About the job
Castle Trust Bank is a fintech challenger bank specializing in property mortgages, retail finance lending, and savings products. The team delivers tailored financial solutions to a broad customer base.
Role overview
This Senior Accountant position is a 6-month fixed term contract supporting the finance function during a pivotal period. The Senior Accountant serves as the main contact for statutory accounts, completion accounts, and audit processes, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of information to both internal teams and external auditors. The role upholds strong governance, effective reporting, and compliance in a UK-regulated banking environment.
Main responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver statutory accounts for the bank and group entities in line with IFRS and regulatory standards.
- Coordinate financial data to ensure statutory accounts, regulatory returns, and core financial records remain consistent.
- Support year-end closing activities, including review cycles and approval schedules, to meet sign-off deadlines.
- Oversee the preparation, review, and finalization of completion accounts.
- Ensure completion accounts comply with transaction agreements, accounting standards, and agreed methodologies.
- Collaborate with internal finance, risk, and treasury teams, as well as external advisors, to resolve queries and provide evidence-based results.
Coordination and oversight
- Serve as the main point of contact for finance information requests across the bank.
- Manage and prioritize requests from internal stakeholders, external auditors, regulators, and professional advisors.
- Track actions through to completion by assigning ownership, monitoring deadlines, and escalating issues as needed to meet statutory, audit, and regulatory requirements.
Work arrangement
This hybrid role is based in Basingstoke. Options include working 2 days in the Basingstoke office, 1 day in London, and 2 days from home each week, or 2 days in London, 1 day in Basingstoke, and 2 days from home.
