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Role PurposeThe job holder will manage month-close process for UK entities. He/she will direct and control financial management & reporting for the regional entities in accordance with statutory requirements, corporate policies and proceduresThe job holder will contribute to the delivery of management and external reporting, in respect of statutory accounts, regulatory accounts and other external outputs, as well as the provision of technical financial accounting advice and guidanceThe job holder will report into the Senior Manager / Controller for UK Region.Key Accountabilities:Maintenance of general ledger and sub-ledgers detail for accounts such as fixed assets, prepayments, intangibles, accruals, Stock & Inter-companyPrepare GL allocations, journal entries and period end adjustments (e.g. accruals, currency conversions, etc.)Prepare management and regulatory reportsCompletion of relevant month-end & year end activities including P&L review meeting and HFM loadingCompliance with Group attestation processes and Quarterly MI & Stats PacksPrepare and sign-off relevant regulatory reportsRespond to external & internal audit queriesResponsible for investigating, resolving and escalating any variances in the balance sheet reconciliationsAssure timely clearance of queries from business owners and customers.Prepare month and reconciliations in accordance with policy.Manage reconciliation of POS and online transactions impacting both bank and control accounts.Participate in team meetingsExamining variances via reconciliation system or Oracle or BlacklineManual matching (including automatic allocation)Experience and Skillsets required:Qualified CA’s with 4 to 5 years of good experience of accounting and reconciliationsAble to demonstrate proven experience at this level within a similar financial environmentAbility to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholdersExperience of financial services/banking with an understanding of basic bookkeepingAbility to deliver to tight deadlinesAbility to maintain accuracy - key when confirming incoming valueHigh attention to detailAbility to resolve issues to conclusionDemonstrable experience of resolving variancesPersonal Attributes:Relationship management:Develop sound professional working relationships with Finance shared services teamsBe a core participant at weekly operational and monthly SLA meetingsCommunicationResponsible for pro-active and regular communication with other areas of Finance whose work impacts, or depends upon, the GL & Reporting teamWrites and speaks fluently on all aspects of work and communicates effectively with all levels of managementProactive provide feedback and deliver ideas to develop and improve solutions relating to Travelex, in particular those within the GL & Reporting teamsEnsure feedback to line manager outlining general activities of role and the status