Senior Finance Manager (Banking)

  • People First (Recruitment) Ltd
  • Nov 01, 2025
Full time Accounting

Job Description

Ref: 23215

Your New Job Title: Senior Finance Manager (Banking)

The Skills You'll Need: ACCA / ACA fully qualified. Extensive UK Banking experience in FP&A and modelling, financial / regulatory reporting and solid experience in managing / developing a small team.

Your New Salary: up to 100k depending on experience + bonus

Location: Central London

Job status: Permanent. Hybrid working, with 1 day WFH

Report to: CFO

Senior Finance Manager - Summary:

As a Deputy of the Department, managing a team of 6 covering a wide range of functions -

1. Management and Financial Reporting;

2. Regulatory Reporting;

3. Budgeting;

4. Development of Financial Systems;

A key part of the role will be to lead on initiatives that are key to improving efficiency and controls through introduction of new systems and processes.

Senior Finance Manager - What You'll be Doing Each Day:

People

  • Effective management of the Finance team, supporting their development through strong leadership, empowerment and a collaborative approach
  • To be part of:
  • Operational Risk Management Committee (ORMC)
  • Financial Instrument Valuation Group (FIVG)
  • Single-Customer-View Working Group (SCVWG)

BAU Process

  • Manage the month-end closing for delivery of MI and financial reports for Executive Committee and Head Office
  • Manage all Regulatory Reporting covering BOE, PRA and Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) reporting
  • Support Budgeting and Financial Planning
  • Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and reporting requirements

Initiatives

  • Support implementation of a new regulatory reporting system
  • Streamline processing of supplier invoices and staff expense claims through implementation of a Purchase to pay system
  • Implement an auto-reconciliation tool for bank reconciliations and workflow management for month end
  • Assess current set up of Core Banking system and Data Warehouse and scope for improving existing controls and processes for integration with month end financial and regulatory reporting

Risk Management Strategic Risk

  • Adhere to all established risk control guidelines

Compliance & Risk Management

  • Adhere to all established risk control guidelines;
  • In particular compliance with all financial regulations and reporting requirements

Senior Finance Manager - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

Finance

  • ACCA/ACA qualified accountant with extensive post-qualification experience;
  • Experience of managing small Finance teams within banking/financial services;
  • Extensive experience in management and financial reporting, and planning and budgeting;
  • Good technical accounting knowledge;
  • Experience in implementing and improving Finance systems;
  • Advanced Excel and Numeracy Skills. Knowledge of Power BI would be an advantage;

General

  • Demonstrates strong leadership skills;
  • Fosters a collaborative and high-performance work environment;
  • Understands regulations and compliance;
  • Encourages innovation and continuous improvement in data-related processes;
  • Sets clear expectations and delegates responsibilities effectively;
  • Empowers team members by ensuring they contribute to problem solving to identify improvements to efficiency and controls;

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