Finance Accounting Officer
Job Summary
As a Financial Accounting Officer, you will be involved specifically with financial accounting and reporting, regulatory reporting, and group reporting for an international banking institution. You will also participate in ad-hoc accounting-related projects, systems improvements, and systems testing as required. The role requires performing month-end closings, preparing regulatory and tax reports, and supporting group consolidation activities.
Responsibilities
- Perform financial accounting and month-end closing
- Prepare and submit regulatory reporting
- Support group consolidation and corporate tax work
Required Skills
- Degree in finance, accounting or business
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience
- Excellent written and oral communication
Job Details
Key Responsibilities
Perform financial accounting and related activities
- Prepare, input or approve accounting-related bookings in Avaloq
- Perform month-end closing activities
- Assist to maintain accurate financial records
- Prepare fixed assets listing and update additions and disposals of fixed assets and monthly depreciation entries
- Perform any accounting related tasks as allocated
- Participate in any accounting-related projects as assigned
- Respond to internal and external auditors on audit data, variances and audit findings
Regulatory reporting
- Prepare and submit periodic reports on a timely basis and ensure compliance with local regulations
- Prepare and circulate regulatory compliance reports to relevant internal stakeholders on a periodic basis
- Prepare periodic statistical reports and surveys as necessary for various local authorities
Prepare reporting and analysis for Group Consolidation
- Support Group reporting related activities and the preparation of group reporting documents
- Respond to the group on data issues, variances, etc.
- Resolve any issues arising from group reporting in partnership with the relevant IT teams
- Set up necessary parameters in core banking system to meet group reporting requirements
Support Corporate Tax work
- Prepare corporate tax schedules for review by tax agents before submission to local tax authorities
- Liaise with tax agents for tax submissions and address tax queries from local tax authorities
Requirements
- Possess good degree qualifications in finance, accounting or business from recognised Universities or professional accounting qualifications
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience
- Excellent written and oral communication