Senior RTR Banking Analyst

 Qualifications

·       Relevant level of work experience in accounting or Treasury/Banking role

Preferred Qualifications

 ·      Intermediate/final stages of recognised accounting body Accounting Certificate/ Qualification

·       Some supervisory experience

Essential Functions

Organising Activities

· Following direction and guidance from management, carry out and co-ordinate all required Banking related tasks. Completing in a timely and efficient manner whilst working toward the successful achievement of goals and KPIs.

· Identify and implement process improvements where necessary, after discussion and agreement with management.

· Demonstrate a strong understanding of the end to end processes in all areas of UK Banking responsibility, supporting the confident delivery of solutions and responses to questions and queries

Controlling & Co-ordinating Activities

· Working with the team, co-ordinate all day to day activities ensuring the successful and timely delivery of all Hotel Accounting activities

· Provide input to the delivery of the relevant metrics to support the team activities and drive improvement across the business;

· Support the Manager in the production of relevant and timely Management Information

· Provide guidance and support to the business on operating best practice

· Support the Manager in evaluating the effectiveness of current processes and implementing actions to streamline the processes and maximise efficiency

· Ensure all monthly closing and reporting activities are carried out as per guidelines and deadlines

· Deliver the balance sheet reconciliation processes, ensuring unreconciled items are cleared immediately and any ageing is appropriately explained.

Administrative Activities

· Perform the UK Banking processes, ensuring consistency and controls are adhered to

· Perform daily reconciliation of all bank accounts within the team's remit, in accordance with the defined and agreed processes

· Investigate and resolve any reconciling items within the prescribed timeframes

· Review and suggest amendments to auto-match rules

· Carry out analytical reviews and complete trend analysis in order to identify any areas of weakness, or improvement, and work with all stakeholders to ensure such insistencies are mitigated

· Serve as UK Banking liaison for Hotels and other Corporate functions in relation to the UK Banking process, for example in hotel transitions

· Work with third party to ensure all Balance Sheet reconciliations are completed to the required standard. Act as liaison to ensure any recurring issues are managed

· Administer compliance duties and the set-up and maintenance of internal controls and SOX compliance, ensuring adherence is always achieved

· Compile regular benchmarking exercise to compare hotels in order to identify any on property issues or additional training required

· Ensure all documentation is maintained and updated on a regular basis

· Support internal and external audits for hotels and internal corporate departments by coordinating documentation collection, review of items collected (including from the outsourcing provider) and answering auditor requests.

· Complete hotel transitions checklist

· Report results to others to explain and decipher findings

· Take on board any work within the parameters of Treasury Accounting policy and procedures updates communicated

· Complete tasks in compliance with required SOX controls, with peer reviews in place to test controls within the team. Highlight to Manager any potential issues in advance with recommendations for changes to controls where required

· Research and respond to information requests from internal departments and management

Organising Activities

· Following direction and guidance from management, carry out and co-ordinate all required Banking related tasks. Completing in a timely and efficient manner whilst working toward the successful achievement of goals and KPIs.

· Identify and implement process improvements where necessary, after discussion and agreement with management.

· Demonstrate a strong understanding of the end to end processes in all areas of UK Banking responsibility, supporting the confident delivery of solutions and responses to questions and queries

· Assist Management in assigning workloads to the wider team. Perform training to new team members, or refresher training to existing team members, as and when required

Qualifications

· Relevant level of work experience in accounting or Treasury/Banking role

Preferred Qualifications

· Intermediate/final stages of recognised accounting body Accounting Certificate/ Qualification

· Some supervisory experience