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Gesban is a dedicated professional team who provides and develops effective financial processes, accounting and reporting with independent control, to the Santander UK Group & Banco Santander UK based entities.
In this interesting role, you’ll report into the Accounts Payable Supervisor and works with staff at every level across the Banco Santander Group. You’ll work closely with the Finance Operations team providing Finance Support within the Payments and Reconciliations team.
If you’ve experience in a similar role, this could be a great opportunity to develop your career.
The difference you’ll make:
Processing and paying invoices to 3rd party suppliers, including the posting to SAP/Equation
Creating payment runs and ensuring timely clearance from the bank account
Dealing with all e-mail enquiries in a timely manner to meet the Service Level Agreement and responding to queries from key stakeholders such as the client, and internal/external audit
Performing weekly and monthly reconciliations and producing monthly/ad-hoc payment reporting and preparing VAT returns
Building and maintaining business relationships with customers to ensure a premium service
Ensuring up to date process documentation is in place for all key processes under your remit so that that there is a full audit trail and robust control infrastructure
What you’ll bring:
These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:
Previous experience in Accounts Payable role within Banking
Proficiency with SAP or another accounts payable system
Good understanding of accounting processes
Ability to work to tight deadlines and to work well under pressure
It would also be nice for you to have:
Excellent problem solving and organisational skills
Positive, proactive, energetic and with a can-do attitude
What else you need to know:
This permanent role is based in Milton Keynes.
We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
If you apply for this role, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location. We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.
If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.
Inclusion
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we’ll reward you.
As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.
£500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 26 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
Free access to wellbeing apps and up to three weekly online classes via our partnership with Gympass.
We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.
Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.
As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.