Job Description
Job description
Statutory Reporting Finance Manager | S3 | External Financial Reporting | Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
Join our community:
• Produce the UK Annual Reports, Half Yearly Financial Reports, Q1/Q3 Interims and the QMS with a focus on populating and reviewing the Financial Statements and Risk review, as well as reviewing other key disclosures, working with preparer teams to ensure that all the data complies with IFRS and other UK and EU disclosure requirements, including Sustainability & Responsible Banking matters such as climate risk and ESG.
• Produce the US Annual Reports on Form 20-F, Half Yearly Financial Reports and QMS on Form 6-K working with preparer teams to ensure that all the data complies with US SEC disclosure requirements, including Sustainability & Responsible Banking matters such as climate risk and ESG.
• Work closely with the Technical Accounting team and being able to interpret and implement updates and recommendations to regulatory requirements issued by FRC and DECL.
• Review the accuracy of the electronic linkages, mappings and other elements of the reporting platform used to prepare the statutory documents.
• Review the accounting management judgement papers on a quarterly basis.
• Support the Funding team with debt issuances, including reviews of draft prospectuses, and negotiation of engagement, management representation and comfort letters with external auditors, legal counsel and underwriters.
• Prepare and review the Quarterly Management Statements.
• Identify and implement improvements, efficiencies and innovations to the statutory reporting process.
• Ensure effective operation of internal controls over the statutory reporting process, including for Sarbanes-Oxley Act purposes.
• Manage more junior team members, including part-qualified staff, apprentices, graduates and contractors.
• Support relationships with key stakeholders to understand their requirements and develop and improve their input into the statutory reporting processes, including:
• Senior management, Directors and Executive Committee
• Banco Santander in Madrid
• Other CFO teams
• Other Santander teams, such as Risk, Sustainability, Legal & Corporate Governance
• External stakeholders (such as auditors and legal counsel)
What you’ll bring:
• A qualified statutory accountant (preferably ACCA or ACA) or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience of IFRS, as well as Sustainability & Responsible Banking matters including climate risk and ESG and experience of the UK public company reporting environment
• Excellent writing skills, suitable for inclusion in published documents and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with other teams
• Self-starter, with good attention to detail, persistence, and the ability to organise and manage work to strict deadlines
It would also be nice for you to have:
• Big 4 trained
• Experience of financial services
• Experience of structured reporting, including inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)
• Experience of Wdesk reporting platform
• A minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience .
What else you need to know:
• This role is based in Milton Keynes
• We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
• If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.
• We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.
Inclusion:
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we’ll reward you:
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.
• Starting salary of £51,942.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at [email protected].
Statutory Reporting Finance Manager | S3 | External Financial Reporting | Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
Join our community:
• Produce the UK Annual Reports, Half Yearly Financial Reports, Q1/Q3 Interims and the QMS with a focus on populating and reviewing the Financial Statements and Risk review, as well as reviewing other key disclosures, working with preparer teams to ensure that all the data complies with IFRS and other UK and EU disclosure requirements, including Sustainability & Responsible Banking matters such as climate risk and ESG.
• Produce the US Annual Reports on Form 20-F, Half Yearly Financial Reports and QMS on Form 6-K working with preparer teams to ensure that all the data complies with US SEC disclosure requirements, including Sustainability & Responsible Banking matters such as climate risk and ESG.
• Work closely with the Technical Accounting team and being able to interpret and implement updates and recommendations to regulatory requirements issued by FRC and DECL.
• Review the accuracy of the electronic linkages, mappings and other elements of the reporting platform used to prepare the statutory documents.
• Review the accounting management judgement papers on a quarterly basis.
• Support the Funding team with debt issuances, including reviews of draft prospectuses, and negotiation of engagement, management representation and comfort letters with external auditors, legal counsel and underwriters.
• Prepare and review the Quarterly Management Statements.
• Identify and implement improvements, efficiencies and innovations to the statutory reporting process.
• Ensure effective operation of internal controls over the statutory reporting process, including for Sarbanes-Oxley Act purposes.
• Manage more junior team members, including part-qualified staff, apprentices, graduates and contractors.
• Support relationships with key stakeholders to understand their requirements and develop and improve their input into the statutory reporting processes, including:
• Senior management, Directors and Executive Committee
• Banco Santander in Madrid
• Other CFO teams
• Other Santander teams, such as Risk, Sustainability, Legal & Corporate Governance
• External stakeholders (such as auditors and legal counsel)
What you’ll bring:
• A qualified statutory accountant (preferably ACCA or ACA) or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience of IFRS, as well as Sustainability & Responsible Banking matters including climate risk and ESG and experience of the UK public company reporting environment
• Excellent writing skills, suitable for inclusion in published documents and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with other teams
• Self-starter, with good attention to detail, persistence, and the ability to organise and manage work to strict deadlines
It would also be nice for you to have:
• Big 4 trained
• Experience of financial services
• Experience of structured reporting, including inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)
• Experience of Wdesk reporting platform
• A minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience .
What else you need to know:
• This role is based in Milton Keynes
• We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
• If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.
• We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.
Inclusion:
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we’ll reward you:
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.
• Starting salary of £51,942.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at [email protected].
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Statutory Reporting Finance Manager position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in Milton Keynes 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 Accountant Jobs is a plus.
