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Assistant Manager - Internal Audit\n\n📍 West London (Fully Office Based)\n 💷 £40,000 per annum\n\nAre you an experienced banking professional with a background in Internal Audit and a strong understanding of banking operations? We are seeking an Assistant Manager - Internal Audit to join a well-established financial services organisation based in West London.\n\nThis is an excellent opportunity to join a growing Internal Audit function, supporting the delivery of risk-based audits across the business while working closely with senior stakeholders, external auditors, and operational teams.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nAssist in conducting risk assessments and supporting the development of the annual audit plan.\nParticipate in the ongoing evaluation of the organisation's control environment.\nAssess compliance with internal policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.\nConduct both onsite and remote audits across branches, departments, and outsourced service providers.\nPrepare audit findings, recommendations, and draft audit reports for management review.\nPresent audit observations and recommendations to department and branch management.\nMonitor and follow up on management actions to ensure timely implementation of agreed recommendations.\nCoordinate audit activities with co-sourced internal auditors and external audit partners.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives within the Internal Audit function.\nMaintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory developments, auditing standards, and best practices.\n\nRequirements\n\nMinimum 3 years' experience within Banking or Financial Services.\nStrong understanding of banking operations, controls, and risk management frameworks.\nKnowledge of Internal Audit methodologies, standards, and governance principles.\nUnderstanding of regulatory requirements affecting banking institutions.\nProfessional Internal Audit qualifications would be advantageous.\nExcellent analytical, report writing, and communication skills.\nAbility to build strong working relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the business.\nDegree educated, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline.\n\nWhat's on Offer?\n\nSalary of £40,000 per annum.\nOpportunity to work within a respected financial services environment.\nExposure to a broad range of banking operations and audit assignments.\nExcellent platform for career development within Internal Audit and Risk.If you're looking to further develop your Internal Audit career within a dynamic banking environment, we'd love to hear from you

Description Swoon was founded in 2012 to create distinctive designs that owners will want to keep forever and a lofty goal to spark home obsession everywhere. We design original pieces in-house, and our innovative NPD process quickly discovers the next trend. Our testing platform ensures designs sell online at their intended price, and our data-led approach grows sales within families exponentially. Our business model cuts out expensive overheads like shops and overstocked warehouses, making our prices affordable. Our distinctive look unlocks collaborations with leading retailers like John Lewis and many more. This diversified growth strategy is powering our brand to a significant market share. And we’re just getting started… The Head of Finance oversees the entire finance function, from strategic FP&A and long-term planning to day-to-day management accounting, treasury, and reporting. As the financial conscience of the business, you will act as a key gatekeeper for capital allocation and a trusted senior partner to the co-founders and leadership team. Leading a capable finance team, you will provide robust control and constructive challenge to operational leads. You will set the budgets within which they operate, approve capital expenditures, and validate the commercial logic of key business decisions to ensure strong financial governance as Swoon continues to scale. Financial Planning, Forecasting and Reporting • Strategy & Planning: Own the annual budget, quarterly reforecasts, and three-year strategic plan. Build robust, ground-up models that connect commercial drivers to financial outcomes., • Reporting: Manage the monthly management accounts, board packs, investor reporting and FP&A reporting., • Trading Cadence: Oversee the weekly trading rhythm with marketing and merchandising; challenge plans and ensure every promotional or marketing spend has a clear business case., • Cash Flow: Maintain weekly direct/operational cash flow forecasts and three-way model. Galvanise the internal team to execute the cash roadmap., • BI & Insights: Develop an FP&A reporting suite within Sigma to ensure the business stays on track against targets. Operational Finance, Treasury and Day-to-Day • Financial Integrity: Oversee the monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations, and the integrity of all board-level data., • Treasury: Run payment run, manage banking relationships, debt facilities, covenant reporting, and lender communication., • Compliance: Oversee VAT, payroll, and statutory filings; manage the year-end and external audit processes., • Operations & HR: Oversee business insurance and annual renewals. Bring financial rigor to people-related decisions, including payroll, compensation, and benefits., • Leadership: Lead, coach, and prioritise the finance team, building capabilities to scale alongside the business., • Payment stack: own statutory reporting and relationship with payment providers Strategic Finance and Business Partnering • Commercial Advisor: Serve as a strategic partner to the co-founders, providing analysis and guidance on major commercial decisions, partnerships, new ventures, and CAPEX investments., • Merchandising Controls: Uphold guardrails for inventory management, including budgets, stock investment, intake margin, clearance pricing, and markdown strategies., • Working Capital: Set and enforce rules-based working capital frameworks, including CM3 floors, discontinuation thresholds, and cash recovery targets., • Margin: partner with the B&M and operations teams to drive continuous improvements in the "Margin Stack" from factory to front door., • Funding: Lead funding discussions with existing and prospective lenders., • CAPEX Governance: Evaluate all tech CAPEX projects against projected ROI and rigorously review the tech roadmap budget. Controls, Governance and Risk • Control Environment: Continuously evolve the financial control environment, including payment authorisation, segregation of duties, and procurement controls., • Planning Cycle: Support the co-founders with the quarterly OKR-based planning cycle to ensure cross-functional alignment with profitability and cash targets., • Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify, model, and mitigate financial risks, such as supply chain disruption, pricing pressure, partner concentration, FX volatility, and working capital seasonality. Requirements Essential • Qualifications: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with 7+ years of experience., • Breadth: Proven track record leading or working within the full finance function, encompassing FP&A, management accounting, treasury, and statutory reporting., • Commercial Acumen: Strong instincts developed in a consumer-facing, high-growth environment (e-commerce, retail, hospitality, or DTC)., • Controls & Governance: Demonstrable experience in designing, implementing, and managing robust financial controls., • Business Partnering: Ability to build credibility with non-finance functions and challenge leadership constructively., • Technical Proficiency: Advanced financial modelling and forecasting skills; comfortable building complex models from scratch and comfortable with 3 way financial modelling., • Hands-on Leadership: A strategic thinker who is unafraid to "roll up their sleeves" during month-end; comfortable working directly with the numbers. Strongly preferred • Experience in a multi-channel business (Direct-to-Consumer + Wholesale)., • Familiarity with retail / merchandising finance, including stock investment economics and markdown management., • Proficiency with modern BI tools (e.g., Sigma)., • Experience working with or reporting to a strategic board—specifically understanding the standard required by institutional partners., • Prior experience in the furniture, homeware, or interiors sectors. Benefits Compensation & Benefits • Competitive salary, • Share options programme, • Profit share scheme, • Wellbeing allowance, • Pension scheme, • Private medical cover for you and your family Holidays, working environment and other perks • 27 days holiday rising to 30 with tenure, • 4 months of summer hours finishing at 1 PM on a Friday (we’re currently trialling rolling this out permanently!), • Free furniture on each anniversary of employment, • Friends & family discount of 20%, • Remote working 4x days per week

