SCUK Reconciliation and Controls Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to join our finance team as a Reconciliation and Controls Specialist for Santander Consumer Finance UK (SCUK). This Specialist will support the financial controls, investigations, and clearance activities across Payments - covering CHAPs, Cheques, BACs, FPS, Cards, and International Payments. Please note this role is a hybrid role with at least 3 days a week in the Redhill office. Remote workers will not be considered. Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Manager and Head of Department on all elements of Payments, Banking Controls and Accounting Projects
• Ensuring that payments and banking controls are implemented and effectively monitored, and exceptions are cleared within the tolerances allocated
• Supporting projects to help implement any process improvements identified via root cause analysis
• Providing SME advice and guidance to key stakeholders across the bank and externally - including senior stakeholders, third party providers, audit teams and incident management
• Managing and providing relevant MI and SME knowledge on all control account activities to stakeholders including Audit (Internal & External) and senior management
• Maintaining and developing, specialist knowledge of various payment schemes and ensuring the accounting is compliant
• Play a role in establishing strong relationships with the teams in SAN UK, Operations, Gesban, IT and the other SCUK & JV Finance teams
• Support the delivery of end-to-end accounting on projects
• Support with the management of incidents, ensuring customer impact is minimised and incidents are cleared in prompt manner
• Partnering with teams across SCUK to deliver process improvement as part of routine project and controls review
• Adhering to our commitment to Consumer Duty ensuring we put our Customers' needs first and set higher and clearer standards of consumer protection
  
  Previous experience of working within a controls team within financial services or similar environment
• Understanding of payments, accounting and related controls
• Banking /Payments /Finance product and associated payment scheme knowledge
• Knowledge of operational control practices/models
• Strong working knowledge of desktop applications including Microsoft Excel and Word with the ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets
• Able to prioritise, work efficiently and manage time effectively
• Able to provide clear, concise, and focused written and oral communication
• Proven ability to interpret and document complicated processes
• A determined, resilient, and persistent approach to problem solving, constantly striving to improve processes and controls
• Experience of working using own initiative as well as working as part of a team
• Well established ability to influence, challenge and gain respect at senior levels
• Able to confidently represent the team at internal and external meetings
• Currently studying/holding CIMA, ACCA or AAT would be an advantage.
  
  Competitive salary of £33,000 - £35,000 dependent on experience
• 27 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Annual bonus based on personal and company performance
• £500 flexible benefit allowance
• Generous pension contributions
• Employee assistance programme
• Sharesave scheme
• Gym passes at a reduced rate for 3,000 gyms, leisure centres etc
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