We are recruiting for an experiencedTreasury Financial Controllerto join the Funding & Markets Finance team of a leading international bank.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to take ownership of key financial control, accounting and reporting activities across Central Treasury.

Working within a small, hands-on team, you will gain exposure to senior stakeholders across Treasury, Finance and Risk, while developing your expertise in Treasury operations, hedge accounting, FX exposure reporting and Treasury P&L.

The role also offers the opportunity to drive process improvements, enhance financial controls and support automation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Review and substantiate Treasury balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciling items are investigated and resolved.
2. Manage and monitor Treasury accounting feeds and interfaces into the General Ledger, resolving booking and reconciliation issues.
3. Review month-end Treasury P&L, investigate movements and provide analysis and commentary to stakeholders.
4. Review hedge accounting outputs, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting policies and documentation requirements.
5. Prepare and post month-end journals, financial statement disclosures and supporting documentation.
6. Work closely with Treasury stakeholders to provide financial analysis supporting funding and Treasury activities.
7. Support daily hedge accounting processes, FX exposure reporting and Treasury P&L activities.
8. Maintain a robust financial control environment, supporting internal and external audit requirements.
9. Identify and implement opportunities to improve, automate and streamline Treasury accounting, reporting and control processes.

Skills & Experience Required

1. Ideally Qualified Chartered Accountant with relevant financial accounting and control experience.
2. Strong experience in balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation and journal preparation.
3. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate and explain complex financial movements.
4. Experience working with General Ledger systems and financial reporting processes.
5. Advanced Excel skills and strong systems proficiency.
6. Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities.
7. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with finance and non-finance teams.

Desirable Experience

1. ACA qualification.
2. Previous experience in financial control, month-end reporting or accounting within banking, Treasury or financial services.
3. Understanding of financial instruments, Treasury products and associated accounting treatments.
4. Knowledge of hedge accounting, includingIFRS 9 and/or IAS 39.
5. Exposure to Treasury P&L, FX exposure reporting and funding activities.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a proactive, technically strong and commercially aware qualified accountant who enjoys working in a hands-on financial control environment.

You will have excellent attention to detail, strong analytical capabilities and the confidence to work closely with senior stakeholders across Treasury and Finance.

This is an opportunity to develop specialist Treasury accounting expertise while contributing to the continued improvement of financial controls and reporting within an established international bank.