Assistant Vice President, Financial Reporting Accountant

What you will be doing

This broad role is to assist the Financial Control team in the following areas:

• Assist with month end close
• Help prepare subsidiary entity annual financial statement and liaise with the auditors during the year end and interim audits. Prepare monthly journals for both legal entities and consolidation, management accounts and assist with regulatory returns
• Implementing process improvements to all reporting and internal control procedures
• Assist with preparation of other statistical returns
• Supporting Senior Financial Controller and Head of Financial Control in creating an environment of continuous improvement to ensure that all reporting is conducted to the highest possible standard, within set deadlines whilst meeting efficiency requirements.

• Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal postings into Oracle
• Assist in tax related matters including VAT (US and Swiss), and US sales tax returns, partnering with external advisors
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts according to accounts ownership listing on monthly basis
• Raising intercompany invoices for settlement
• Preparation of other statistical returns, e.g. ONS, BEA, Swiss survey, US survey
• Understand balances in intercompany clearing accounts ready for intercompany settlement
• P&L analysis for the subsidiaries
• Prepare and coordinate year end audit for the subsidiaries

• Ability to work efficiently as a team in liaison with other Finance personnel to ensure month end and Financial reporting cycles run smoothly
• Provide ongoing support to other finance staff
• Experience in statutory financial reporting and management accounts
• Accustomed to dealing with routine and complex accounting and reporting issues
• Highly numeric with strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Able to meet deadlines with a strong attention to detail
• Good team player with a collaborative style
• Very good knowledge of controls and processes
• Must be able to work within a team, drive collaborative behaviors and create an environment that supports continuous learning and improvement
• Newly Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) preferably trained within practice and/or Financial Accounting experience gained in a large Financial Services company
• Degree in Financial Accounting

The Financial Reporting Accountant, Assistant Vice President (AVP) in the Finance department, plays a crucial role in supporting the Financial Control team. Based in London and reporting to the VP of Financial Reporting and Controls, the role involves assisting with month-end close, preparing financial statements, implementing process improvements, and maintaining high standards for financial reporting and internal controls.

• Assist with month-end close processes and prepare monthly journals for both legal entities and consolidation.
• Help prepare subsidiary entity annual financial statements and liaise with auditors during year-end and interim audits.
• Implement process improvements to all reporting and internal control procedures.
• Assist with the preparation of regulatory and statistical returns.
• Maintain procedure documents to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Support the Senior Financial Controller and Head of Financial Control in fostering continuous improvement within the financial reporting process.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal postings into Oracle.
• Assist with tax-related matters, including VAT and sales tax returns, in partnership with external advisors.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly and prepare intercompany invoices for settlement.
• Conduct P&L analysis for subsidiaries and coordinate year-end audits.

• Ability to work efficiently as part of a team, ensuring smooth financial reporting cycles.
• Experience in statutory financial reporting and management accounts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of numeracy.
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with a good understanding of controls and processes.
• Ability to drive collaborative behaviors and support continuous learning and improvement.
• Very good knowledge of financial controls and procedures.
• Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience in practice or in a large financial services company.