Description
Role Purpose
To prepare and review statutory accounts and monthly reports for all types of investment vehicles managed by Investment Administration clients, ensuring that all tasks are completed in line with agreed procedures, quality and deadlines
Key Accountabilities
- The role holder will ensure the banks values are present in everything we do, both individually and as an Organisation.
This will be achieved by consistently displaying the behaviours of:
- Dependable and do the right thing
- Open to different ideas and cultures
- Connected to customers, communities, regulators and each other.
The jobholder will be part of the Statutory Reporting team which provides Statutory Reporting services to a range of clients for over 300 funds.
Principal Accountabilities Statutory Accounts and Monthly Reporting
- To prepare and review statutory accounts and monthly reports for Unit Trusts, Investment Trusts, Life & Pension funds and Offshore funds, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations at all times. Preparation and review of final distribution rates, income forecasting and regulatory returns.
Client Relationships/Third Party Relationships
- Develop and maintain a good working relationship with colleagues, clients and third parties such as auditors and trustees.
Market Awareness
- Maintain an awareness of topical market issues and professional updates, particularly updates on new investment vehicles and their statutory reporting requirements and any changes to current reporting requirements.
Major Challenges
- This job holder will potentially be involved in company projects where applicable and given his/her specialist skills in accountancy he/she will play a key part in the monitoring and control of the data and provide technical assistance to these projects.
Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 Scottish Highers (inc Maths & English) or equivalent.
- Qualified or part qualified working towards a recognised professional accountancy qualification.
- Experience of producing and reviewing all aspects of Financial Reports & Accounts for funds, producing and reviewing final distribution rates.
- Worked in the Financial Services sector for a minimum of 2 years.
Management of Risk
- Responsible for the continual assessment of operational risks associated with the role and inherent in the business, taking account of changing economic or market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, operating procedures and practices, management restructuring and the impact of new technology.
- Demonstrates compliance with the Bank Group standards, manuals and policies and adheres to the defined work practices, internal controls and risk management standards associated with the role.
Observation of Internal Controls
- Maintains internal control standards, including the timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators.
- Understands, follows and demonstrates compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business activities associated with the role, specifically the bank internal controls and compliance policies and manuals.
Allegis Group Limited and Aston Carter Limited operate Employment Businesses and Agencies and are companies within the Allegis Group Inc. group of companies, the fourth largest staffing company in the world, (collectively referred to as the "Allegis Group"). TEKsystems and Aerotek are divisions of Allegis Group Limited. Applicant data will be treated in accordance with the Allegis Group's Privacy Notice.