Technical Accountant / Accounting Policy Specialist

MUFG; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking an experienced professional to provide technical accounting advice within the Accounting Policy Group. The ideal candidate will manage relationships, prioritize tasks, and ensure compliance with IFRS and GAAP across EMEA and international business units. A flexible working environment is available, promoting an inclusive culture where diversity is valued.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in accounting roles with knowledge of IFRS and GAAP.
• Ability to provide technical advice and manage priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical accounting advice across EMEA and International Business units.
• Partner with Front Office to advise on accounting implications.
• Review financial statements to ensure compliance with accounting requirements.

Job description

Overview

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 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.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Main Purpose and Accountability

Working within EPO Finance, you will have accountability within the Accounting Policy Group (APG).

Key Responsibilities

• Providing technical accounting advice in respect of all of the MUFG EMEA & International entities activities
• Partnering with Front Office to advise on the accounting implications of their business and actively ensuring that they are aware of forthcoming accounting changes and their impacts
• Advising on accounting policy for new products, new deals, restructurings and complex transactions
• Provide training to both the front and back office on accounting developments
• Active engagement with external auditors on policy matters
• Issuing new accounting policies under IFRS
• Advising on accounting and classification for consolidation reporting under IFRS, UK, US and Japanese GAAP
• Reviewing disclosures and supporting the Financial Reporting teams in the preparation of the various companies’ Financial Statements to ensure compliance with accounting requirements and best practice
• Attendance at industry groups to represent the Group’s perspective and gain insights into market practice
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects as required

Technical Capability

• You are responsible for the provision of technical advice across EMEA & the International Business units by reference to relevant GAAP
• You are also responsible and accountable for managing conflicting priorities and re-prioritising work accordingly
• Responsible for working effectively with other people via different methods, both inside and outside of Finance, building and promoting effective working relationships
• Responsible for using a range of communication skills to be able to adapt to a range of clients, stakeholder and external parties

Relationship with other functions and stakeholders

• Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company, and working in support of the One MUFG and overall Group strategy.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

• Client Centric
• People Focused
• Listen Up. Speak Up.
• Innovate & Simplify
• Own & Execute