Management Accountant

Job Title: Management Accountant

Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues

Hours: Full time, Permanent

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A bit about us:

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we are proud to be part of a global banking group. Our mission is simple: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that empower customers to make responsible financial decisions. We partner with some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way.

The Role:

Our FP&A team plays a crucial role in shaping our financial strategy and ensuring the company's growth and sustainability. We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Management Accountant to join our team and contribute to our success.

As a Management Accountant in our FP&A team, you will be at the heart of our financial operations, providing insightful analysis and strategic support. Your role will involve managing accruals, provisions, and costs to help produce the monthly accounts, producing month-end performance reports, assisting in business wide operating and capital expenditure forecasts, and ensuring clear, accurate, and complete reporting. You will collaborate with various departments to streamline processes and enhance our reporting and forecasting capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Month-End Performance Reporting: Deliver accurate and timely month-end performance reports, including journal postings into financial ledgers and trend analysis.
• Local and Group Reporting: Create comprehensive reports and reconciliations between Accounting, FP&A and the central teams.
• Management Information Packs: Compile management information packs and presentations for local management reporting, group reporting, and board packs.
• Business Self Services and Automated Reporting: Explore opportunities to implement business self-services and automated reporting solutions
• Production of Plans, Budgets, and Forecasts: Develop 3-year plans, budgets, and forecasts for opex and capex and provide clear analysis for senior management presentations.
• Forecasting Process: Lead projects to streamline the forecasting process, including rebuilding cost forecasting models for flexible forecasting.
• Data Controls: Implement and monitor data controls for month-end and forecasting outputs, ensuring data integrity in SAS, Access, and Hyperion.
• Policies and Procedures: Maintain and improve policies and procedures, identifying weaknesses and introducing enhancements to processes.

Skills & Attributes:

• Experience in Management Accounting
• Advances Excel Skills / Exposure to Finance Reporting Tools
• Stakeholder Management Skills
• The ability to push back on current processes and suggest improvements
• Analytical Mindset

What’s in it for you?

Joining BNP Paribas Personal Finance means becoming part of a Top Employer UK dedicated to making a difference to the lives of our customers. Along with a fulfilling career, you'll be able to enjoy a benefits package which you can tailor to your lifestyle and needs, with key highlights including;

• Competitive salary and a contributory pension scheme
• Access to our Health Cash Plan Scheme
• A multi-award-winning flexible benefits platform offering life insurance, private medical insurance, or lifestyle benefits that include discounts on dining, cinema, and days out
• The opportunity to buy and sell holidays, giving you even more control over your work-life balance

Could this be you?

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you're considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.

Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, visit our website: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers.

Equal Opportunities Disclaimer

BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.