Associate Director/AVP - Financial Accounting - Investment Bank

Associate Director (AVP)-Financial Accounting

Opportunity is with one of the leading Investment Bank

Below JD is common for across level for FA role (not specific for AD role)

EMEA Shifts

Your role - 

- Perform financial accounting, controlling and reporting tasks with regards to assigned areas within the variable compensation, post-employment benefits (e.g. pensions), grantor entity controlling and other compensation matter (e.g. accounting for severance and restructuring programs) streams

- Build up subject matter expertise in the area of responsibility

- Prepare complex calculations, reconciliations and accounting journal entries across P&L and balance sheet

- Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc management reporting to senior stakeholders as well as external reporting

- Perform analytical reviews of P&L and balance sheet movements by understanding the underlying business drivers, compensation plans and accounting treatments

- Perform timely and accurate reconciliations of P&L and balance sheet general ledger accounts against source systems

- Execute appropriate controls throughout all financial accounting and reporting processes

- Respond to queries from entity controllers around the globe, independently resolve issues raised and build up strong relationships with your key business partners

- Ensure risks and issues in processes are identified, reported, escalated and mitigated

- Suggest process improvements to ensure process efficiency and effectiveness . ensure processes are consistently executed conform global procedures and policies

- Prepare process descriptions and keep these up-to-date.ensure that services are provided in a timely manner at the highest quality standards

Your experience and skills : 

- Bachelor or Master degree in Finance / Economics with strong understanding of accounting principles,

- Relevant experience within financial accounting, controlling or reporting

- Experience in preparing, calculating and posting complex journal entries

- Experience in data analysis, financial reporting and reconciliations of financial data

- Very good knowledge of MS Excel (working knowledge of pivot tables and vlookups is a must)

- Experience in an international company or financial industry, preferably in the wealth management industry

- Experience with large accounting systems (e.g. SAP)

- Knowledge of VBA

You are : 

- Very good team player who actively contributes

- Excellent in written and spoken English

- Quick in grasping conceptually complex accounting frameworks conceptually complex accounting frameworks (e.g. IAS19 Employee Benefits and IFRS2 Share-based Payment)

- Able to independently work in a fast-paced environment combined with strong attention to detail

- Good at analytical and numerical skills

- Able to work under pressure to strict deadlines and adhere to the quality standard