Purpose of the role:
To support the client facing teams with their day to day accounting queries/updates and be the subject matter expert on relevant laws and regulations. In addition, provide help to their Regulatory Reporting Team with delivering regulatory reporting services to clients.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the first point of contact for technical queries raised by the Accounting teams
- Review the quarterly/annual financial statements prepared by the Accounting teams to ensure the accuracy, consistency and completeness of the amounts and disclosures
- Review quarterly/annual financial statements as a part of cold review process to ensure the adherence of standard procedures and processes in financial reporting
- Be vigilant on accounting updates (standards, guidelines etc.), analyse the impact on current client structures and communicate with the Accounting teams
- Attend client meetings and represent teams for any client specific technical accounting queries
- Under the direction of the Regulatory Reporting Manager, perform periodic FATCA/CRS, AIFMD, Economic Substance and other regulatory reporting for clients
Skills required:
- Post qualification experience supported by a relevant professional qualification (ACCA or ACA)
- Sound technical financial services knowledge
- Computer literacy, word processing and spreadsheet skills are essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts
- People management experience