Junior Financial Controller (m/w/d)

Mobility Concept

SO BRINGST DU DEINE PS AUF DIE STRASSE * In dieser Rolle unterstützt du die Risikocontrolling-Funktion gemäß (ZAG)MaRisk AT 4.4.1, bspw. bei der Risikoinventur und bei der Erstellung des institutsweiten Gesamtrisikoprofils. * Du wirkst bei der Weiterentwicklung des unternehmensweiten internen Kontrollsystems nach § 25a KWG und MaRisk mit und unterstützt dabei, Kontrollen in den Fachbereichen wirksam zu verankern. * Die Mitarbeit in der laufenden Überwachung der Risikosituation, der Risikotragfähigkeit sowie der definierten Risikolimite gehört ebenfalls zu deinem Aufgabenbereich. * Gemeinsam mit dem Team arbeitest du daran, Risikosteuerungs- und Risikocontrollingprozesse weiterzuentwickeln und unterstützt bei der Pflege von Risikokennzahlen sowie Frühwarnsystemen. * Du unterstützt bei der Erstellung von regelmäßigen Risikoberichten für Geschäftsleitung und Gremien sowie bei anlassbezogenen Analysen. * Du beobachtest regulatorische Entwicklungen und hilfst dabei, Optimierungspotenziale im Risikocontrolling abzuleiten – im engen Austausch mit anderen Fachbereichen. DAS IST DEINE AUSSTATTUNG * Ein abgeschlossenes Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften (mit den Schwerpunkten Financial Services, Banking oder Risikomanagement), oder eine vergleichbare Qualifikation bildet die Basis für diese Position. * Du bringst erste praktische Erfahrungen im Risikocontrolling, in der internen Revision eines regulierten Unternehmens oder im Prüfungs- bzw. Beratungsumfeld (z. B. Financial Services / Big 4) mit – etwa durch Praktika oder erste Berufserfahrung. * Idealerweise hast du bereits Grundkenntnisse in (ZAG-)MaRisk gesammelt; erste Berührungspunkte mit DORA sind ein Plus, aber kein Muss. * Wünschenswerterweise konntest du bereits erste Einblicke in interne Kontrollsysteme nach § 25a KWG gewinnen (z. B. im Rahmen von Projekten oder Praktika). * Der routinierte Umgang mit Excel und PowerPoint ist für dich selbstverständlich; erste Erfahrungen mit Power BI sind ein zusätzliches Plus. * Du gehst strukturiert und analytisch vor und behältst auch bei komplexeren Themen den Überblick. * In der Zusammenarbeit mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen und Schnittstellen kommunizierst du klar, offen und lösungsorientiert. * Du bringst Lernbereitschaft, Eigeninitiative und Interesse daran mit, dich fachlich weiterzuentwickeln und Verantwortung zu übernehmen. HIER IST UNSER SERVICEPAKET AN DICH * Freue dich auf ein motiviertes und freundliches Team, in dem wir uns alle auf Augenhöhe begegnen. * Mithilfe unseres individuellen Onboardings findest du dich schnell in unseren Prozessen zurecht und fühlst dich von Beginn an gut abgeholt. * Mit einer vergünstigten Mitgliedschaft beim eGym Wellpass unterstützen wir deine Gesundheit und dein Wohlbefinden. * Über das JobRad-Leasing kannst du dir dein Wunschfahrrad oder E-Bike sichern – nachhaltig und kostengünstig. * Genieße unsere monatlichen Pluxee-Gutscheine und löse sie flexibel bei vielen Partnern ein – von Sport und Einzelhandel bis hin zu Restaurants in deiner Nähe. * Wenn du gern flexibel arbeitest, kannst du dank unserer Homeoffice-Option problemlos auch mal von zu Hause aus tätig werden. * Du profitierst von kurzen Entscheidungswegen, viel Flexibilität im Arbeitsalltag und kleinen Extras wie Obst, Wasser sowie Kaffeevarianten aller Art. INTERESSIERT? DANN VEREINBARE DEINE PROBEFAHRT! Wir freuen uns auf deine Bewerbung über unsere Karriereseite oder per Mail an deine Ansprechpartnerin Julia König (personal@mobility-concept.de).   Bei Fragen kannst du Julia gern unter der Nummer 0221/ 29 28 31 146 erreichen.

