services, accountancy, or banking reconciliations
* Confidence to independently investigate and resolve large financial entries
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
* Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
* Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork abilities
* Familiarity with systems such as BaNCS or similar financial platforms (desirable)
* Comfortable working under deadlines in a fast-paced setting
Benefits
* 31 days including Bank Holidays
* Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
* Opportunities for personal and career development
* Employee discounts platform for shopping, travel, and more
* Cycle to Work Scheme & interest-free Season Ticket loans
* Company-wide wellbeing programme and Employee Assistance support
* Leave policies including Carer's Leave and Retirement Leave
* Contributory pension scheme (up to 6% matched), Group Life Assurance & Income Protection
Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
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