Job Description
Let’s grow together!
A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re a Banking Operations Associate looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!
We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …
Are you a recent graduate with a degree in Business, Accounting, or a strong desire to pursue a career in accounting? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to start your journey toward becoming a qualified accountant.
In this entry-level Financial Accounting role, you’ll join a FTSE 250 financial services bank as part of our larger Finance team. Over the first 12 months, you’ll develop a solid understanding of fundamental accounting processes, with a focus on accounts and cash reconciliation. Once you’ve mastered these essentials, you’ll progress to more complex reconciliations and responsibilities that will prepare you for advanced financial roles.
This is an ideal starting point for a candidate passionate about building a long-term accounting career. Join us, and take the first step toward becoming a qualified accountant in a supportive and growth-oriented environment.
What you’ll be doing
• Ensuring the infrastructure, internal Banking system and reporting tools are operated to facilitate efficient running of the PDF Business.
• Support the Relationship Team, the Credit Team and the Bank with necessary MI.
• Assisting the Head of Credit on IRB and related reporting.
• Ensuring PDF is meeting statutory and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Ensuring that the PDF risk controls are sufficient and are being operated correctly.
What you’ll bring to the team
• Completing Due Diligence on our loan management system on new Facilities and Facility Amendments.
• Assist with system testing, queries from the Business and raising both bugs and new user stories. Liaison with developers.
• Assist with monthly control testing, Audit (internal and external) and report design.
• Assist with monthly reporting on Operational & Conduct risk
• Assist with identifying, investigating, raising and managing Risk Events and help formulate subsequent action plans.
Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.
Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.
Working hours
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm (one hour for lunch). Hybrid working arrangement currently minimum of Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in Fenchurch Street office.
Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.
What can we offer you?
Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
• Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
• Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
• Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
• Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover
Be flexible
We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance. We operate hybrid working, splitting our week between the office and home.
Be yourself
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.
Be heard
We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.
Be well
We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.
Be better
We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.
A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re a Banking Operations Associate looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!
We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …
Are you a recent graduate with a degree in Business, Accounting, or a strong desire to pursue a career in accounting? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to start your journey toward becoming a qualified accountant.
In this entry-level Financial Accounting role, you’ll join a FTSE 250 financial services bank as part of our larger Finance team. Over the first 12 months, you’ll develop a solid understanding of fundamental accounting processes, with a focus on accounts and cash reconciliation. Once you’ve mastered these essentials, you’ll progress to more complex reconciliations and responsibilities that will prepare you for advanced financial roles.
This is an ideal starting point for a candidate passionate about building a long-term accounting career. Join us, and take the first step toward becoming a qualified accountant in a supportive and growth-oriented environment.
What you’ll be doing
• Ensuring the infrastructure, internal Banking system and reporting tools are operated to facilitate efficient running of the PDF Business.
• Support the Relationship Team, the Credit Team and the Bank with necessary MI.
• Assisting the Head of Credit on IRB and related reporting.
• Ensuring PDF is meeting statutory and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Ensuring that the PDF risk controls are sufficient and are being operated correctly.
What you’ll bring to the team
• Completing Due Diligence on our loan management system on new Facilities and Facility Amendments.
• Assist with system testing, queries from the Business and raising both bugs and new user stories. Liaison with developers.
• Assist with monthly control testing, Audit (internal and external) and report design.
• Assist with monthly reporting on Operational & Conduct risk
• Assist with identifying, investigating, raising and managing Risk Events and help formulate subsequent action plans.
Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.
Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.
Working hours
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm (one hour for lunch). Hybrid working arrangement currently minimum of Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in Fenchurch Street office.
Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.
What can we offer you?
Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
• Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
• Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
• Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
• Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover
Be flexible
We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance. We operate hybrid working, splitting our week between the office and home.
Be yourself
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.
Be heard
We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.
Be well
We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.
Be better
We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Business Banking Specialist position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in London offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
