Financial Accountant

London  ‐ Onsite
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My client is a large Banking Group, they are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant

PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To provide financial accounting expertise in a team providing financial accounting, statutory accounting regulatory and group reporting:

*maintain appropriate systems of financial control and;
* provide technical accounting skills to senior management levels;
*develop, report and produce relevant management

GUIDANCE AND AUTHORITY
Individuals in this role are expected to be largely autonomous in identifying and taking action to address problems or opportunities for improvement. They are able to develop and adjust systems within agreed scope. They may manage day-to-day allocation of resources.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Provide a financial management and/or financial accounting service on a day to day basis using own judgement to ensure that essential procedures and standards are maintained.
Co-ordinate with off-shore teams in operational aspects of role

Provide expert guidance to internal customers on issues relating to accounting and finance that demonstrates judgement and understanding of the business.

Participate in development of procedures to meet changing legislative or regulatory requirements; implement changes in accordance with best practice ensuring that compliance is monitored and deviations addressed appropriately.

To continually reassess the operational risks 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.

To implement the Compliance Policy by containing compliance risk in conjunction with the relevant compliance department. The term compliance embraces all relevant laws, rules and codes with which the business has to comply.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

-A professionally qualified accountant with varied post qualification experience.
-Specific knowledge/experience in a number of the following areas:
-application of International Accounting Standards;
-financial control procedures in large multinational
-audit requirements and procedures;
-corporate governance requirements;
-reconciliation status reporting processes;
-VAT accounting.

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 ). By submitting personal data to any company or division within the Allegis Group, the applicant is providing explicit consent to the use of such data by the Allegis Group and to the transfer of such data to and from the Allegis Group companies within the UK, Europe and outside the European Economic Area in connection with the fulfilment of the applicant's voluntary requests, and the fulfilment of other job opportunities that match the applicant's profile, and confirms that they may be contacted about such job opportunities.

Start date
n.a
Duration
9 months
From
Aston Carter
Published at
20.06.2013
Project ID:
554530
Contract type
Freelance
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