This role presents an ideal opportunity to develop a wide range of core accounting, reporting, control and process improvement skills as well as develop a key overall understanding of the Capital Markets businesses and how each operates within the legal entity framework. What will you do? Ledger Maintenance * Prepare key Control & Suspense MIS reports and follow up on outstanding balances to ensure these are cleared in a timely manner * Monitor and clear sub-ledger Accounting error queue (where entries can't post to an account) in a timely manner. * Support the Ledger Maintenance function by opening certain sub-branches, transits and accounts within the general ledger and sub-ledgers * Support and assist with the setup of trading books, business units and customers. Liaise with Operations and Product Control teams to resolve issues promptly * Prepare monthly ledger accounts Attestation summaries for accounts under ownership * Maintain HO reporting deliverables schedule to ensure timely submissions across Finance Data Analyst * Analyze processes, gather requirements, look for solutions to improve and see through the implementation of these solutions. * Interpret data using careful business-grounded logic and analytics techniques to test controls, find exceptions, and discover insights and trends. * Support the maintenance of existing or built processes. * Identify opportunities to improve and streamline current processes * Ensuring adequate documentation of processes and procedures are maintained * Prepare and distribute daily and monthly MIS and KPIs reports, key account and inter-systems reconciliations including subledger to main Ledger and intergroup cash. Liaise with counterparts within Product Control and Operations (BCS) to investigate and clear breaks in a timely manner. Ensure the integrity of these reports by raising IT tickets where necessary. * Ad hoc projects and tasks as required. What do you need to succeed? Must-have * Full Professional accountancy qualification * Graduate, ideally with a focus in Quantitative Engineering, Statistics or Computer Science * Strong Microsoft Excel quantitative, financial and analytical skills * Experience using ETL tools such as DataAnalze360, Dataiku or Alteryx * Good MS Office skills - Power BI, Word, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint * Strong organizational, written and interpersonal communication skills are essential * Python, SQL, VBA programming experience is desirable * Ability to learn data analytics and data visualization tools * Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environment * Knowledge of or experience in the Financial Services industry Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003