Senior Analyst, Reconciliations

NewDay; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NewDay is seeking a Senior Reconciliation Analyst to join our Finance Operations in a hybrid Leeds role. You will own complex reconciliations, support stakeholders, and drive automation and process improvements to strengthen controls and reduce risk.

You’ll work with the Reconciliation Manager to deliver daily to monthly reconciliations, improve match rates, and develop team capability across products and platforms. This role emphasizes accuracy, efficiency, and strong governance.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform complex GL and balance sheet reconciliations within a controlled environment.
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyse large data sets.
• Understanding of month-end processes and balance sheet controls.
• Ability to map end-to-end processes and drive automation opportunities.
• Part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent by experience (QBE).

Responsibilities

• You'll deliver daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation activities.
• You'll analyse performance metrics, identify reconciliation risks and resolve outstanding items.
• You'll act as a subject matter expert for reconciliations across the business.
• You'll partner with Finance Systems to enhance ReconNet performance and automate matching.
• You'll drive process improvements and strengthen financial controls.

Skills

General Ledger reconciliations

Balance sheet reconciliations

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Process improvement & automation

Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA (QBE)

Education

Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA

Tools

ReconNet

SUN General Ledger

Job description

## Senior Analyst, ReconciliationsApply: Leeds: Full time: Posted Today: JR0588As a Senior Reconciliation Analyst, you'll play an important role in maintaining strong financial controls across NewDay's Finance Operations function. Working closely with the Reconciliation Manager, you'll deliver robust reconciliation processes, identify and resolve risks, and act as a subject matter expert to support stakeholders across the business.You'll also help drive automation, process improvements and team capability, ensuring accurate financial reporting while strengthening financial control, reducing operational risk and delivering greater efficiency across the reconciliation function.**How you'll contribute*** You'll deliver daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation activities, ensuring General Ledger and balance sheet reconciliations are completed in line with policy and controls.* You'll analyse performance metrics, identify reconciliation risks and support the resolution of outstanding items and complex breaks.* You'll act as a subject matter expert for Finance Operations reconciliations, providing guidance and support to stakeholders across the business.* You'll partner with Finance Systems to enhance ReconNet performance, improve automation and maximise automated match rates.* You'll drive process improvements and efficiencies across reconciliation activities, helping to strengthen controls and reduce operational risk.* You'll support the development and cross-skilling of the wider reconciliation team, ensuring strong capability across products, platforms and reconciliation types.**We're looking for these essential skills*** Ability to perform and review complex General Ledger, balance sheet, bank and cashbook reconciliations within a controlled financial environment.* Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel capability, enabling you to investigate issues, interpret large datasets and develop effective resolution plans.* Strong understanding of month-end processes and balance sheet controls.* Ability to map end-to-end processes, identify risks and control weaknesses, and drive continuous improvement and automation opportunities.* Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent qualified by experience (QBE).* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships and influence colleagues across Finance and the wider business.**It's a plus if you also have these skills*** Knowledge of SUN General Ledger and ReconNet applications.* Understanding of reconciliation tool configuration and optimisation to improve automated matching and operational efficiency.* Experience working within financial services, particularly card, lending or payments environments.* Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes to tight deadlines.* Experience supporting leadership teams with performance monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.*Externally this role may also be known as Senior Reconciliation Analyst, Financial Control Analyst, Finance Operations Analyst, Reconciliation Specialist, Banking Reconciliation Analyst, Payments Reconciliation Analyst or Balance Sheet Reconciliation Analyst.*#LI-Hybrid#BC1At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics or identities. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process.Tell us if you need accommodations: We’ll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive.Permanent