Finance Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
- Opportunity for a bright and ambitious graduate with some accountancy knowledge
- Finance Assistant role working within the Banking sector in London
About Our Client
Challenger Bank providing a range of FinTech services and rapidly expanding. Exciting stage to join the business. Based in the City area of London.
Job Description
Reporting to the Head of Finance, your role will be broad and include responsibility for:
- Accounts payable and Accounts receivable postings into the General Ledger system
- Assisting with the Management Accounts production
- Assisting with the Financial Analysis and Board pack production
- Working on intragroup transactions
- Cashflow management
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Staff expense processing
- Liasing with financial reporting team at Head Office in Europe
- Other adhoc finance related work as required
The Successful Applicant
- Graduate with excellent academic profile (2.1 or 1st class degree in eg Finance, Accounting, Economics or Maths)
- Exceptional organisational and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- High levels of integrity, discretion and the ability to manage confidential and highly sensitive information.
- FinTech, payments or challenger bank experience advantageous but not essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- An ambitious self-starter who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial and results-driven environment with a flat organisational structure
- Ambitous
What's on Offer
Excellent salary and benefits package
Full study support for ACCA, ACA or CIMA
Career path in a rapidly growing and exciting business
Hybrid working
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Security & Protective
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Finance Assistant roles across Michael Page's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Security & Protective.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £35,000 - £40,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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