• Exceptionally run international bank whose profit has grown consistently
• FC role with diversity from Annual Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, to FP&A

About Our Client

The employing company is a reputed player in the banking sector with an sme feel in the UK whilst enjoying a global footprint. They focus on Forex, Deposit Accounts, Mortgages, and Residential Buy-to-Lets, and have enjoyed growth in the UK year on year across all product lines (even in tougher markets).

Deputy Head of Finance - SMF - Commercial Bank

Banking & Financial Services

City of London - 4 days a week in office

• Lead the accounting and finance department with 5 direct reports.
• Regulatory Reporting (corep, cr2 - capital and liquidity).
• Prepare and present financial reports to the board of directors while owning Annual Reporting and Month End (statutory and technical accounting UK GAAP and IFRS).
• Monitor financial performance and identify improvement areas - namely ownership of budgets, forecast, P&L.
• Implement company-wide cost reduction initiatives.

The Successful Applicant

Deputy Head of Finance - SMF - Commercial Bank

City of London - 4 days a week in officeA successful Deputy Head of Finance - SMF should have:

• A strong educational background in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• Professional Accountant with ACA / CA / CPA / equivalent.
• Proven experience in managing a finance team in a comparable sme to mid sized bank. Might also have a Practice/Audit exposure before arriving at banking.

Strong Regulatory Reporting and Statutory Reporting (technical accounting, annual reporting and month end essential)

• - fp&a can be learnt so role may appeal to some looking to get into the latter.
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting models (advanced Excel), ideally Power Bi use.
• Excellent communication skills.

What’s on Offer

Deputy Head of Finance - SMF - Commercial Bank

• An attractive salary package between £100,000 to £130,000.
• Opportunity to work in a multicultural and inclusive environment.
• Market leading 34 days annual leave.
• Generous 12.5% non contributory pension.
• Chance to lead and inspire a dedicated team of finance professionals.

We invite candidates who are passionate about financial management, and who possess that strong Regulatory Reporting with Financial Reporting knowledge to apply for this exciting opportunity in the financial services sector.