Overview
Recruitment & Client Partner | Connecting UK & EU Businesses with Top Talent | Recruitment Problem Solver | Team Mentor | Revenue Driver
Location: London, UK (3 days onsite per week)
Project Duration: 6 months
Job Description
- Perform day-to-day financial accounting activities with required efficiency and accuracy across all core disciplines; journal processing/review, balance sheet reconciliation preparation/review, fixed assets accounting, employee payroll and benefits accounting, lease accounting, EIR calculations, general accounting and broad application of principles outlined within IFRS standards
- Ability to produce primary statements and accompanying notes to the Financial Statements
- Follow the documented procedures, gaining in depth understanding of Client processes, active team player with good communication and documentation skills
- Ability to deviate from a standardised process in order to deliver insightful and meaningful output to the Client, whether that be from a quantitative or qualitative perspective
- Working with other suppliers of information, such as Accounts Payable, to safeguard the quality of financial information being fed into the general ledger is accurate and appropriate
- Strong/broad working understanding and experience of hedge accounting under IFRS 9 (IAS 39 EU carve out). Understanding of key concepts/rules regarding designation of hedge relationships. Ability to produce monthly accounting journals for all types of hedge relationship, including accompanying analysis/commentary
- Ability to operate and fully understand Excel based VBA models, which use interpolation to derive forward interest rates, discounted cash flows and regression analysis
- Strong understanding of core treasury products/instruments and the associated accounting rules/principles
- Ability to work seamlessly with FP&A and Technical Accounting to ensure both statutory and management accounts are accurately produced
Skills Required
- Good knowledge of record to report processes and previous worked for UK banking clients
- Fluency in English language. Good business awareness, teamwork, adaptability, time management
- Degree or equivalent level qualification
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint skills, for analysing data and preparing reporting packs
- Skills in managing, coaching and developing fellow colleagues
- Ability to own finance processes and prioritise work to meet deadlines
- Numeracy, attention to detail and a logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, develop recommendations and drive solutions proactively/autonomously
- Ability to identify inefficiencies in processes and solutionise the ideal end state
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
- Information Technology
- Industries
- Banking
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