Graduate Investment Bank Product / Financial Controller Early Careers Programme · Manchester · [...]

Vantage Point Global; Manchester; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment bank offers an early career programme as a Financial Controller in Manchester. Participants will engage in intensive training, work with financial data, and contribute to key compliance and reporting functions, with the potential for permanent roles. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Ongoing training and development support

Health cash plan coverage

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics or similar is required.
• Strong analytical, attention to detail, and communication skills are essential.
• Eagerness to learn and develop in a finance role is expected.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and stakeholders.
• Perform reconciliations, accounting tasks, and management reporting.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accuracy of financial data.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Data Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting or similar

Job description

Do you have a passion for Finance, accounting or banking? Can you combine this with analytical and data skills? Then this early career programme could be the perfect way for you to start your professional career.

What will I be learning?

On this programme, you’ll experience working inFinanceat a GlobalInvestment Bank. Over the first 3-4 weeks with us, you’ll complete our award-winning Simul8 academy to learn and develop in a supportive environment the skills and knowledge you’ll need to successfully perform the role of a Financial Controller. After, you will move to the client site, helping to deliverwithin the team.

What work will I be doing?

As a Financial Controller, you will build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders while delivering high-quality, consistent financial, statutory, and management reporting. You’ll ensure compliance with relevant policies and regularly assess and escalate any concerns regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of the company’s internal controls.
In addition, you will be responsible for performing reconciliations, accounting tasks, management information (MI) reporting, and control activities. These duties support the month-end close process, account reconciliation and substantiation, and the preparation of statutory and external reports—ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles.

What will I be gaining?

• Training in both technical and soft skills to help you develop relevant skills and knowledge in your role in our intensive 2-week intensive Simul8 training academy.
• Experience working at a top financial firm early in your career.
• Ongoing formal and informal support and training as you develop and learn in your role.
• Social events, as well as community, charity, and voluntary activities with other individuals starting their careers.
• The potential opportunity to convert to a permanent role with the client.

What are we looking for?

You’ll demonstrate:

• A high attention to detail
• Strong analytical and data skills
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Eagerness to learn and progress

Qualifications:

• You’ll need to have obtained a Bachelors degree in Business, Economics,Finance, accounting or similar.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing training and development support through one-to-one coaching and access to online training services
• Health cash plan coverage.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Things you need to know:

• To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.

• We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.