Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager (Transactional)

Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About Us

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.

The Role

This role will involve leading Transactional Finance teams, specifically the processing of payments in and payments out of the business. You will be working to automate and streamline within and across the teams, to ensure processes and procedures are efficient and well controlled. It is essential that you demonstrate role model leadership and management skills and work cross-functionally in Finance. The role reports directly to the Director of Finance and will engage with Directors and Senior Management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the accurate completion of all customer payment processing across various systems and business lines
• Effective management of suspense items and ensuring follow up for any corrective actions on variances unknown items or transactions within the area
• Ensuring all customer payments in/out are fully reconciled daily and any discrepancies are investigated and clearedManagement of credit balances in line with the local credit balance policy, ensuring compliance with Group and quarterly KPI reporting
• Sound understanding of debit/credit card payments and associated transactions such as chargebacks and rejections
• Responsible for all assigned balance sheet reconciliations (including sensitive accounts) ensuring that they are performed as per the local and BNPP Personal Finance policy requirements

Skills & Attributes:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or qualified by experience
• Line Management experience, ideally Finance Manager level
• Adept at building relationships with 3rd party supplier - Payments Processing, Banking Providers, P2P etc
• High level of accuracy
• Can work on own initiative

Could this be you?

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for people who live by our values, who are positive, brave, and own it. Don’t let confidence hold you back. You don’t need to meet every requirement - if you have around 75% of the skills and the right attitude, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you

As a Top Employer UK, we offer a supportive, inclusive environment and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your lifestyle. Highlights include:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive package, contributory pension, and health cash plan
• Opportunity to buy/sell holiday giving you even more control over your work-life balance
• Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and lifestyle discounts
• A culture that values collaboration, development, and wellbeing

Equal Opportunities

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.