Financial Business Controller

Huxley Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Tier 1 Investment Bank is seeking a Line of Business Controller for an initial 6-month contract based in London. The role requires going into the office 3 to 4 days a week, with a daily pay rate of up to £530. Key responsibilities include automating GL maintenance, preparing key MIS reports, and ensuring report integrity through collaboration with various departments. Candidates should have at least 3 years of PQE in financial services.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE with majority of work experience in banking and financial services.
• Knowledge of capital markets products and financial instruments.
• Experience in Financial Control, Product Control or Legal Entity Control.

Responsibilities

• Automating the GL maintenance function.
• Prepare key Control & Suspense MIS reports.
• Prepare and distribute daily and monthly MIS and KPIs reports.

Skills

Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Proficient in Excel

Access essential

ETL tools (Data 360, Alteryx, Dataiku) desirable

VBA

SQL coding skills

Python (desirable)

Job description

Overview

I am currently supporting a Tier 1 Investment Bank who are looking to on board a Line of Business Controller on an initial 6 month contract with scope of extensions. You will be required to go into the London based office 3/4 days a week with my client being able to pay up to 530 per day Inside IR35.

Responsibilities

• Automating the GL maintenance function by analysing processes, gathering requirements, looking for solutions to improve and see through the implementation of these solutions.
• Prepare key Control & Suspense MIS reports and follow up on outstanding balances to ensure these are cleared in a timely manner.
• 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.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA
• At least 3yr PQE with majority of work experience gained in banking and financial services in Financial Control, Product Control or Legal Entity Control role
• A knowledge of capital markets products and financial instruments
• Proficient in Excel and Access essential and desirable are ETL tools such as Data 360 or similar (Alteryx, Dataiku)
• VBA, SQL coding skills at a minimum. Python is desirable but not essential and a track record of build and development

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