Job Description

Your New Job Title: Mandarin Chinese speaking Financial Product Accountant - Financial Institution

Your New Salary: Highly competitive depending on experience + benefits + bonus

Location: Central London

Status: This is a permanent position but you will start as temporary for the first 6 months due to HQ policy. You would be able to transfer to permanent employee depending on satisfactory performance

What you'll be doing each day:

The job duties associated with this role include but will not be limited to:

• Adequate understanding in accounting treatment for different financial products and basic knowledge of cash equities, derivatives (such as TRS, Options, Futures, IRS and Structured products) and corporate finance;
• Involved in daily PnL for equities and financial products
• Prepare daily journals for the equities and financial products
• Support business on a daily basis, ensure completeness of all transactions, prepare journal entries, generate accounting posting and prepare periodical financial reporting;
• Be able to handle queries from senior management and auditors related to financial reporting issues and accounting treatment of products;
• Perform month end posting and reconciliations as well as other periodical ad hoc reporting to front desk/senior management;

The skills you need to succeed:

• Excellent command of both English and Mandarin;
• Solid practical accounting experience gained in accounting / product control / audit field;
• Has understanding of the accounting standards for financial instruments;
• Knowledge on equities products; knowledge and practical experience in dealing with structured products/fixed income products/derivatives is highly preferred;
• Previous working experience in a FCA (formerly FSA) regulated firm preferred;
• Initiative with good interpersonal skills, be able to work independently and at the same time in a teamwork environment;
• An organised individual with good communications skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting deadlines
• Good numerical, analytical and Excel skills;

Qualifications

• University graduate in Accounting and/or Finance
• Qualified Accountant
• MS Office Skills: Use of Excel, Word, Power Point.
• Student or Member of CPA or CFA is preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent command of both English and Mandarin; • Solid practical accounting experience gained in accounting / product control / audit field; • Has understanding of the accounting standards for financial instruments; • Knowledge on equities products; knowledge and practical experience in dealing with structured products/fixed income products/derivatives is highly preferred; • Previous working experience in a FCA (formerly FSA) regulated firm preferred; • Initiative with good interpersonal skills, be able to work independently and at the same time in a teamwork environment; • An organised individual with good communications skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting deadlines • Good numerical, analytical and Excel skills;