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International bank who has a location outside of London seek a Buy to Let (BTL) Underwriter on a 12 month FTC assignment To be considered for this role you must have the following essential experience: Experience gained working in the UK with full rights to work (Sponsorship not available) Proven buy to let underwriting experience assessing credit proposals for BTL cases working for a bank or lender Managing the assessment and processing of BTL cases, and presentation of proposals to Risk Committees Underwriting portfolio landlords, SPV applications, HMO, Expat, Holiday let and standard BTL mortgage applications and good working knowledge of mortgage loan processing

KennedyPearce are hiring a Finance Manager/ Assistant Financial Controller on a 12 month mat cover starting from the end of OCTOBER for an FMCG company. We are looking to talk with candidates who are available to start in October. This position will suit an ACA audit Qualified candidate (or equivalent) with 3 years post qualified experience. This role will require only one day in the office based in West London and the rest of the role will be remote. If you are a hands on, qualified accountant this role will be for you as there is a perfect blend of commercial and reporting. The duties of the Finance Manager: Contribute commercially to increasing profitability, working closely with sales and marketing. Work closely with the country manager and support them in analysing and optimizing the commercial spend (Trade Spend and marketing). Prepare and support the organization in creating financial forecasts and business plans. Support the sales director in pricing decisions. Prepare and post monthly Trade Spend working closely alongside the Sales team to ensure accuracy and efficiency Coordinate and process monthly payroll for the UK and Ireland entities with the payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely payments Review Daily bookkeeping for the group Review of monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing of accounts Responsibility for statutory reporting and working closely with the auditors VAT Return Review for both the UK and Ireland Intrastat and EC Sales List/VIES reporting review and submission Sugar Tax Reporting in Ireland review and submission Responsible for Annual statutory audit and financial statement preparation process under IFRS Accounts receivable and Accounts Payable overview and management Review of certain balance sheet reconciliations Assist with reporting and invoicing queries within all systems Assist the Senior Financial controller with ad hoc queries and projects including annual Budgeting The candidate: Ability to challenge the status quo and drive improvement through change Strong commercial awareness Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA) with 3+ years post qualification experience Strong numerical and analytical skills.

Senior Payments Manager Our client, a fintech platform who specialise in market leading Payments and deposits technology have a fantastic opportunity for Senior Payments Manager to join their busy Payment Operations team on their continued growth journey You will lead the payments Team in helping them scale existing payments volumes as well as define how payments will be processed as new products are launched over the next few months This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Payments Manager to partner with the Head of Payment Operations in delivering real strategic change to the payments team This role is based outside of London and you will be expected to travel to Cambridge a few times a week, with some time also spent in the London Office Role Responsibilities Ensuring the accurate and timely manner of processing payments to partner banks and end clients. Accurately processing internal transactions between virtual and transactional accounts. Manage the team day to day work ensuring any risks is escalated to Head of Cash and Head of Payments. Ensure teams' errors are kept to a minimum and SLA's are always adhered to. Mentor the payments team and encourage a team culture of knowledge sharing and cross training Drive operational change and improvements. Update procedures and implement new processes for new products Reviewing manual reconciliations daily to align platform and client account balances. Identifying and rectifying issues, with further root cause analysis to provide feedback on training, process changes, or technical development to prevent future errors. Checking team members' payment entries, interest and platform-generated entries for accuracy prior to processing. Monitoring and allocating teams' workload adapting where requirements rise. Compilation and allocation of interest, fees and other transactions to the insignis platform Reporting to line manager weekly MI, errors and issues, SLA Breaches Helping to identify process and technology changes to benefit processes, team and bank relationships. Mentoring and guiding team members in internal procedures and personal development. Essential Experience -5-10 years' experience working in a bank managing a payments team Processing of payments, Faster Payments, Chaps, Currency Payments. Knowledge of interest rates, calculations and process changes. Understanding of MS Excel and manual excel reconciliations Preferred Experience Good knowledge of the clearing and settlement cycles for UK domestic payment schemes Understanding of PSR/PSD2 rules Changes required for Financial Services firms to comply with APP rules and CoP

Are you a proactive SMF16/17 certified Compliance professional looking for your next 'Head of' level opportunity? Our client, an award-winning retail broker and FX organisation, are hiring a new 'Head of Compliance' on a permanent basis within their fantastic London office. Offering a base salary up to £140,000 - £150,000 alongside discretionary bonus, an inclusive culture, and wider benefits. Please note, due to the nature of business, this role is full time based in the office - 5 days per week. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who wants to… Lead on Compliance in the UK for the retail arm of the business, you will undertake compliance risk assessments, development compliance frameworks and implement policies. Be responsible for regulatory reporting, liaising with the regulator and review of financial promotions considering regulatory obligations, and support the business in guidance. MLRO, AML and financial crime duties including review, testing and monitoring controls, ensuring policies and procedures are fit for purpose and proactive towards compliance. Engage, collaborate and business partner with high-profile and Executive level stakeholders across the business, and work as part of a small collaborative team with line management responsibilities for 1 person. You will also, ideally have a good practical knowledge and have… At least 5 + years' of Compliance & Financial Crimes experience previously in an FX environment and financial services. Practical experience with compliance monitoring, testing, and performing thematic reviews. Alongside working on financial crime policies, aml reviews and MLRO duties. Ideally you will be SMCR certified already, or working towards this, and have practical experience of liaising with the regulator on Compliance / Financial Crime and Legal matters. Excellent relationship building, written and verbal communication skills with stakeholders at all levels including executive across the whole organisation. If this sounds like an interesting opportunity for you, or perhaps someone you could kindly recommend from your network, and you want to hear more. - Please apply today!