Position Senior Financial Reporting Specialist Group Financial Control Reports To Head of Financial Reporting and Control Direct Reports None Internal Relationships NBKI Management & Staff Finance in London and Kuwait Risk Treasury External Relationships External Auditors External tax advisors Internal Audit Number of full-time equivalent employees: N/A Grade D - Specialist Job Purpose Working within the Financial Reporting and Control team, this role is responsible for delivering upon the Bank’s financial and tax reporting obligations. Key responsibilities include: • Preparing monthly Group financial returns., • Producing statutory financial statements for three UK-based entities., • Preparing corporation tax, VAT, and other tax filings., • Submitting IFRS-based regulatory returns to the FCA (FINREP) and the Bank of England., • Supporting other financial and regulatory reporting requirements as needed. The role also involves ownership of technical accounting matters and maintaining a strong governance framework over the financial reporting process, including balance sheet substantiation. As the Bank undergoes a significant change programme, the individual will collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to provide technical accounting support and ensure reporting processes remain robust and compliant. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities within the financial reporting & control team Group/Head Office Reporting • Preparing the monthly/quarterly Group Financial Reporting Pack (GFRP) for PLC and associated returns., • Preparing other regular Head Office returns such as related parties reports, CAPEX reports, other subsidiary forecasts and tax analyses, etc., • Liaising with Head Office for queries/issues in relation to relevant Head Office reports. Financial Reporting • Preparing annual statutory report for PLC, including preparation of disclosure notes for the annual reports., • Preparing annual account preparation for all other London-controlled subsidiaries., • Preparing quarterly FINREP return to FCA., • Assistance with other financial reporting related issues. Technical Accounting • Preparing technical accounting papers on key judgements and issues which will be distributed to the Board Audit Committee., • Involved in assessing impact of GAAP changes to relevant reports of PLC., • Work closely alongside the Risk department to assess the Bank’s hedge effectiveness in line with IFRS 9, • Lead the Bank’s monthly Technical Working Group meetings, • Assess the adequacy of the Bank’s IFRS 9 credit impairment provisions UK Taxation Reporting • Preparing quarterly VAT return to HMRC under partial exemption methodology., • Responsible for quarterly corporation tax instalment payment., • Preparation and journalling of monthly corporation tax provision computation., • Assisting in checking and reviewing the annual corporation tax return to HMRC., • Preparing annual BBSI return and assisting in preparation of SAO certification., • Assistance with other tax-related matters. Regulatory reporting • Preparing the Bank of England (BoE) statistical returns Daily/regular Reports • Assisting in overall Finance’s daily and monthly controls, including suspense, FX and swaps. Process improvement • To assist in reviewing and enhancing the Finance control environment with a view to implementing best practice. Change • To support the Bank’s change program and initiatives, including assessing the downstream reporting implications of the implementation of new systems. Other work • Assisting in the preparation of relevant procedures for regular reports and processes., • Assisting in updating processes and files for changes in systems and, • Carrying out ad-hoc work as requested by the line manager and Financial Controller. Qualification & Experience • Qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA)., • Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, with practical experience., • Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas and data manipulation., • Banking industry experience is preferred Competencies & Skills: • Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including C-suite., • Self-motivated and capable of working independently under pressure and to tight deadlines; occasional weekend work may be required., • Exceptional attention to detail, with strong numeracy and literacy skills., • Excellent communication and presentation skills., • Strong organisational and time management abilities., • Deep technical accounting knowledge, particularly in IFRS 9., • Experience in UK taxation is preferred., • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), ideally including macros and complex formulas., • Programming or report automation skills are a significant advantage. Key Success Factors Ownership of IFRS and technical accounting, especially IFRS 9. Delivers accurate and timely financial and regulatory reports. Builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Manages UK tax compliance with precision and reliability. Supports change initiatives with adaptability and awareness of control.

