Overview

A Global Asset Securities business are in the market for a Financial Reporting Contractor to fulfill a short term interim role whilst they consider the type of permanent head they need.

This role is expected to be for 3-6 months and will be office based for 3 days a week, with 2 days from home. £450 - £500 p/day inside IR35

You will need to be available on 2 weeks notice or less

Duties

• Collaborate with a Financial Controller to manage month-end close, reconciliations and financial reporting activities
• Financial Control – ensure timely and accurate closure of month end across revenues and expenses, p&l and Balance sheet. Ensure strong coordination of deliverables with subsidiary and branches
• Financial Reporting – reporting of monthly results, balance sheet and substantiation of all accounts
• Annual Statutory accounts work closely to ensure strong relationship with auditors
• Responsible for all tax deliverables – review and oversee all tax deliverables, ensuring timely review with senior heads in Finance team and coordination across the firm
• Technical accounting – strong understanding of FRS 102, accounting standards to help advise the organisation through day to day activities, new product approval process and through strategic transactions
• Involvement in the annual Budgeting cycle, in particular around technical accounting of key items
• Continuous improvement of processes to streamline and drive efficiencies
• Maintain effective and strong controls in the Oracle GL system, in particular around closing monthly ledgers
• Provide key drafting inputs into regular Exco and Audit committee meeting papers

Person Spec:

• Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA with 2 years min experience in a similar role within a sizeable Financial Services firm (Ideally in an equities / fixed income environment)

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

• Financial Services, Securities and Commodity Exchanges, and Investment Banking

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom