Financial Accountant, CAF Bank

Charities Aid Foundation; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable banking institution based in Kings Hill is seeking a talented Financial Accountant to join their Finance team. The ideal candidate will support the production of management accounts, assist with audits, and help improve financial processes. This role offers six weeks holiday, a hybrid working environment, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Development opportunities

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Social impact benefit schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in banking or relevant finance skills.
• Ability to question processes and seek improvements.
• Good communicator, able to work both in teams and individually.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly management accounts and general ledger maintenance.
• Complete daily reconciliations for internal and external accounts.
• Support annual budget and quarterly forecast processes.
• Provide input for quarterly VAT and annual tax returns.
• Assist in ongoing transformation projects.
• Support year-end audit and financial statements production.
• Help develop efficient processes and procedures.

Skills

Excel skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Work ethic

Job description

We're looking for a talented and ambitious Financial Accountant to join our Finance team at CAF Bank.

As our Financial Accountant you will:

Responsibilities

• Assist with the production of the monthly management accounts and associated general ledger maintenance.
• Complete daily reconciliations and monitoring of CAF Bank internal and external accounts.
• Assist with cost centre business partner reporting and cost control including assisting with the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes.
• Provide support in the completion of the quarterly VAT and annual tax returns.
• Provide support and input into the Banks ongoing transformation projects.
• Support the year end audit and the financial statements production.
• Help develop processes and procedures to ensure we are working as efficiently as possible.

This role is for you if you have experience of working in banking or have relevant transferable finance skills and are keen to make a difference to society. We are looking for someone who:

Qualifications

• Is determined and pragmatic.
• Always looking to improve and will question how and why things are done.
• Good communicator and able to work well in a team and also individually.
• Has great Excel skills.
• Has a good work ethic.

We are more than a bank. From the one-person causes to the large-scale organisations, we are the bank charities turn to. We believe in the power of good, and in treating the goals of charities as our own.

We are owned by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). CAF connects charities with funds, and we at CAF Bank help charities to manage those funds. Our connection with such a long-established charitable organisation highlights how we believe in banking with purpose.

Diversity and inclusion: We know that the more diverse and inclusive our organisation becomes, the more creative, effective and impactful we will be. Our aim is for our workforce to represent the society we serve, and we have embarked upon an ambitious pathway to achieve this. We want to attract, retain and develop the best of talent at all levels, and provide a leading and great place to work, where every voice matters.

Benefits

• Permanent hybrid ways of working where roles allow.
• Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays.
• A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth.
• Pension scheme with better-than-market employer contribution options.
• Social impact benefit schemes.