Business Unit: Group Finance
Location: UK flexible
Contract Type: Fixed term - up to circa 12 months
We have a fantastic opportunity within the Consolidation & Control team, which sits within our Financial Control function and is responsible for the production of the Virgin Money UK Group’s consolidated financial reporting and reporting to our parent, Nationwide.
Our team makes sure that the financial month end process runs smoothly and is crucial in delivering accurate and reliable financial results to key internal and external stakeholders. If numbers and control are your thing, and you share our passion to make banking better, then this could be the role for you.
Generating accurate and timely management results for the VMUK Group each month
Producing financial analysis of results as required
Producing relevant financial data to enable effective management of the business and allow timely decision making
Collaborating with a range of stakeholders across the financial landscape to drive continuous process improvements.
An accounting qualification / partly qualified or working towards accounting qualification
Proven experience in management reporting
Strong skills in financial analysis and interpretation of financial results, metrics and trends
Advanced Excel skills
A proven track record of effective stakeholder management and influencing capability
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
High level knowledge of the VMUK PLC organisation to develop and build value from key stakeholder relationships
Good working knowledge of the Bank’s financial systems including Oracle and Microsoft packages.
Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
~ Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
~20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
~ Market-leading pension.
~ Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
~ Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.
We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we’re a workforce to be reckoned with, and we're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. This means we're able to do banking differently, and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and red-hot experiences for our millions of customers. Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.It’s important to note that there may be occasions where it’s not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. Now the legal bit
These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.