CIB - Financial Reporting - Associate/Manager...

The candidate should have 3+ years or more experience in a fund accounting/ financial reporting/financial statement audit environment and will have experience in financial statement preparation and self review from both a detail and quality perspective including application of IFRS and US GAAP. The candidate should ideally have prepared and/or reviewed financial statements previously and have knowledge of audit requirements for hedge/mutual funds.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Preparation of primary financial statements (annual and interim) & all related notes in accordance with accounting and regulatory disclosure requirements (IFRS, US GAAP an advantage) within agreed client deadlines & SLA's
• Self review financial statements both from a numbers perspective and also completed word documents for disclosures, quality and completeness perspective
• Consistency checking of financial statements for large clients throughout the year and relevant audit and interim cycles
• Analysis & raising queries of client accounting records and escalation, where appropriate, of any potential issues identified
• Escalate concerns around anomalies in financial statement numbers which may result in audit findings for clients
• Able to assist in resolution the team queries & act as a reference point for junior team members on technical, accounting and audit related matters
• Liaise with partner sites for external deliveries and communicate status effectively and in a timely manner to local management and partner sites
• Interaction with stakeholders to respond to any accounting or financial reporting-related queries that may arise.