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Accountant

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
Home Location
Salary
£42000 - £48000 per annum
Closing date
Aug 2, 2021

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Job Role
Assistant Accountant
Sector
Banking
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

To support the Head of Financial Reporting & Operations and Head of Financial Control and provide backup on Financial Reporting including statutory accounts, audit and taxation; Suspense and Nostro accounts' reconciliation; Group reporting and Projects. This role will suit a part-qualified/finalist level candidate.

Client Details

Specialist International Bank focused on facilitating trade between Africa and Europe from Offices in London, Paris and Lagos. They provide world class international banking and trade services.

Description

Primary Responsibilities of Role:

1. Assist in the production of statutory accounts in compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS

2. Assist in co-ordination of interim and annual audits

3. Contribute to completion of Corporation Tax, CT61, VAT, FATCA and SECT17

4. Daily / weekly investigation and reporting of Profit & Loss and Statement of Financial Position

5. Managing the booking of OPEX/CAPEX and respective schedules

6. Reconciliations of Balance Sheet, suspense and internal accounts

7. Support Accounts Payable process on a regular basis and to act as cover when required

8. Support the Team in preparation and annual review of general accounting policies and procedures

9. Reviewing system generated financial reports for correctness - e.g. GL, P&L, Customer Balance report, Limit utilization reports, Loans report, Revaluation report, etc.

10. From time to time to be involved in systems testing and any Project implementations

11. Assist in completing monthly Group reporting template

12. Preparation of monthly ALCO reports

13. ATM cards reconciliations

14. To act as cover when required for Nostro and custody account reconciliation

15. Verifying invoice payments, journals passed by the team

16. Any other ad-hoc project which may be involved to reduce any manual intervention and in theprocess of implementing new Accounting standards.

Profile

  • Strong Bachelor's degree
  • Part qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA), preferably coming towards the end of their qualification. (Not CIMA)
  • 1-2 years UK banking experience
  • Technical skills to include statutory financial accounts, reconciliation and experience of IFRS9
  • Nostro account payable & Swift
  • Audit experience
  • Job Offer

    Looking to pay £42,000-£48,000 with study support and an extensive benefits package. The bank are currently working from home with the option to go into the office if preferred.

    Company

    When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

    We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

     

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