VP of Technical Accounting

Profile Criteria:

1. Fully-qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with banking or financial services sector experience
2. Experience from a Big 4 or top 10 chartered accountancy practice would be desirable (but not essential)
3. Strong grasp of IFRS with knowledge of various accounting standards (i.e., different types of GAAP and IFRS standards)
4. Experienced and confident enough to write technical accounting papers with little supervision
5. Exposure to banking products and financial instruments with the ability to understand the accounting impact
6. Good communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate highly technical accounting information to a wide audience

Summary / Remit of Position:

• Take the lead in (IFRS) technical accounting support and application, including revisions and developments with accounting standards
• Support on significant transactions for the EMEA region, including detailed technical accounting analysis and producing relevant documentation to a high standard
• Own New Product review process and co-ordination for the region
• Financial control, reporting and oversight of the SLA cost sharing model across the Bank’s EMEA region

Tasks / Responsibilities:

• Support Head of Financial Control in responding to ad-hoc technical accounting queries relating to application of IFRS policy and impact on significant transactions
• High quality oversight and support to the end-to-end financial accounting processes associated with SLA execution and controls
• Enhance new product review frameworks and control discipline around testing methodologies
• Balance Sheet and financial statement review, account ownership and substantiation
• Liaising with External Auditors to assist with their understanding of the Bank’s financial statements
• Proactive generation of insightful MI and ad hoc reporting under tight deadlines to a high quality
• Drive process efficiency within the team, identify opportunities for automation and system enhancements and drive delivery
• Act as a business partner through internal networks and key contacts with front office and functional areas
• Engage with management of wider team, including recruitment, onboarding, workflow management and training
• Impactful presentation and communication of complex issues
• Strong technical accounting and financial control knowledge and ability
• Good understanding of application of tax implications of intra-group operations
• Ability to pro-actively work through problems and engage others as required
• Microsoft Excel to a high level, Microsoft Word to a high level, Microsoft Access familiarity
• Adaptable to self-learn systems and challenge existing processes for continuous improvement
• Able to work with and build effective relationships with a range of business functions