Job Description

You will be responsible for a number of different legal entities. This will involve complete ownership of the entity from journal posting through to the preparation of the annual financial statements.

• Preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts, and quarterly reporting.
• Preparation, review and analysis of reporting to the Federal Reserve Board
• Preparation of board reports
• Preparation and explanation of monthly P&L estimates to the trading Desk and coordination with Product Control
• Coordination with the tax teams on local and foreign tax issues, VAT returns and submission of annual tax returns
• Understanding the business and keeping up-to-speed with business developments and being able to communicate this effectively to team members
• Proactively seeking to identify improvements to manual processes and management reporting information leading to higher value added work
• Involvement in a broad range of department–wide projects and initiatives as well as cross-departmental initiatives

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant – ACA (Newly qualified to 2 years PQE experience)
• Accounting knowledge gained from either a previous audit or accounting role
• Preparation of audited financial statements under UK GAAP or IFRS an advantage
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills given third party reporting vendor interactions
• Willing to work in a highly-driven team environment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Highly-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills
• Proficient PC Skills (Word, Excel)