LHV Bank

LHV Bank Limited is a UK-licensed bank operating across three core business segments: Retail Banking, SME Lending, and Banking Services (BaaS). The bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of LHV Group, a listed financial services provider headquartered in Estonia. LHV Bank operates under a full UK banking licence granted in May 2023. The Bank supports over 200 fintech clients with embedded financial infrastructure, provides retail savings products via digital channels, and offers SME credit solutions across the UK. In line with its regulatory responsibilities and growth ambitions, LHV Bank is committed to maintaining a robust and proportionate financial crime control environment. Expanding our services, LHV Bank now provides personal banking solutions. Our offerings include current accounts with competitive interest rates, fixed-rate bonds for long-term savings, and debit cards.  Customers can conveniently access these services through the LHV App, enabling secure account opening and management. Role Overview The Senior Financial Accountant is a key member of the UK Finance team with a remit spanning finance operations, financial control and financial reporting. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting expertise, high levels of data and IT literacy, and a sharp focus on quality and control. They will be comfortable operating at pace within a highly regulated environment, with the capability and drive to continuously improve processes as the business scales. Key Responsibilities Financial Controllership & Reporting: * Act as the Financial Controller’s key partner across financial controllership, supporting finance operations, technical accounting, reporting and tax, and helping drive standards, discipline and continuous improvement. * Take responsibility for executing the majority of month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring outputs are accurate, complete and delivered on time in line with IFRS and regulatory requirements. * Ensure the integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts, with direct responsibility for balance sheet reconciliations, including bank and key control accounts. * Support the preparation of statutory financial statements and disclosures. * Execute and maintain financial reporting models required for a scaling bank (including IFRS 2, IFRS 9 and IFRS 16), adhering to model risk management requirements, with a strong willingness to deepen technical understanding over time. * Support the external audit process by coordinating and delivering high-quality documentation and analysis, ensuring audit requests are addressed accurately and efficiently. * Assist with internal audit activities, ensuring timely, well-evidenced responses to findings and recommendations. Finance Operations & Tax: * Execute a broad range of day-to-day finance operations activities, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and cash settlements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and strong control discipline. * Partner with external advisors on tax compliance and reporting, including corporation tax, VAT partial exemption, R&D tax credits and PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA). * Ensure all financial operations operate within the Bank’s governance, risk and control framework, maintaining strong oversight of financial data quality and reconciliations. Controls, Process Optimisation & Governance: * Design, implement and continuously enhance internal controls to strengthen financial governance and mitigate risk in a high-growth environment. * Proactively identify and deliver process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency, scalability and reporting accuracy. * Maintain and evolve financial policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with internal governance standards and regulatory expectations. * Collaborate closely with Treasury, Risk, Operations, Product and Technology teams to support cost control, asset capitalisation and other finance-related processes. * Act as a key business partner to Group Finance and UK stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency and high-quality financial information flows. Leadership & Culture: * Coach and support junior members of the finance team, reinforcing high standards of accuracy, ownership and professionalism. * Foster a culture of accountability, integrity and continuous improvement across all financial control processes. * Embrace and promote the effective use of modern tools, including AI solutions such as ChatGPT and Copilot, demonstrating strong prompt literacy and comfort leveraging technology to improve efficiency, insight and reporting quality.   Requirements: Education & Qualifications: * Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ICAS, CPA or CIMA), or in the final stages of qualification. * 2–5 years’ post-qualification experience (or equivalent practical experience) within banking, financial services or another regulated environment. Technical & Professional Skills: * Strong core accounting knowledge with practical experience applying IFRS in a financial reporting environment. * Hands-on experience delivering month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting in a controlled environment. * Exposure to statutory accounts preparation and supporting external audits. * Understanding of UK tax fundamentals (corporation tax, VAT), with experience working alongside external advisors. * Experience working with advanced accountings ledgers (Microsoft Dynamics / Business Central / Navision preferred). * Strong Excel capability and high data literacy, with the ability to interrogate large data sets and improve reporting accuracy and efficiency. * Comfortable leveraging modern tools, including AI solutions such as ChatGPT or similar platforms, with solid prompt-writing skills and a practical mindset toward automation and process optimisation. Exposure to SQL/Python and Atlassian tools would be advantageous. * Strong attention to detail and a clear commitment to quality and control. * Well organised, able to prioritise effectively and deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced, regulated environment. * Confident communicator, able to work effectively with Group Finance and cross-functional stakeholders. * Fluent in spoken and written English.   Some of our benefits (only applicable to UK based roles not Internship programmes)  * Competitive salary &lots of opportunities to learn, grow and progress professionally. * Open and inclusive culture.   * Hybrid working. * Fantastic offices and great working environment. * Vitality Health Plan (includes private health insurance, travel insurance, gym discounts)  * Health cash Plan (Medicash health plan Level 3) * 6% employer pension contribution. * Life assurance – 4 x salary. * Income protection insurance – 75%   * 28 days holiday plus 3 additional days, & further days for various key life events as well as the opportunity to sell up to 5 days per calendar year. * Swap public/bank holidays each year for alternative days that align with your personal, cultural, or religious observances.  * Enhanced family friendly and family forming policies. * Access to a wide range of retail discounts.  * Team Socials.

