Vantage Point Early Careers (0-2 Years) AdVantage Programme WHO ARE WE? Vantage Point Global is a service provider that works with prominent Financial Services and Technology institutions. We partner with our clients to create opportunities for our Vantage Point Early Careers team to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver future-ready work employees to our clients. WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE EARLY CAREERS PROGRAMME? The AdVantage Early Careers Programme is an 18-month career kick-starter which begins with our 3–4 week intensive Simul8 training academy before you are deployed onto Client-site where you will perform an integral role in helping them achieve their business principles. Post 18 months, we aim to give you the opportunity to convert to a permanent role with the client. With 97% of our alumni successfully transitioning after 18 months. WHAT IS THE ROLE AND KEY SKILLS REQUIRED? What you'll do As a Graduate/ Product Financial Controller, you’ll establish and maintain strong working relationships with key customers and stakeholders, and deliver high quality and consistent financial, statutory, and management reporting outputs. You’ll comply with relevant policies and consider and escalate the adequacy and effectiveness of the business’s controls on a regular basis. You’ll also undertake reconciliations, accounting, MI and control activities to support the ledger close, reconciliation, substantiation and statutory and external reporting ensuring the integrity of monthly, quarterly and annual financial information. Day to day, you’ll: · Participate as an attendee or member in various committees · Support or lead change initiatives, process improvements and in system implementations · Prepare month-end accounting, such as journals preparation, reviews and account reconciliation · Investigate process or system issues · Support or lead systems testing, such as user acceptance testing and system or process improvement initiatives · Provide support to internal and external auditors throughout the reporting period (Please note - There will be a training bond attached to this scheme). Requirements To succeed in this role, you’ll bring experience in core financial control delivery and reporting outputs, including ledger close, balance sheet substantiation, statutory and management reporting and external audit. Strong Data and excel skills; tableau would be great You’ll have experience in or be willing to explore current and future finance technologies such as Oracle, Tableau or Python. Ideally, you’ll already have a finance, accounting, economics or similar degree or an accounting qualification. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION Location: Manchester, UK. You must have the right to work in this location. What we can offer you: Good salary and benefits, with the opportunity to review salary every 6 months (up to 18 months). Award-winning training. We are committed in supporting your health and wellbeing. HOW TO APPLY If you are interested in finding out more Vantage Point Global then please do visit our new website Careers - Vantage Point Early Careers programme (vantagepointglobal.com)