AVP - Financial Reporting and Control

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international financial group based in the City of Westminster is looking for an experienced accountant responsible for accurate financial reporting and compliance with various accounting standards including IFRS and GAAP. This role involves monitoring accounts, preparing reports, and liaising with stakeholders. Candidates should possess strong financial accounting experience, excellent communication skills, and be either part-qualified or fully qualified accountants. An opportunity to work in a prestigious company and contribute to sustainable growth awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial accounting or reporting function.
• Strong understanding of reconstructions and month end close processes.
• Experience working within banking or financial services is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and compliance in financial reporting.
• Manage suspense accounts and fixed asset capitalization processes.
• Prepare statutory and regulatory financial reports.

Skills

Financial accounting experience

General ledger accounting understanding

Excel and Word proficiency

Strong communication skills

Decision-making skills

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Higher education or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Job description

Job Overview

The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting and accounting. Working as part of the Financial Accounting and Reporting team, the candidate will substantiate balance accounts, focus on suspense and fixed asset accounting, inter‑office consolidations and month end processes. Accurate and timely preparation of statutory, regulatory and management reports under multiple accounting standards (IFRS, Japanese GAAP, and US GAAP). The role also serves as a key liaison with internal stakeholders to investigate discrepancies and support ad hoc projects while maintaining strong financial and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and monitoring of suspense accounts with account owners to ensure validity and accuracy of individual transactions.
• Timely capitalization of fixed assets, monitoring cost spend against budget, accruing, calculating withholding tax and mark‑ups, invoicing and following up on cash remittance for projects carried out in London on behalf of EMEA offices.
• Investigation of reconciliation differences with respective areas of the bank and advising on root cause and corrective actions.
• Co‑coordination of Johannesburg Rep office accounting consolidation into Bank London ledgers.
• Review of Application of Systems Development Forms and fixed assets coding in Concur (Payments Systems).
• Preparation of monthly closing journals, ledger adjustments, analysis and reconciliations. Review business reports to ensure accuracy in General Ledger including accruals processing to ensure reporting within the correct accounting period.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly Bank of England statistical returns, ensuring accuracy, compliance with regulatory standards, and timely delivery in line with external deadlines.
• Respond promptly and effectively to Bank of England queries regarding submitted statistical returns.
• Manage the quarterly Single Customer View (SCV) review process by generating, reconciling and investigating discrepancies.
• Half‑yearly Variable Interest Entity reporting.
• Preparation of Financial Accounting Reports in order to support the Bank in meeting its deadlines to its various stakeholders.
• Quarterly and semi‑annual Japanese GAAP and US GAAP reporting preparation and review ensuring complete, accurate and timely preparation and submission of reports and following up with auditor queries.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial accounting or reporting function.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations and month end close processes.
• Good understanding of establishing and maintaining a strong controls environment.
• Higher education or equivalent industry experience.
• Part‑qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience working within banking or financial services is preferable but not essential.

Technical and Interpersonal Competencies

• Intermediate level in Microsoft Excel and Word, supporting data analysis, reporting, and documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, enabling clear and effective interaction with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and timely resolution of issues.
• Technical mindset with a focus on investigating and resolving issues efficiently and accurately.
• Strong decision‑making skills and sound judgement.
• A structured, logical, and creative approach to work.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Personal Requirements

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Access).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• A structured and logical approach to work.

Benefits

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we have 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long‑term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.