We are seeking Lecturers to teach across a range of undergraduate levels as part of our BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance programme. Lecturer, Accounting & Finance – Global Banking School. We partner with leading UK universities to deliver vocational and academic programmes in finance, accounting, bu

Our client is a highly successful, independent property development and housebuilding group with an annual turnover approaching £100m. Operating across an aligned footprint spanning private housebuilding, contracting and long-term rental portfolios, the business is driven by entrepreneurial leadership and an opportunistic land-acquisition team. This is a pivotal, highly visible position within an agile team. You will balance commercial analysis and management accounting with a willing, hands-on approach to daily operational finance. Key Responsibilities Commercial Appraisals: Take full ownership of the quarterly updates for all Excel-based site profitability appraisals. Scenario Modelling: Provide ad hoc Excel profitability appraisals and scenario modelling to support an active land acquisition team looking to secure new sites. Business Planning: Create, maintain, and develop the consolidated corporate business plan generated from individual site metrics. Systems Migration: Play a key supporting role in migrating financial data from QuickBooks over to a newly adopted ERP system. Banking Support: Assist with the monitoring of banking covenants and provide administrative support for the financing/refinancing of various development sites. The Ideal Candidate A proven track record of management accounting experience within UK housebuilding, residential development, or contracting. Advanced Excel skills for financial modelling and site appraisal manipulation are non-negotiable. An adaptable, proactive mindset comfortable working in a fast-paced structure alongside entrepreneurial owners who pivot strategies to unlock alternative asset portfolios

Finance Officer Hertford, SG13 8EQ Permanent Salary: £38,009 - £44,804 inclusive of local weighting Working Hours: 37 Job Category: Finance Closing date: 10/07/2026 An exciting opportunity has become available to work within the Finance Team at East Herts Council. As a Finance Officer reporting to the Group Accountant (Revenue & Capital), you will contribute to the revenue and capital monthly budget monitoring process, modelling of fees and charges and setting the annual budget. You will also assist in maintaining the budget monitoring system. What will you be doing? • supporting the Assistant Director for Finance and Group Accountants in providing accurate and timely information for the monthly budget monitoring process, ensuring effective control and use of financial resources - supporting services and budget managers with accurate financial information - undertaking financial reconciliations - assisting with the production of the budget - assisting with the closure of accounts and production of the Annual Statement of Accounts - assisting with the administration of the Council’s Treasury Management Cash flow and Banking arrangements, ensuring the treasury management systems are kept up to date About you As an ideal candidate, you will have: • AAT qualification (part or fully qualified) - experience of working within a finance environment and a good understanding of accounting principles and processes, including reconciliations - the ability to work well under pressure and organise your time efficiently - an understanding of accounting principles (debits, credits, accruals, etc.) - confidence using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and ability to use other financial systems for data enquiries and input - enthusiastic and passionate about working in local government - excellent communication skills What can we offer you? • Opportunities for growth and cross-departmental working, learning new skills and service areas - 26-29 days' annual leave rising to 34 days with 5 years' local government service - Usage of our e-fleet during business hours for business-related visits - Employee well-being programme - Employee events group - Regular opportunities to socialise with other teams within the council - Flexible working arrangements, including flexitime - Up to 50% working from home for eligible posts - Free parking in our offices and select council-owned car parks during business hours - Access to wellbeing and occupational health schemes such as the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Local Government pension scheme - Discounts at council-owned leisure centres - Opportunity to network with colleagues across councils in Hertfordshire and the East of England - Professional environment where your career path really matters, and your development is supported by the organisation How to apply For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alison Street, Assistant Director for Finance, on (phone number removed). Closing date: 10th July 2026 at Midnight. Interviews will be held during the week commencing 27th July 2026. We, as a council, are ambitious. To find out more about our ambitions and what it’s like working at East Herts, hear from our employees on our careers site. In accordance with council policy, new appointments will normally be made at the first SCP point of the relevant grade. If, at the offer stage, a candidate can provide clear evidence that their skills and/or experience align with a higher point within the grade, appointment at the next SCP point may be considered. Any such decision must be reviewed and approved by the Director. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity and maintaining a firm commitment to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We believe that creating inclusive environments leads to stronger collaboration and better outcomes in our work. Find out more about our disability confident scheme on our website