Management Accounting Assistant Manager – EXPIRED

Hodge are a financial services business focused on the retail savings, commercial lending and specialist residential mortgage markets.  Working at Hodge is about making a difference. That starts with our purpose: we make life better for customers and society in the moments that matter.

For over 50 years, we’ve shared the same simple mission: to really make a positive difference for our customers and communities. This ethos is in our DNA, as we are 79% owned by a charity, the Hodge Foundation.

The thing that sets us up to succeed with that mission is our people. We are so proud to have exceptional colleagues at Hodge, and we look to develop and invest in our people through their careers. Hodge is at its best when we enable our people to be their best!

We have achieved significant growth over the last few years and have ambitious plans to expand further! We have an exciting opportunity supporting the Management Account Manager to manage the Management Accounting team to maximise both individual and team performance and to ensure that objectives are achieved.

You will support and help the leadership team to achieve business strategy by providing the accurate and timely financial and management information.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for assisting the Management Accounting Manager to ensure that all tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure all reconciliations are prepared, reviewed and actioned within a reasonable timeframe for The Carlyle Trust Limited and its subsidiaries, including Julian Hodge Bank Limited. Ensure a record of all month end reconciliations are maintained and are ready for review by management.
• Support with the production of management accounts, with appropriate commentary, in accordance with company procedures.
• Assist in ensuring that all operational reconciliations are maintained and reviewed at least monthly with an explanation for all reconciling items
• Work closely with professional advisors to ensure tax payments and returns are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Establish, maintain and review operating policies and job cards (systems of internal control) to ensure that they are sufficiently robust to adequately safeguard the Group’s assets and where weaknesses are identifying ensure remedial action is taken in a timely manner.

What we need from you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Ideally a Qualified Accountant – ACA/ACCA/CIMA or an equivalent qualification
• Experience of a working in a Management Accountant Team
• Previous financial services or banking environment desirable.
• Strong PowerPoint skills with ability to distil data into key messages
• Ability to prioritise and forward plan effectively
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Sound accounting and commercial acumen with the ability to think creatively
• Strong numeracy skills

In return we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Based in Cardiff City Centre operating in a highly flexible Hybrid workspace.
• 28 days Holiday with the option to buy more.
• Subsidised Gym Membership.
• Private Medical & Health Insurance
• Extensive learning and development programme
• Generous, personalised benefits package
• Enhanced parental leave – Up to 20 weeks paid Maternity AND Paternity leave
• Company pension contribution up to 15%
• 4 days on top of annual leave for community and charity work
• Flexible working options

Please be aware that should we pursue your application, all our Financial Services employees will be expected to complete background checks to assess suitability for employment, these include; a criminal record, identity, sanctions, adverse finance, fraud prevention and reference checks to comply with our regulatory requirements.

Hodge is an advocate of being an equal opportunities employer, We believe in promoting equality and diversity which is central to our lives today. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and recognises the value a diverse workforce brings to an organisation.

ESG and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do and serves as a reminder of the responsibility we have to our stakeholders, customers, colleagues and the communities we operate in to use our position wisely. We’re currently exploring different certifications available and have done an initial review of how we think we’d fare, as we see this as a real opportunity for Hodge given our social purpose.