Head of Financial Statements & Disclosure Reporting
Join us as Head of Financial Statements & Disclosure Reporting at NatWest Group Financial Control, where you'll be leading a team responsible for the delivery of consolidated financial statements, statutory reporting disclosures, and FINREP reporting for the bank's main entities and groups.
What you'll do
As Head of Financial Statements & Disclosure Reporting, you'll ensure the integrity of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information, including balance sheet, profit and loss account, internal and external reporting, and other supporting data. You'll work with global teams to shape the strategy and operating model for Group Financial Control, establishing and maintaining trust and confidence of customers and stakeholders.
We'll expect you to bring relevant accounting knowledge and experience to lead a team in delivering high-quality and accurate financial statements that support wider financial, statutory, regulatory, and management reporting requirements and external audits within agreed timelines.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Leading a global team to deliver accurate financial reporting
* Playing a lead role in the monthly close and quarterly reporting processes, providing direction to key stakeholders across Finance
* Shaping the strategy and operating model for Disclosure Reporting within Group Financial Control
* Providing leadership on continuous improvement projects to automate and streamline Group Financial Control activities
* Ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness of the team's controls
The skills you'll need
To succeed in this role, you'll bring extensive post-qualification experience in a finance environment, preferably in financial services or medium to large corporates. You'll have experience working at a senior management level in a global matrix environment and the ability to facilitate optimal use of key finance technologies such as Oracle.
We'll also look for you to bring:
* Significant, in-depth, and up-to-date knowledge of statutory reporting requirements applicable to financial statements
* Prior experience in consolidation and financial statement preparation
* Experience providing senior management and executives with detailed financial information
* The ability to identify, build, and enhance key relationships
* Strong communication skills to articulate issues to senior management
* The ability to deliver high-quality outputs to tight deadlines
Hours: 35
Job Posting Closing Date: 14/02/2025
Ways of Working: Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr