Analyst - Finance Controllership - CA Freshers

At OakNorth, we’re on a mission to empower the UK’s most ambitious businesses. Since 2015, we’ve lent over $18 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while fuelling the UK economy.

The incumbent will work with the Group Finance Controllership team responsible for the General ledger including accounting and reporting. This position will participate in financial accounting, month end closing and periodic reporting activities of different group entities and support the business and other teams in India and UK.

This includes working on OakNorth UK, US, India, Jersey, and Mauritius entities.

Job Responsibilites:

• Day to day accounting, month end closing and periodic reporting in accordance with IFRS/ Indian GAAP.
• Timely and accurate preparation of various Balance Sheet and P&L items including prepayment, accruals, depreciation run and other month end entries.
• Preparation of various reconciliations - Bank, vendor, and General ledger.
• Managing intercompany transactions and booking of related entries in system.
• Fixed Assets and Intangible accounting and related schedules and physical verification.
• Preparing test scenarios and performing testing for system automation projects.
• Preparation of various internal notes/memos for approvals and for audit evidence.
• Liaising with other teams within organisation for day-to-day working including FP&A, Operations, Legal, Credit/ Portfolio monitoring, Treasury, business etc.
• Participation in the conduct of Statutory & Internal audits for the relevant entities in relation to preparation of schedules, response to auditors’ queries.
• Drafting of Standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvement opportunities, streamline operations, and enhance the overall control environment
• Help in other day to day work/Adhoc Projects as may be required.

Required Experience:

• Qualified CA required. Articleship from reputed firms is mandatory.
• 0-1 years of prior experience in Analytical and accounting skills for Top Companies.
• Background in banking sector preferred but not restricted.
• Strong in Microsoft excel and in other MS-Office applications -with focus on automation of reporting.
• Strong communication (verbal and writing) and interpersonal skills as this profile interacts with various levels and various countries.
• Personal drive (proactive), flexible, creative (thinks out of the box), result driven, responsible, curious, team player and fast learner.
• Hands on attitude, willing/capable to understand the big picture.
• Operated at scale in a fast-paced organization, have a mindset of continuous improvement, process efficiencies and automation.
• Have ability to prioritize and manage workflows and multi-task.
• Be self-driven and motivated.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.