Financial Accountant.co.uk Group Financial AccountantUnited Kingdom,City of London

Group Financial Accountant

Group Financial Accountant  
£55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Benefits
City of London

The Company:
They are a one of the largest investment banking groups in the world by assets, with a reputation for success and high quality of both business and employees. They were seemingly unaffected by the global credit crunch and have produced outstanding profits throughout the financial crisis.

The Role:
The Group Financial Accounting team sits within the wider Finance function, supporting the Banks UK and European based operations. The Group Financial Accounting team’s primary responsibility is the oversight of the statutory reporting and audit process for the Group’s UK subsidiaries.  The other key role of the team is to provide technical guidance on an ad-hoc basis and to ensure all solutions are compliant with UK GAAP/ IFRS at transaction, statutory legal entity and group levels. Other responsibilities include ongoing Balance Sheet and P&L analysis/management and working together with other Finance teams to ensure that reporting deliverables are achieved and any legal entity processes are consistent with internal Group policies.  
Your role will include:
- Preparation of the year end financial statements for a number of UK legal entities, ensuring that audit deadlines are met
- Understanding the impact of transactions on legal entities from an accounting and tax perspective
- Assisting other accountants within the wider Finance Division, as required, from both a technical and practical perspective 
- Liaising with external stakeholders of the Group, where required
- Monitoring and reporting of the financial position and performance of key entities
- Providing ad-hoc reporting to the board and senior management, as required
- Assisting in the identification and implementation of key efficiency improvements
- Completion of ad-hoc project work
- Mentoring more junior members of the team
The Person:
•	You must have a strong academic background with a minimum 2:1 degree.
•	You must be a qualified ACA with maximum of 24 months PQE with a top 6 background.
•	You must have strong accounting skills including technical knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP.
•	Previous financial services experience is preferred but not essential.
•	You must have a questioning mind who challenges the status quo.
•	You must be well organised and an eye for detail.

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that on this occasion we will not be pursuing your application, however we thank you for your interest. For more information or to view other open positions through Cameron Kennedy, please visit us at Cameronkennedy.com

Skills

Qualifications

ACA, 2:1, UPPER SECOND, , TOP 4 , TOP 6 , RECENTLY QUALIFIED

Region

City London

County

London

Location

United Kingdom,City of London

Job Type

Permanent

Salary Details

£55000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits

Reference

BN365366

Posted Date

17-06-2010

Start Date

ASAP

Agency Name

Cameron Kennedy