Description
Finance Analyst, Reconciliations Analyst, Banking
£ per day
6 month contract
Belfast
My client is a large investment bank looking for an Finance analyst to join their team on a 6 month rolling contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the reconciliation and validation process for a population of cash accounts.
£ per day
Key responsibilities:
* Performing the monthly substantiation/proofing process for owned accounts. This will include developing and maintaining monthly reconciliation processes and related account mapping tables whilst meeting all control and governance requirements
* Investigate and resolve breaks resulting from subsystem reconciliations or reconciliations to external platforms.
* Ensure all ledger breaks are accurately narrated, with sufficient supporting documentation maintained and key risks highlighted as part of the monthly proofing process.
* Liaise with the Operations units to investigate and resolve posting errors to General Ledger accounts and ensure sufficient supporting documentation is maintained around all breaks ready for any internal or external review.
Essential Requirements:
* Understanding of accounting process flows
* Understanding of balance sheets
* Ability to work in an escalation environment and process.
* Prior experience of account reconciliation and proofing processes
* Ability to build positive working relationships with stakeholders to understand the root cause of an issue in a timely and effective manner
* Able to consistently work to a high level of accuracy
* Experience with Microsoft Excel is essential
* Strong numerical skills essential
If you meet these requirements please apply for immediate consideration.