Finance Analyst

💼 Finance Analyst

📍 Birmingham/Hybrid | 💼 Fixed Term – 6 Months     

At Unity Trust Bank, we’re bold in our ambitions, straightforward in our approach, and inclusive in our thinking. Guided by integrity and collaboration, we believe banking should serve the common good — starting with a deep understanding of our customers and what matters most to them. Our values, along with our commitment to Consumer Duty, shape how we work and ensure our security practices protect both our organisation and our customers.

We’re looking for a motivated and detail‑driven Finance Analyst to join our Financial Control team. This is an excellent opportunity for a part‑qualified accountant who wants to deepen their technical accounting knowledge and gain hands‑on experience within a regulated banking environment.

You’ll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting the month‑end close, maintaining strong financial controls, and providing analysis that helps drive informed decision‑making across the Bank. You’ll also support accounts payable activities and work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business.

🔑 What You’ll Be Doing

• Maintain daily position‑keeping of cash balances
• Support the Treasury team with the purchase and settlement of financial instruments
• Process invoices, expenses and payment requests, ensuring timely and accurate supplier payments
• Prepare and distribute monthly cost reports from the Concur expenses system
• Maintain accurate financial data within the Sun general ledger
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items
• Take a key role in the month‑end close, including preparing and posting journals
• Assist in the production of monthly management accounts
• Undertake ad‑hoc research and small projects, providing financial insight and analysis

🌟 What you’ll bring

Knowledge

• Understanding of core accounting principles and IFRS
• Awareness of month‑end close processes and financial reporting cycles
• Knowledge of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
• Familiarity with budgeting and forecasting
• Understanding of general ledger structures, journals and chart of accounts

Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving ability
• Clear and confident communication skills, including presenting financial insights
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast‑paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with finance systems
• Experience with AP/expenses software (e.g., SAP Concur) is desirable

Experience

• Hands‑on operational accounting experience, including transactional finance
• Practical experience preparing reconciliations and resolving differences
• Exposure to the financial reporting cycle (monthly, quarterly, annual)
• Studying towards ACA/ACCA (part‑qualified)
• Accounts payable experience is advantageous

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy problem‑solving, and have a strong eye for detail, this role offers the perfect platform to grow.

The full job description is available on request.

We are proud to have an inclusive recruitment process, which we pride ourselves on flexing to be accessible to all. We believe that inclusive and accessible recruitment opens our doors to a broader, more diverse talent pool—bringing in candidates with varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We strive for this diversity to strengthen our decision-making, fuel creativity, and to drive innovation across the bank.

If you are interested in joining the bank, we are committed to creating a process that meets your individual needs. We want to help you in whatever way you need to put your best, true self forward in our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment@unity.co.uk to discuss how we can collaborate with you on this.

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