Vice President - Financial Controller | Santander Asset Management | 14 Months - FTC - #1752021

Country: United Kingdom

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Our purpose at Santander Asset Management is clear, from retail clients to global institutions, we are here to deliver investment solutions that evolve according to their needs. We are a global asset manager with extensive local knowledge in Europe and Latin America, working as a single firm in 9 major markets and with more than 50 years of experience. We are a fund manager that combines the best of complementary worlds, technology and expertise, to provide optimal solutions for our clients.

SAM UK is a small Company within the global business, requiring resilient financial management, with Finance playing a pivotal role in the operations of the business and the delivery of its strategic objectives. This is a senior position within the business, sits on the SAM UK Operating Forum, and is expected to support the COO in implementing and delivering the wider business strategy.

The role leads the Finance function and manages an Assistant Management Accountant, being ultimately accountable for the whole finance function and related processes, controls, submissions and policies, including having oversight of the outsourced financial accounting service provider and tax teams.

The difference you’ll make:

You will manage the statutory accounts, systems and process improvements, preparation of ad hoc and statutory reporting requirements, plus review of regulatory reporting. The role ensures the accurate and timely delivery of the finance function requirements to the broader business.

• Looking after the production of the management accounts and related reporting with analysis as required by SAM UK senior managers, the wider SAM Group and Santander UK, delivered to deadlines
• Controlling the spend vs budget throughout the financial cycle and ensuring cost budgets are met
• Supporting the COO in the annual budgeting, 3-year planning processes, preparation and audit of annual statutory accounts, including liaising with Gesban, auditors and the wider business as required
• Preparing regulatory returns with support from the COO and ownership of other reporting requirements (such as ONS surveys)
• Owning the relationship with the outsourced accounting shared service provider (Gesban) to facilitate month-end close, audit work and other activities they support with
• Owning the relationship with the SAM Global Finance team based in Madrid
• Preparing the Transfer Pricing review with support from the COO
  
  

What you’ll bring:

• Prior experience of working in a corporate environment, preferably in Asset Management or financial services
• An eagerness to collaborate with colleagues across all areas of the UK business
• Qualified Accountant or equivalent
• Capability to be an active leader within the business
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Highly numerate, attention to detail and ability to manage work to meet deadlines
  
  

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Experience of SAP accounting package is preferable
• Experience of working in a multicurrency environment
• Experience in a leadership role and managing multiple stakeholders
  
  

What else you need to know:

This role will be based in our office in either Glasgow or London.

We want our people to thrive at work and home and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our end clients and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles) including attending every Monday and Thursday. If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Inclusion:

At SAM UK we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander Group a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people, underpinned by our Company behaviours; we think clients, embrace change, act now, move together and speak up. living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How We’ll Reward You.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.

• 35% end of contract bonus upon successful completion of your contract
• Hybrid ways of working providing flexibility to work from home 2 days per week (on average)
• We put 15% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Company funded private medical and dental insurance for you and your family
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.
• All UK employees are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services
  
  

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at [email protected] or call 0870 414 9080.