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About the Role

This is a critical leadership role responsible for ensuring robust accounting policies, governance of complex financial models, high-quality financial reporting and effective audit management. You will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the Bank’s financial statements and supporting senior stakeholders with insightful financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the preparation and integrity of financial statements and associated disclosures
• Maintain and develop Group Accounting Policies and technical accounting interpretations
• Analyse and interpret financial results to support senior stakeholders including FD, CFO and CEO
• Support reporting to senior executives, stakeholders and Board committees
• Oversee complex financial models including hedge accounting, effective interest rate and amortised cost calculations
• Ensure robust governance, monitoring and ongoing enhancement of accounting models
• Lead technical accounting updates and implementation of new reporting standards
• Provide technical expertise across key accounting matters impacting the Bank
• Manage Stage 3 individually assessed impairment models for defaulted property loans
• Partner with Property and Finance leadership to ensure appropriate provisioning and governance
• Support oversight and challenge of impairment methodologies and outcomes
• Own the Finance control risk assessment framework
• Facilitate key governance committees including Impairment & Evaluation Committee and Accounting Policy & Regulatory Reporting Committee
• Design and implement controls to ensure accuracy in financial data and calculations
• Drive continuous improvement across finance systems and processes
• Lead the end-to-end audit process (year-end and interim)
• Maintain and manage relationships with external auditors and advisors
• Ensure timely resolution of audit findings and technical accounting matters
• Lead, develop and mentor a team of qualified and part-qualified accountants
• Provide clear direction, performance feedback and development support
• Build a high-performing, collaborative and accountable finance team culture

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Significant experience in a Finance or Audit environment, ideally within financial services
• Strong technical accounting expertise, particularly within banking
• Proven experience managing financial reporting, audit processes and accounting governance
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capability
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills
• Experience within retail banking
• Familiarity with finance systems and general ledger platforms

Skills

• Technical accounting expertise
• Financial reporting
• Audit processes
• Accounting governance
• Leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Organisational skills
• Finance systems
• General ledger platforms

Location

• London

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior
• Manager

Education Level

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus (based on individual and company performance)

Benefits

• Generous contributory pension through Hargreaves Lansdown
• Life Assurance
• 28 days’ holiday + option to buy/sell 5 days
• Additional paid volunteering day
• Private healthcare through BUPA
• Free access to BHSF Rise EAP to support colleague health and wellbeing
• Gym discounts
• Season ticket travel loans (if applicable)

About the Company

• At Castle Trust Bank, we pride ourselves ourselves in being a fintech challenger bank, providing specialist property mortgages, retail finance lending and savings accounts to a variety of customers.
• A supportive, inclusive culture where your work has real impact
• The Place To Work!

Equal Opportunity

• Castle Trust Bank is an equal opportunity employer where we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues to thrive.
• We welcome applications from all and will not discriminate against any status/characteristic protected by law and will always base our decisions on merit.
• We are proud to support people with disabilities and are committed to be a Disability Confident employer.
• If you are a person with a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be offered an interview.
• Should you require any reasonable adjustment to support you in your application for one of our opportunities, please contact talent@castletrust.co.uk.