Full-Time

Financial Control & Reporting Manager

Posted on 10/1/2025

Deadline 10/4/25
NatWest Group

NatWest Group

10,001+ employees

Diversified banking group delivering financial services

No salary listed

Edinburgh, UK

Hybrid

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Requirements
  • Wealth of knowledge and experience in financial reporting and control, preferably gained within financial services
  • Professional accounting qualification or significant relevant experience in place of this
  • Proven ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders and customers across business areas and geographical boundaries
  • Up to date knowledge of reporting standards and accounting policies and how they align to key processes and reporting
  • Ability to apply finance skills and knowledge to a range of financial issues including review and challenge of external document sections
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to senior management
  • Demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement activity
  • Astute eye for detail, with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work to tight timelines, navigate conflicting priorities and time pressure
Responsibilities
  • Accountable for the delivery and integrity of quarterly and annual external reporting documents
  • Planning and coordinating external reporting documents to key stakeholders during the reporting period
  • Ensuring the documents are fit for purpose for EDC, GAC and Board circulations
  • Acting as a key partner in contributing to best in class external reporting
  • Responsible for externally reported documents and disclosures that form part of the external results documents
  • Ensuring the disclosures are of a high standard and robust
  • Building good working relationships with stakeholders
  • Completing value-added reporting and analysis to meet customers’ needs
  • Proactively planning and communicating timelines and key milestones to stakeholders, disclosure preparers, and suppliers
  • Leading and supporting the preparation and review of ad hoc deliverables and projects
  • Working with the team and centres of excellence to standardise processes and outputs and undertake continuous improvement activity
Desired Qualifications
  • Strong relationship-building abilities with a variety of stakeholders
  • Up-to-date knowledge of reporting standards and accounting policies
  • Commitment to continuous improvement activity

NatWest Group is a financial services group that helps customers with everyday money needs and long-term planning, including buying a home, investing, growing a business, and pursuing a more sustainable future. Its products come from a range of banking and financial services across multiple businesses, delivered through digital and traditional channels. The company works by understanding what matters to customers—their priorities, goals, and challenges—and then offering services and expertise to help them navigate change and make progress. It differentiates itself by combining a broad set of financial offerings with an emphasis on an inclusive culture, flexible working, and a technology-driven approach to anticipate and respond quickly to customer needs. The goal is to be simpler, more integrated, and more capable of delivering impact for customers, so both customers and NatWest Group can succeed together.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1968

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • NatWest achieves record 19.2% return on tangible equity in 2025 results.
  • NatWest grows customer base by one million and returns £4.1 billion to shareholders.
  • NatWest hires Adeel Hyder from Starling to lead SME digital banking enhancements.

What critics are saying

  • Keefe Bruyette downgrades NatWest to Market Perform on April 20 with 650 GBp target.
  • Starling Bank erodes NatWest's SME market share through aggressive digital expansion.
  • UK PRA imposes stricter capital rules, forcing CET1 above 13% and cutting dividends.

What makes NatWest Group unique

  • NatWest acquires Evolent Partners, adding £69 billion in wealth management assets.
  • NatWest launches IP-backed loans like £1.35M to Shade Station at 50% lower rates.
  • NatWest partners with Sainsbury's on April 1 to offer financial products to customers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k) Company Match

Flexible Work Hours

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NatWest Group has appointed Adeel Hyder as Managing Director of Business Banking. Hyder joins from Starling Bank, bringing experience in digital banking and support for small and micro businesses. The appointment signals a renewed focus on NatWest's UK business banking franchise as competition intensifies from digital banks targeting SME customers. Hyder's background suggests NatWest aims to enhance its offering to smaller businesses, particularly in user experience and product design. The move comes as business banking remains a core activity for NatWest. Investors may monitor changes in the bank's business banking priorities, including product mix and technology spending allocation. At £5.76 per share, NatWest trades approximately 24% below its £7.18 analyst target.

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NatWest Group reports 12% income rise to $20.8B and record 19.2% return on tangible equity

NatWest Group reported strong 2025 results, with total income rising 12% to £16.4 billion and earnings per share jumping 27%. The bank achieved a record 19.2% return on tangible equity whilst adding one million new customers and returning £4.1 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. A key development was the acquisition of Evolent Partners, adding £69 billion in wealth management assets. NatWest lowered its CET1 capital target to approximately 13% and set 2028 goals of achieving a cost-to-income ratio below 45% and return on tangible equity exceeding 18%. For 2026, the bank expects total income up to £17.6 billion. Management reported no signs of consumer stress despite anticipating slight normalisation in loan impairments, whilst focusing on AI and digital initiatives to improve efficiency.

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Feb 24th, 2026
Shade Station secures $1.7M IP-backed loan from NatWest for smart eyewear platform expansion

Manchester-based online eyewear retailer Shade Station has secured a £1.35 million loan from NatWest using the bank's intellectual property-backed lending proposition. The funding will support international expansion, AI-driven e-commerce development, and launch of a smart eyewear platform. The company plans a phased rollout of its smart eyewear platform throughout 2026, starting in the UK and Ireland before expanding to Nordic and DACH markets. The platform will offer next-generation glasses featuring heads-up notifications, navigation, real-time translation and fitness insights. Shade Station has grown its annual turnover from £4 million to £22 million under current management. The IP-backed loan, which uses the company's proprietary software and trademarks as collateral, has reduced interest costs by nearly 50% compared to traditional lending.

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