Alpha FMC

Senior Management Accountant at Alpha FMC • Division: Business Services • Team: Finance – Accounting Services • Location: Budapest About Alpha FMC Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, we have worked for over 20 years to bring together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives and insurance industries, Alpha is truly a trusted advisor for complex change programmes. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC. In 2024, in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects, Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are delighted that many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, many staying over a decade. We believe this is because Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others and thrive. As we look to the future, we’re excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues - individuals who are collaborative, innovative and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey. Why join Alpha Business Services? • Be part of something successful - We’re an established professional services firm with an ambitious growth trajectory. Your work directly supports and impacts our business success and makes a real contribution to the company's success story. • Unlock your potential - You’ll grow through meaningful work, real exposure to new challenges and continuous learning. Stretch your skills, take ownership of key responsibilities and access progression opportunities as our company grows. • Belong to a great international team - Our culture is collaborative, supportive, and social. You’ll work with people who value teamwork, celebrate success and genuinely enjoy working together. • Thrive with us - Benefit from flexible working, market-aligned pay and benefits and a supportive environment that helps you do your best work Overview of Business Services While consultants focus on delivery client value, our 'Business Services’ function ensures that the company runs efficiently and appropriately across a number of operational areas: People, Operations, IT, Legal and Finance. Together, these teams ensure the consultants are fully supported - working from a strong operational base that’s efficient, innovative and compliant. Business Services doesn’t just enable delivery; it empowers Alpha’s long-term success. Role & Requirements Alpha FMC are looking for a Cost Accountant to join the team to support the company’s rapid growth and following recent acquisitions. Key Responsibilities: • Working in the Financial Controller teams responsible for cost and controls including the production of monthly management accounts. • Ensure supplier invoices and expenses are appropriately approved, correctly posted and paid. Approve new supplier set up including independent bank account verification as required. • Prepare / approve monthly journals for accruals, depreciation, prepayments, operating expenses etc. Working with the Revenue Accountant to ensure Cost of Sales and Revenue recognition are aligned to KPIs. At all stages ensuring expenditure variances to budget / expectation are reviewed and explained and/or adjusted accordingly. • Prepare monthly balance sheet files for relevant nominal captions. Maintain fixed asset registers and ensure accurate capitalization of costs where applicable. Ensure balances are revalued, reconciliations are up to date, and reconciling items are investigated and actioned promptly. • Working with the Business Partnering team to provide commentary on variance analysis on the local CEO packs financial statements and KPIs. Perform ad hoc cost analysis as required. • Provide input into the Business Partnering led Budget and Reforecast process, including run rate analysis of overheads and working capital cash conversion. • Provide the Transactional Finance Team (AR&AP) with assistance on bank transactions postings and approve the monthly bank reconciliations. • Working with the help of the Transactional Finance Team as required, prepare and submit VAT/GST returns and other local compliance filings. • Support the local entity and the group’s annual statutory filings, audit(s) and tax return process by providing responses to information requests and follow on queries. • Highlight errors or issues to the Financial Controller and resolve discrepancies • Build strong relationships and rapport with stakeholders internally • Manage, train and support to junior members of the team We want to hear from people with: • Finalist / Qualified Accountant with management accountant experience • BSc/MSc in Economics or Finance or equivalent professional experience • Strong Excel skills, strong IT systems skills • Focus on team achievement, not just individual goals • First-class interpersonal skills, with ability to influence and lead • Proactivity • Ability to cope with demanding and fast-paced environment • Excellent organisation skills and rigorous attention to detail • Business / financial services experience helpful Location and working pattern: • Alpha is proud to offer a hybrid working arrangement wherein staff are able to combine office and home working. This would typically mean 2-3 days in the Budapest Alpha office; however the exact arrangements will be confirmed based upon the role and responsibilities. Occasional travel might be required, more likely at senior levels. Benefits & Compensation • Competitive salary and benefits Our Commitment to Inclusion At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to our success. Our priorities show a focus on fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace where individuals are treated fairly regardless of gender or background. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible and inclusive for everyone. Data Privacy Policy: Full details around what data we hold, why we hold it and for how long are available in our recruitment privacy statement (https://alphafmc.com/privacy-policy/).