Financial Controller - London

Job Description

Financial Controller -London

A leading Investment Bank here inLondonis currently seeking an ACA qualified or equivalent to join their Equity Division.

Small ad hoc projects may also be required.

Roles / Responsibilities:

• Understanding, analysing and commenting on structured products daily P&L, and attributing accurately to greek buckets.
• Close working relationship with the BU.
• Liaison with the Operations team to ensure good data quality.
• Month end reconciliation and validation of the Balance Sheet.
• Improving controls and streamlining processes.
• Managing complex cross entity, multi derivative trade structures including understanding the tax implications and accounting for such.
• Dealing with various financial instruments including Futures, Options, Swaps, Certificates, Securities Lending and Equity Repo transactions.

Skills / Experience:

• Strong IT skills
• Good working knowledge of Excel, eg. Pivot tables, vlookups

Education:

• ACA qualified or equivalent

Personal Attributes:

• Maintains focus under pressure
• Strong desire to learn and tenacious mentality
• Able to efficiently adhere to deadlines
• Well organised