Financial Reporting Lead, Project Belle

Senior financial services professional, qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, etc.), with strong technical accounting and reporting skills.

Experience in designing, implementing and running reporting processes

Experience facing off to Senior Stakeholders (CAO, CFO, External and Internal Auditors)

Experience of a range of businesses and operational processes across the breadth of the financial services market.

Experience working in relevant environments, i.e. financial, regulatory reporting experience required.

Skilled in handing and controlling operational data and complex data sets (MS Excel).

Strong ability to anticipate, identify and mitigate risks and apply appropriate controls over Reporting processes.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills and experience of translating data into meaningful analysis.

Experience with accounting control design, SOX control framework set up

Familiarity with Saracen and other financial systems is desirable but not essential.

Ability to identify and implement change and challenge the status quo.

Ability to develop effective working relationships with business partners across functions (Accounting, Regulatory, MI, Change, Risk)

Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Excellent communication skills

Mindset of continuous improvement and aiming for excellence

Ability to evolve in a challenging and changing environment

Qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, etc.)

Strong skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Fluent English (written and spoken).