Accountant-Banking

Ref 23407

The Skills You'll Need: English fluent, Mandarin preferred, fully/partly accountant qualified. Solid financial reporting experience, Banking experience, preferably with relevant operating expense journal posting experience.

Your New Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus + Benefits. Depending on experience.

Location: Central London

Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day at home

Start ASAP

Report to: Deputy Head of Finance and Accounting

Who You'll Be Working for: An international bank

What You'll be Doing Each Day

• Prepare the annual operating expense budget for the Bank and departmental operating expense budgets
• Prepare monthly operating expense analysis report and departmental cost allocation report
• Review expenses and receipts to ensure they are accurately recorded, properly allocated at departmental level and supported by adequate documents
• Prepare journal entries, set up amortisation schedules
• Prepare the minutes of Finance Committee meetings.
• Maintain the fixed asset/software register and prepaid expense register, and reconcile them with GL on a monthly basis
• Identify and escalate invoices and payments discrepancies to Head and/or Deputy Head in order to ensure timely resolution
• Prepare operating expense and fixed assets reports as requested by the Parent Bank
• Prepare reports for Subsidiary/Branch required by parent bank and home country regulators
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns in compliance with HMRC requirements
• Participate in operating expense system enhancement
• Prepare information and reports in relates to audit requests from external and internal auditors
• Manage the company cards matters and bills and settlement.

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed

• Proficiency English language (writing and speaking), Mandarin preferred.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Finance or Accounting
• Banking experience, preferably with operating expense journal posting roles over 2 years
• Ability to analyse and compile data to support the budgeting process and monitor the performance (Excel skills required)
• Manages operational risk by building strong processes and quality control routines

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