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Lead Accountant – Treasury Finance
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Lead Accountant – Treasury Finance
Lead Accountant – Treasury Finance
Contract Type: Permanent | Full-Time
Location: Bradford or London
Working Pattern: Hybrid (usually 1 day a week in office) (Part-time or flexible arrangements welcomed with regards to your current setup)
What We Offer
We prioritise your wellbeing alongside your professional growth, offering robust support across life, health and career development:
- Holidays: 25 days (increasing to 30) + buy/sell up to 5 days + swap up to 4 bank holidays
- Pension: Up to 10% employer contribution
- Family Leave:
- Enhanced maternity leave
- 4 weeks’ paid paternity from day one
- Shared parental leave
- Paid neonatal care leave
- Fertility Support: Paid time off for treatments/appointments, alongside confidential guidance and adjustable arrangements
- Workations: Up to 20 days per year working abroad in approved locations
- Birthday Leave: A paid day off on your birthday
- Volunteering: 2 paid volunteering days annually
- Learning: Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning for all team members
- Financial Wellbeing: Free Snoop Premium subscription
- Healthcare:
- Self-pay Dentalplan (Denplan)
- Optional Private Medical Insurance
The Role
As Lead Accountant within the Treasury Department, you’ll report to the Senior Manager, contributing meaningfully to Financial Control through technical, analytical, and reporting expertise. Key focus areas include:
- Hedge accounting
- Special Purposes Vehicle (SPV) reporting
- Securitisation transactions
- Ensuring accounting accuracy, documentation quality and compliance with global financial standards
Core responsibilities: Supporting business initiatives by translating complex accounting requirements into actionable insights and strengthening financial processes."*
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Your Team & Expectations
You’ll join a collaborative Treasury team—closely aligned with Finance and business stakeholders—specialising in high-quality financial reporting and technical support.
Ideal Candidate Traits
- Thrives in collaborative, problem-solving environments
- Driven by audit, commercial awareness and continuous improvement
- Comfortable championing changes with confidence
- Values knowledge-sharing among diverse stakeholders
Key Accountabilities
- Steer technical accounting across:
- Hedge accounting (including prospective/retrospective testing)
- SPV and securitisation reporting standards
- Guardian entity ledger administer
- Owner of hedge accounting documentation, SPV records, and monthly interest expense reporting
- Bridge activity between Finance/Treasury teams, ensuring complex transactions match internal controls and forecasting
- Drive positive change in reporting processes, control frameworks and peer mentorship
- Collaborate with Senior Technical Reporting Manager on discretionary yet high-impact projects
What We’re Looking For
Professional Requirements
- Qualified accountant (preferably ACA), backed by post-qualification experience in industry or consultancy
- Advanced IFRS competency, especially IFRS 9 and IAS 39, with the ability to simplify complex issues
- Treasury/financial services sector vetted Expertise preferred (example: hedge fund, private client, wealth and asset management experience)
Technical & Soft Skills
- Strategic influence: Skill to challenge constructively at senior levels
- Client & stakeholder management: Tailor messaging across varied audiences (e.g., colleagues, auditors, tiers of management)
- Fluency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word: Notably for financial modelling/forecasting in regulated sectors
- Attention to detail: Critical reasoning for deadlines and controls amid dynamic work patterns
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Highly Beneficial:
- Hands-on experience with prospective/retrospective hedge accounting testing
- Familiarity with consortium operations and securitisation
Hiring Process
- AI-first but human-decision authentic applications: Present yourself authentically throughout—investments are approved through human oversight.
- Inclusivity: Adjustments are integral. AI tool access? Assistance needs? Notify our Talent Acquisition team in advance.
Standard Pre-Employment Checks:
- Background scrutiny extends to credit, fraud and employment history
- Additional requirements based on regulated financial sector compliance.
About Vanquis
Our commitment: Banking that prioritises responsibility, support, and empowerment since 1880. Celebrations include:
- UK Financial Times Best Employers’ List (2025 & 2026)
- FTSE All-Share register certification
- Great Place to Work accolade
- Bronze Armed Forces Covenant status
Our ethos: Drive culture building through care, diversity-growth mentorship, and values:
- Caring for people
- Pulling together
- Innovation
- Peak performance
Values
- Competitiveness: Industry-leading salaries, with performance salary reviews and discretionary bonus schemes
- Personality doesn’t distract from potential: Inclusivity for every life situation and background.
Equal Opportunity Notice
Vanquis Bank fosters an environment where every individual thrives. We actively seek diverse perspectives.
Need adaptations during recruitment? Email: careers@vanquis.com
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