Senior Reconciliation Analyst

Senior Reconciliation Analyst
£29,500 to £33,000 (pro-rata) plus excellent benefits aligned to your home role (Work Level 6B) 
6-month secondment
Manchester city centre (hybrid working between home and two days per week in the office https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

We’re looking for a Senior Reconciliations Analyst to join the Reconciliations team within our wider Co-op Business Services (CBS) organisation on a 6-month secondment. CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective business services across our Co-op. You’ll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of ‘co-operating to build more value for member owners every day’.

In this role, you’ll be in charge of the daily operations of the team, ensuring everything runs smoothly. We’ll rely on you to make sure the work gets done on time and meets our high standards, while you juggle service agreements and targets. If you're seeking the next big step in your reconciliation career, this is your chance to get hands-on experience and exposure to the broader financial accounting team. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

Why this role matters

This role plays an important part in keeping our Co-op financially accurate and accountable. By making sure our reconciliations are produced properly, you’ll help us protect our finances, support confident decision-making, and maintain trust with our clients, customers, and third-party investors.

What you’ll do

• Manage team resource to make sure accurate and timely reconciliations are produced monthly 
• Work with the reconciliations team making sure the creditors’ balances are kept up to date and any aged items are action and resolved 
• Support the team as a referral point on reconciliation and journal queries 
• Make sure service level agreements and key performance indicators are managed and understood by the team 
• Assess and improve the controls within the processes to make sure that any risks are managed and negated 

What you’ll bring

We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:

• Experience with reconciliations 
• Good understanding of controls in reconciliation and experience building them into processes 
• Good relationship forming skills with both internal and external partners 
• The ability to continuously improve processes with the confidence to challenge when necessary  

Why Co-op?  

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• 28 days holiday (pro-rata) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions 
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands 
• Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice 
• 24/7 colleague support service 
• Training and support for your development and career progression 
• Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone, and our support centre is an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can thrive.  

If you have a disability, we’ll make reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process. We’re also proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme - if you’re disabled and you meet the minimum criteria for this job, we’ll guarantee you an interview.  

Learn more about our recruitment process at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process  

Explore our commitments to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.  

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