Financial Controller

Job Description

* Working for Beverley Building Society a mutual society* Reporting directly to the CFO role an opportunity to add value within your role* Well established mutual on a journey of positive growth and developmentBroster Buchanan are pleased to be partnered with Beverley Building Society to support their search to recruit their new Financial Controller.Youll be someone who enjoys the technical side of accounting just as much as working with stakeholders around the business, but who is looking to be able to see a tangible difference from the work that you do on a day to day basis. Youll value the opportunity to join a well established organisation, but one that is not standing still and is on a journey of positive growth and development. You could be someone with previous financial services or regulated industry sector work experience or someone who is looking to make their first move into industry from accountancy practice and wants to work for someone who will take a positive role in mentoringyou and developing your career.Whats on offer for you...* Salary of £50k per annum (there is potential scope to go slightly higher on salary for an exceptional candidate)* Hybrid working with an expectation of c4 days on site* Pension (Employer contribution 7.5%, Employee contribution 5%)* Free Parking onsite at a prime location in Beverley* Free Tea/Coffee* Competitive Annual Leave (standard holiday entitlement is accrued at 25 days per annum plus bank holidays)* Family Friendly Policies* Life Insurance* Long service awardWho youll be working for, Beverley Building Society about us...Founded in 1866, Beverley Building Society is one of the UKs longest-established societies. One of only a few remaining in the UK, we are proud to have served generations of families in our region and beyond.We are committed to demonstrating what makes us different every day, as a mutual, by building better futures for the members who own the Society, our people, our community and the sector we belong to.To that end, we concentrate on offering straightforward, good value mortgage and savings products, specialising in niche mortgages for customers looking for common sense solutions.We believe in supporting the vibrancy of our region in particular, by making a difference and listening to our members in order to evolve to meet their changing needs, as well as serving customers the length and breadth of the UK.Helping our Community...Helping our community As a mutual building society, we were originally created to meet the need for ordinary people to own their own homes. The revolutionaries of their day, our founders formed collectives, saving together to purchase one house after anotherfor their members.So, our community roots have always run deep and were staying true to that original purpose today, too. We do this by offering products and services which meet our members changing needs, and by contributing to the vibrancy of the community in which werebased.What youll be doing...As the Financial Controller reporting into the CFO this is a vital role within Beverley Building Society and youll be delivering across a number of key areas including:* Lead the financial, management, regulatory and operational reporting processes undertaken by the finance team.* Timely production of the monthly management accounts and financial packs for committees, with variance analysis and commentary* Build and develop insightful Management Information to support business decisions.* Lead, motivate, support and develop the finance team.* Significant involvement in production of the key annual regulatory documents -ICAAP (Capital), ILAAP (Liquidity) and Recovery Plan.* Ensure regulatory knowledge is kept up to date and act in an advisory capacity for the senior leadership team.* Ensure controls and processes are fit for purpose with regular reviews and tests.* Maintain financial policies, testing and updating periodically.* Ensure pricing models and forecasting models are fit for purpose and updated accordingly.* Be a key finance lead on business change projectsWhat youll need to offer....To be successfully considered for the role of Financial Controller, candidates will possess the following skills, experience and behaviours:* Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)* Extensive experience of leading the preparation of financial statements and management information* Proven ability to interpret regulatory requirements* Experience of process improvements and delivering change* Proven experience of stakeholder management and being the finance lead on committees