Business Banking Finance Manager

Virgin Money; Michigan; Remote; GBP 56,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Virgin Money as a Financial Manager in a remote role where you'll lead financial reporting efforts, ensuring timely and accurate accounts while leveraging data for insights. You'll collaborate closely with stakeholders and guide a team, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and strong governance.

Benefits

38.5 days annual leave

5 extra paid well-being days

20 weeks paid family leave

Free private medical cover

Flexible benefits packages

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in finance is essential.
• Experience in financial product accounting is needed.
• Leadership experience and strong analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely financial and management accounts.
• Lead development of financial reporting with a focus on automation.
• Enhance financial controls and governance.

Skills

Financial accounting

Management accounting

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Excel

Education

ICAS, ACCA, CA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

SQL

Job description

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Apply now Job no: 103809
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK
Categories: Financial Management

Business Unit: Group Finance
Salary range:£56,800 - £71,000 per annumDOE+ benefits
Location: UK Remote
Contract type: Permanent

Our Team

As part of the wider Finance Management Reporting team, the Business Banking team is integral to delivering granular management reporting to key stakeholders to support business strategies, targets and objectives. This role also involves statutory accounts production, engagement in the audit process and the completion of regulatory returns for relevant areas. It therefore requires technical knowledge, practical systems ability and communication skills.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering accurate and timely financial and management accounts for Business Banking, including insightful variance analysis against plan and forecast.
• Leading the development of enhanced P&L, Balance Sheet, MI, and KPI reporting, with a focus on automation and control improvements.
• Partnering with the Finance Data & Analytics team to leverage large data sets for actionable insights and improved business performance.
• Supporting planning and forecasting processes in collaboration with Business Partners, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Enhancing the control environment through robust system improvements and automation of manual reporting tasks.
• Providing leadership and development for one direct report and supporting junior team members across the wider team.

We need you to have

• ICAS, ACCA, CA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong financial and management accounting expertise, with experience in financial product accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in financial systems (e.g., Oracle, Power BI); SQL knowledge is a plus.
• Proven experience working with large and complex data sets to generate insights.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, FTP concepts, and cost allocation methodologies.
• Experience in enhancing financial controls and governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including coaching and developing team members.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Experience with automation tools and process improvement initiatives.
• Background in financial systems upgrades and test pack development.
• Experience in business banking or financial services environments.

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.

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of theNationwide group,together we're the UK's first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. With us, you’ll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.

Be yourself at Virgin Money

At Virgin Money, we celebrate everyone. We have fun, think big, and relentlessly include each other, all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.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 [e-mail]

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Now the legal bit
Although some of our roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK, 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.

Advertised: 19 Jun 2025 GMT Daylight Time
Applications close: 03 Jul 2025 GMT Daylight Time

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