Financial Reporting Accountant

Additional Resources Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Additional Resources Ltd is seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant for a 3-month fixed-term contract within a finance and regulatory reporting team for a leading foreign bank. The role involves month-end close, reporting, UAT, and audits, with a daily rate of £450–£550 and benefits.

You will support timely month-end close, reconciliations, reporting, and auditor documentation while contributing to financial control during the core banking system project.

Qualifications

• Month-end close experience is required.
• Experience with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with timely month-end close.
• Preparing and reviewing reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.
• Processing depreciation and other accounting adjustments.
• Producing daily financial accounts and reports.
• Supporting weekly financial reporting.
• Reviewing financial performance, movements and variances.
• Investigating discrepancies and resolving reporting issues.
• Taking part in UAT for a core banking system project.
• Checking financial reports, entries and system outputs.
• Supporting Financial Control during testing and implementation.
• Providing information and schedules for auditors.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Financial Reporting Accountant to join finance and regulatory reporting team within a leading foreign bank, providing a wide range of services to both private and corporate clients across the globe.

As a Financial Reporting Accountant, you will besupporting accurate financial reporting and control processes, including month-end close, reporting, UAT and audit requirements.

This is a fixed term contract role (3 months) offering salary range of £450 - £550 per day and benefits.

You will be responsible for:

• Assisting with the timely completion of month-end financial close
• Preparing and reviewing reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Processing depreciation and other required accounting adjustments
• Producing daily financial accounts and reports
• Supporting weekly financial reporting
• Reviewing financial performance, movements and variances
• Investigating discrepancies and resolving financial reporting issues
• Taking part in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a core banking system project
• Checking financial reports, accounting entries and system-generated outputs
• Supporting the Financial Control function during testing and implementation
• Producing financial information, schedules and supporting documentation for auditors

What we are looking for:

• Strong experience of month-end processes and financial close
• Practical experience with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and accounting adjustments
• Experience producing daily, weekly and/or monthly financial reports
• Strong financial analysis and variance investigation experience
• Previous UAT or systems testing experience, ideally within finance or core banking systems
• Experience supporting both internal and external audits
• Strong Excel skills
• Banking or financial services experience would be highly advantageous

The candidates from the following background will be considered:

• Financial Reporting Accountant, Fi