Management Reporting, Assistant Vice President in London

Who are we? We are not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them. We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world.

What is the opportunity? The Finance Department provides support to the business and fulfils internal and external financial reporting functions. It is responsible for providing monthly and quarterly reports on business performance to management and all areas of the organisation, including head office in Tokyo. It performs a vital role in the annual business planning process, coordinates the external audit, produces published accounts, and is responsible for tax policy and compliance.

What will you be doing?

• Support line Management in day to day activities for both MHI and MHBK, London Branch
• Management of outsourced overseas resources to ensure good team balance and cross coverage.
• Ensure design and maintenance of various Finance systems so they are fit for purpose, be proactive and work with IT functions for any required enhancements and ensure data integrity is maintained at all times.
• Assist in the production and review of monthly reporting, including the Executive Committee report and Department Reports.
• Assist in the monthly expense and income forecasting and business plan process.
• Co-prepare monthly reporting of results to Tokyo Head office, including but not limited to the weekly Forecast, Actual and Budget.
• Business partner through regular performance meetings with Front and Back offices in terms of understanding their expense results and identifying opportunities for savings.
• Analyse expense and income trends and provide comments on comparison against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Have a thorough understanding of a multi-departmental entity and cost allocation model.
• Any ad hoc requests.

What do you need to succeed?

• Good team player, proactive attitude with ability to work on own initiative.
• Good eye for detail with ability to present findings to others clearly.
• Good communication skills with ability to effectively present technical data to non-technical managers across the business.
• Strong data manipulation, analysis and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of accounting concepts.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

What Mizuho can offer you

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business. In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus.
• Non-contributory pension.
• 27 days’ annual leave.
• Core working hours.
• Hybrid working - office and home based.
• Virtual GP.
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders.

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs. At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities.

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.