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 besupporting 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.

You will be responsible for:

? 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


What we are looking for:

? 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:

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