Job Description

A top tier American Investment Bank is looking for a bright, driven professional to join their Legal Entity Controllers team, who is keen to use and develop their technical accounting skills to provide high quality reporting and analysis of their entities' assets and profitability in a challenging and varied environment.
• Preparation, analysis and presentation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to senior management, directors and other key stakeholders (predominantly under UK GAAP/US GAAP)
• Preparation and analysis of financial statements, including resolving complex technical accounting issues and disclosure requirements, and liaising with external auditors
• Take full ownership and become the subject matter expert (or Financial Controller equivalent) for entire legal entities, or significant processes for large entities, across many of the firm's different business lines
• Understanding the business and strategy of your entities, keeping up-to-date with business and market developments and communicating this effectively to key stakeholders
• Understand the impact of regulatory developments and proactively work to identify solutions Involvement in a broad range of cross-divisional projects and initiatives

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Recently qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) Able to demonstrate technical accounting knowledge in your current area of expertise Experience in preparation of audited financial statements under UK GAAP or IFRS an advantage