Financial Reporting Accountant

An opportunity has arisen for a Financial Reporting Accountant to join finance and regulatory reporting team within a leading foreign bank, providing a wide range of services to both private and corporate clients across the globe.

As a Financial Reporting Accountant, you will be supporting accurate financial reporting and control processes, including month-end close, reporting, UAT and audit requirements.

This is a fixed term contract role (3 months) offering salary range of £450 - £550 per day and benefits.

• Assisting with the timely completion of month-end financial close
• Preparing and reviewing reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Processing depreciation and other required accounting adjustments
• Producing daily financial accounts and reports
• Supporting weekly financial reporting
• Reviewing financial performance, movements and variances
• Investigating discrepancies and resolving financial reporting issues
• Taking part in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a core banking system project
• Checking financial reports, accounting entries and system-generated outputs
• Supporting the Financial Control function during testing and implementation
• Producing financial information, schedules and supporting documentation for auditors

• Strong experience of month-end processes and financial close
• Practical experience with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and accounting adjustments
• Experience producing daily, weekly and/or monthly financial reports
• Strong financial analysis and variance investigation experience
• Previous UAT or systems testing experience, ideally within finance or core banking systems
• Experience supporting both internal and external audits
• Strong Excel skills
• Banking or financial services experience would be highly advantageous

The candidates from the following background will be considered:

• Financial Reporting Accountant
• Financial Accountant
• Financial Control Accountant
• Reporting Accountant
• Financial Reporting Analyst
• Management Accountant
• Finance Accountant or in a similar role

• Competitive day rate
• Short-term contract opportunity
• Exposure to a banking environment
• Involvement in a core banking UAT project
• Broad experience across financial reporting, financial controls, audit and systems

This is an excellent opportunity for a Financial Reporting Accountant to make an immediate contribution within a busy financial control environment.