Job Description

Management Accountant - Balance Sheet Reconciliations (3-6-month day rate contract) - Financial Services experience required.A large financial services firm in South West London is currently seeking an experienced accountant on an interim basis, with specific experience of providing balance sheet reconciliations in the banking sector.

• Location: South-West London.
• Hybrid working: 2 days a week in the office

• Pay Rate: xc2xa3300 - xc2xa3375 per day via umbrella (dependant on experience)

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all items are identifiable and cleared within a reasonable timeframe.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding transactions to maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist in managing finance queries, responding promptly and efficiently.
• Support the Management Accountants in handling finance-related processes for multiple business divisions, including tracking and reconciling key accounts.
• Prepare and post monthly journals and produce financial spreadsheets for reporting.
• Carry out month-end duties such as portfolio reporting and assisting in the compilation of financial reconciliation files.
• Reconcile general ledger (GL) transactions with internal financial systems and external data sources daily.
• Generate and oversee daily financial reports.
• Contribute to audit preparations by gathering and analysing financial data.

Requirements:

• Qualified or Part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/AAT Level 3 or equivalent or above).
• Experience of performing high volume bank receoncilaitions in the financial services sector / banking
• Solid understanding of general ledger processes and reconciliations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience in asset finance would be a plus but not requirement**
• Must be immediately available to start or under a notice period of under 2 weeks.

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