Financial Consolidation Manager

Virgin Money UK PLC; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Financial Consolidation Manager to oversee the production of consolidated financial results and manage a team within their Group Finance function. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate financial reporting and involves significant collaboration with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Chartered Accountant with experience in financial services, capable of leading a team and driving process improvements.

Benefits

38.5 days annual leave

Up to five paid well-being days

20 weeks paid family leave

Free private medical cover

Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with significant experience in financial analysis.
• Proven track record in consolidation roles within Banking or Financial Services.
• Experience managing a team and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of consolidated financial results for the VMUK Group each month.
• Manage financial consolidation activities and team of finance specialists.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continuous process improvements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAS or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

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Base pay range

Business Unit: Group Finance

Salary Range: £56,800 - £71,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits

Location: UK Hybrid – occasional travel to Glasgow hub

Contract Type: Permanent

Our Team

We have a fantastic opportunity within the Consolidation & Control team, which sits within our Financial Control function and is responsible for the production of the Virgin Money UK Group’s consolidated financial reporting and reporting to our parent, Nationwide. Our team makes sure that the financial month end process runs smoothly and is crucial in delivering accurate and reliable financial results to key internal and external stakeholders. If numbers and control are your thing, and you share our passion to make banking better, then this could be the role for you. We're looking for genuine self-managing professionals here - people who understand what might be possible.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading on the production of consolidated financial results for the VMUK Group each month, feeding into the Nationwide month end process as well as the External Reporting process at quarter ends
• Responsible for the financial consolidation activity within the VMUK Group and correct eliminations
• Managing a team of finance specialists
• Leading on ad hoc technical accounting processes and queries
• Responsible for completion of interim and full year primary statements and preparation of notes
• Collaborating with a range of stakeholders across the financial landscape to drive continuous process improvements

We need you to have

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAS or equivalent professional accounting qualification)
• Proven experience in a consolidation role within Banking or Financial Services is preferable or a large corporation.
• Experience in statutory reporting
• Significant experience in financial analysis and interpretation of financial results, metrics and trends. Working with big numbers and high volumes of data.
• Experience of managing a team
• Advanced Excel skills
• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills
• Proven track record of effective stakeholder management and influencing capability
• Initiative and drive for consistently achieving goals and delivering on expectations
• A natural curiosity and drive to know more. Also be hardworking, with a real eye for detail.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Understanding of existing Finance processes
• High level knowledge of the VMUK PLC organisation to develop and build value from key stakeholder relationships
• Good working knowledge of the Bank’s financial systems including FCCS, Oracle and Microsoft packages

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.

We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We're customer obsessed and work tirelessly to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and deliver on our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money.’ Our customer centric culture means that we're able to do banking differently and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.

Be yourself at Virgin Money

Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team [e-mail]

Now the legal bit

Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.

Seniority level

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Employment type

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Job function

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  Finance

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