Statutory Accountant Job in City of London, London

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Statutory Accountant Job in City of London, London

Job Description
Statutory Accountant – This dynamic Global Bank that specialises in personal banking as well as wealth and investment management, has gone through a significant restructuring process over the last couple of years as its services have increased and diversified. As part of this change, they are looking to recruit a Statutory Reporting Accountant to working withing their in-house finance team in London and be able to take responsibility for reviewing key accounts, complex accounting and producing the year-end statutory accounts for the UK business as well as leading the external audit process and ensuring Board Audit Committee is updated for finance related matters. Key tasked include:

Preparation and management of statutory accounts including consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Provide assistance, support and coaching to members of the accounting operations, branch finance team and other head office functions on accounting matters
Involvement in month end / quarter end financial accounting closing process when needed
Supporting the production of technical accounting papers, quarterly review of the key accounting judgements and preparation of accounting papers for the auditor
Liaising with external auditors during the year end external audit process, engaging with auditors on accounting matters and solving audit issues.
Implementation of new accounting policies.
Involvement in projects, ensuring the accounting policy is taken into consideration when developing new or changed functionality and products.
Responsible for coordinating and reviewing monthly financial reporting controls. The successful candidate will be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACA, ACCA – big 4 ideally) with strong accounting and technical knowledge and experience of preparing statutory accounts in a high-profile business. Similar experience of statutory accounts in banking or a large Audit firm would be beneficial. Strong reporting and communication skills are key as there will be lots of liaison with key stakeholders. The position has every chance of developing in the future as the bank diversifies its offering

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: City of London, London
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: City of London
County: City and County of the City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £65000 – £75000/annum + benefits
Benefits: benefits