Finance Valuation Control Assistant Manager - 12 month FTC

JOB TITLE: Finance Valuation Control Assistant Manager - 12 month FTC

SALARY: As per range

LOCATION: Edinburgh, Princes Exchange

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

Looking to build your expertise in banking and financial markets while playing a key role in delivering insight, strengthening controls and supporting financial performance across Commercial Banking and Treasury products?

Working in our Finance Valuation and Control team within Product Control, you'll help analyse performance, strengthen financial controls and provide valuable insight that makes a difference.

What you’ll be doing:

• Preparation of daily P&L production, reconciliations, signoffs and issue resolution.

• Supporting the month end close processes associated with accurately reporting and independently validating the bank’s balance sheet in a timely manner through the preparation of complex reconciliations leading to several journal postings.

• Preparation of analysis and in-depth commentary on P&L and balance sheet movements.

• Supporting a robust control framework for all processes within remit.

• Undertaking ad hoc work and investigation arising from partner requests.

• Supporting delivery of efficiencies and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Establishing and building relationships with partners.

Why join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you’ve just found it!

What we’re looking for:

• Qualified or part qualified accountant.

• At least 12 months gaining knowledge of Financial Instruments.

• 12 months or more developing relationship building and stakeholder management skills.

• Numerate and competent with MS Office applications, with 12 months or more experience with Excel.

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Experience of working in Financial Control or Audit.

• Experience of SQL and Macros.

• Understanding and exposure to Capital Market and Loan Markets products.

• Knowledge of Fair Value methodologies and valuation techniques.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

This is a place for you

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We want to ensure all our candidates have the opportunity to shine. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make the sure the assessment process works for you.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to do the best work of your career? Apply today.