Group Corporate Finance helps deliver our strategy and plans for growth. We shape and steer the direction of the business by managing our people, finances, shared services and buildings. We also oversee our legal, regulatory and compliance obligations too.

Why this job matters:

The Group Treasury Accounting Lead Analyst undertakes Treasury accounting and reporting activities for Group Finance/Business Unit. Provides analysis and research by having clear insights and recommendations to key stakeholders from a group treasury perspective, in accordance with best practice, controls, governance and ensuring effective risk mitigation.

This role:
• Is key to statutory reporting of Group Treasury operations to the external investment community
• Is key to management reporting of Group Treasury
• Plays a critical role in risk management for the Group
• Supports Group Finance strategy
• Supports planning

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage and own the transactional accounting of UK pension companies within the Group based on the input from Group Pension team
• Manage the UK local statutory accounts process, including planning for year-end UK audits with external auditors and working with other stakeholders including business units’ finance team
• Prepare technical accounting papers for the Pension entities and ensure they are consistent with our Group Accounting Policy Manual
• Prepare annual financial statements and review accounting treatment and financial statement disclosures for Pension entities
• Designing and implementing improvements in the statutory accounts production processes including further simplification and automation
• Submit, review and approve journals
• Produce not just financial, but management reporting materials also
• Operate our controls effectively
• Contribute to essential review of workings within the team
• Assist with Group Treasury Back Office related automation, transformation and process improvement projects
• Provide support to various Group Finance functions when required

What you need to have:

MANDATORY skills
• You have at least 5 years financial reporting/accounting experience
• English on a fluent level is a must
• Experience with IFRS accounting and financial reporting, including understanding and applying accounting standards, drafting detailed accounting papers
• Advantage of being a member of a professional accountancy body (e.g., ACCA, DipIFR) or being IFRS certified accountant
• Excellent excel skills
• Appreciation for controls and risk based mindset
• Good at meeting deadlines

DESIRED skills
• Advantage of having experience working as, or closely with, an auditor from a professional services firm
• Experience with Treasury products
• Experience with SAP S/4 Hana
• Ability to quickly become proficient in systems
• Great stakeholder management

What we offer:

• Bonus
• Health Insurance
• Company car or car allowance
• Cafeteria
• Smart working allowance