Ref 23407
Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Accountant-Banking
The Skills You'll Need: Mandarin and English, fully/partly accountant qualified. Solid financial reporting experience, Banking experience, preferably with operating expense journal posting roles over 2 years.
Your New Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus + Benefits Depending on experience
Location: Central London
Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day at home
Start ASAP
Report to: Deputy Head of Finance and Accounting
Who You'll Be Working for: An international bank
What You'll be Doing Each Day:
Prepare the annual operating expense budget for the Bank and departmental operating expense budgets
Prepare monthly operating expense analysis report and departmental cost allocation report
Review expenses and receipts to ensure they are accurately recorded, properly allocated at departmental level and supported by adequate documents
Prepare journal entries, set up amortisation schedules
Prepare the minutes of Finance Committee meetings.
Maintain the fixed asset/software register and prepaid expense register, and reconcile them with GL on a monthly basis
Identify and escalate invoices and payments discrepancies to Head and/or Deputy Head in order to ensure timely resolution
Prepare operating expense and fixed assets reports as requested by the Parent Bank
Prepare reports for Subsidiary/Branch required by parent bank and home country regulators
Prepare quarterly VAT returns in compliance with HMRC requirements
Participate in operating expense system enhancement
Prepare information and reports in relates to audit requests from external and internal auditors
Manage the company cards matters and bills and settlement.
The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:
Proficiency Mandarin and English language (writing and speaking)
A degree or equivalent qualification in Finance or Accounting
Banking experience, preferably with operating expense journal posting roles over 2 years
Ability to analyse and compile data to support the budgeting process and monitor the performance (Excel skills required)
Manages operational risk by building strong processes and quality control routines