Vice President, Accountant
Location: Manchester, UK.
Job Description
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Accountant to join our Finance Professional Services Centre team. This role will focus on regulatory reporting for the European Bank, ensuring high-quality FINREP returns and alignment with IFRS requirements.
Responsibilities
* Reporting – Delivery of high-quality FINREP returns for the European Bank, including delivery within prescribed regulatory deadlines. Ensure that the presentation of the income statement and balance sheet aligns with regulatory requirements and IFRS.
* Stakeholder management – Develop close relationships with European Bank Market Centre report owners and other business areas especially Regulatory Change and Controllers. Act as the main contact to receive feedback, take ownership of necessary improvements, and be accountable for the successful execution of the production plan.
* Oversight & Controls – Ensure all reports are produced in a strong operational control environment with well-evidenced reviews, checklists, variance analysis, reconciliations and procedures. Provide reporting analytics and MI in a timely fashion, ensuring that reporting deadlines and quality expectations are met. Identify and eliminate control gaps, consistently evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of processes.
* Knowledge – Stay abreast of legislative, accounting and regulatory developments, and knowledge of external reporting requirements and procedures. A background in IFRS will be particularly useful in this role.
* Assurance – Participate in internal and external assurance activities, provide deliverable requests, walkthroughs and respond to queries within a timely manner.
* Change – Assist with the provision of regulatory support for relevant projects including new regulatory reporting production requirements and regulatory system improvements, new business and product launches. Perform other functions as required from time‑to‑time.
* Other – Ensure the operational process is optimised to drive efficient, effective and risk‑managed outputs.
Qualifications
* Qualified Accountant with ACCA/ACA/CPA accreditation or equivalent.
* Regulatory reporting experience desirable, including regulatory and accounting systems and processes.
* Organised and structured working methodology, attention to detail and highly motivated individual with an analytical inquisitive/challenging mindset.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, including communication, planning and escalation.
* Experience of a fast‑moving, deadline‑driven, highly controlled, multi‑national/functional organization.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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