Financial Control & Reporting Accountant - Assistant Vice President - (Maze ID 141) | London, U[...]

To contribute to the overall success of the Financial Reporting team with a primary focus of delivering the quarterly Head Office reporting and bi-annual statutory reporting. The reporting is consolidated by a number of the Group entities which span IFRS, USGAAP & JGAAP.

Finance is responsible for the effective financial management and stewardship of the detailed accounting records, general ledger reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and tax affairs of the company. The Financial Reporting team are responsible for the annual and interim published financial statements, interaction and management of the external audit process, monthly balance sheet control and reporting and quarterly reporting to head office in Tokyo.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To contribute to the overall success of the Financial Reporting team with a primary focus of delivering the quarterly Head Office reporting and bi-annual statutory reporting. The reporting is consolidated by a number of the Group entities which span IFRS, USGAAP & JGAAP.

You will have full accountability for and be the subject matter expert in the team for a number of traded products and own all associated financial reporting across a number of Group companies. You will develop your understanding of trading strategies to challenge booking models and consider the technical accounting of transaction structures. You will proactively contribute to the monthly GL close, through review of key controls and underlying trade data supporting an end-to-end understanding of systems and process flow and comprehensive ownership of underlying trade data.

You will complement timely and accurate financial reporting with value-add analysis through detailed analytical procedures to understand business performance and drivers, highlighting areas for business optimisation through compression, capital planning and leverage exposure management. You will leverage Business Intelligence and your knowledge of systems architecture to develop and automate processes to enhance control, increase efficiencies and enable greater focus on value-add analysis.

Extensive communication is required across the firm including direct interaction with trading desks, risk teams, product control and other Finance teams with regular communication with Tokyo colleagues. You will engage with external auditors to support the process throughout the cycle, including interim procedures, controls review and year-end substantive testing. The team is expected to maintain recent detailed process notes for all material areas of responsibility and support other team members through cross-training and knowledge sharing to promote a culture of continual professional development across the team.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Big 4 trained preferred and ACA/ACCA qualified
• Financial instruments experience (preferred)
• A keen interest in Financial Reporting, with experience of preparing financial statement disclosures
• Solid knowledge of IFRS required
• Experience of working in a multi-GAAP Group function (preferred)
• Familiarity with working with very large volumes of complex data
• Experience of using Business Intelligent tools in developing automated reporting solutions

Hybrid working policy with 3 days per week in the office.