Mandarin speaking Accounts Assistant/Officer - Banking

People First Team China 中国团队; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

People First Team China 中国团队 is seeking a Mandarin speaking Accounts Assistant/Officer - Banking to join our finance team in London. This permanent, office-based role requires fluency in English and Mandarin, strong Excel skills, and experience in accounting or financial management within banking.

You will support forecasting, budgeting, KPI monitoring, and regulatory reporting while liaising with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or statistics.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin with strong communication skills.
• Excellent teamwork and attention to detail.
• High proficiency in Excel; data processing/analysis experience; SQL preferred.
• Accounting or finance qualifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial analysis, forecasts, and management information.
• Assist with budget preparation and ongoing financial planning.
• Monitor KPIs against budget and forecast.
• Assist with asset/liability management and bank capital management.
• Share head office reporting duties and liaise with stakeholders.
• Handle regulatory reporting and tax/compliance tasks.
• Oversee expense and procurement management.
• Support other duties as assigned by Head of Department.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

SQL skills

Teamwork

Communication

Fluent English

Mandarin

Banking knowledge

Accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting

Tools

SQL

Job description

Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Accounts Assistant/Officer - Banking

Your New Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits Depending on experience

Office based

Perm

Start: ASAP

Mandarin speaking Accounts Assistant/Officer - What You'll be Doing:

• Prepare financial analysis, management information, and financial forecasts to support business decision-making;
• Assist with the budget preparation and ongoing financial planning, including periodic forecast and variance analysis;
• Contribute to performance management, including monitoring of key performance indicators against budget and forecast;
• Assist with asset and liability management;
• Assist with bank capital management, including capital monitoring, reporting, and planning activities.
• Share Head Officing reporting duties.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on financial matters.
• Regulatory reporting;
• Tax return and compliance;
• Expense and procurement management;
• Other duties as assigned by the Head of Department.

Mandarin speaking Accounts Assistant/Officer - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Solid practical experience in accounting/auditing/financial management, ideally within the banking industry;
• A Bachelor’s degree or above, ideally with a finance/accounting/economics/statistics background;
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Fluent in English and Chinese Mandarin both in verbal and writing.
• High proficiency in Excel is required. Experience in data processing, data analysis or SQL skills is preferred.
• Candidates holding accounting or financial related qualifications will be preferred;
• Be able to focus on execution and delivery, with strong attention to details in a fast-pace working environment

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.