Compliance Accountant recruitment
Join Santander and you'll become a vital part of a business built on the outstanding service provided to our customers, as well as the award-winning products we offer. We're one of the fastest growing banks in the UK and that is down to our people. And we recognise that as we help you develop your career you'll be doing the same for our business.
Santander UK
The Santander Group has more than 150 years' experience in global banking and more branches worldwide than any other international bank. We are well on the way to repeating this success in the UK, having been named 'Best UK Bank' by Euromoney for the third year running and 'Best UK Bank' by The Banker for the second successive year in 2010.
As a Compliance Accountant your main responsibilities will involve:
-Performing the quality assurance of the reconciliation process known as Account Ownership and Reconciliation Policy (AORP) in Santander to ensure that the business comply with company policy
-Keeping Financial Control management informed at all times on status of accounts reviewed and of the action plans in place
-Tracking and monitoring of the progress of issues to a closed status, escalating where necessary
-Ensure the Report is signed off by the Account Owner in agreement with the recommendations and deliverable dates
-Ensuring the compliance with appropriate SOX controls
-Reporting on the monthly status of the process
As a Compliance Accountant your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
Required
-Qualified Accountant
-Excel Expert (including pivot tables and vlookups)
-Relevant experience in dealing with account reconciliations
-Knowledge of financial markets, products and accounting
Desirable
-Desirable Audit background
-Relevant experience in bank auditing
-Relevant experience in a similar position in a Bank or other financial services organisation
Santander welcomes applications from all sections of the community.