Finance Associate

Are you ACCA/CIMA part qualified or equivalent?

Working for a successful financial services company based in Bracknell. You will provide support to the wider finance team with accounting, month end and reporting for a number of legal entities and other ad-hoc tasks to ensure timely and accurate reporting

Key Accountabilities:

• Processing Cashbook entries, reconciling bank data to Finance system for all entities under their responsibility.
• Calculating and processing all monthly journals and account reconciliations for all entities under their responsibility, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in completion. (journals include accruals/prepayments and interest calculations)
• Producing monthly Trial balance analysis and commentary on all entities under their responsibility.
• Producing accurate and meaningful monthly reconciliation of all key nominals.
• Providing back up support for mortgage accounting on an adhoc basis as required.
• Work effectively at team level to support the team so that it meets its objectives and goals on a day to day basis.
• Audit support for year end.
• Manage relationships within the organisation as required to deliver specific role accountabilities
• Undertake one-off pieces of work in response to requests from line management
• Opportunity to become acknowledged expert in specific accounting areas (e.g. IFRS9, hedge accounting, EIR)
• When time permits contribute to improving management accounting analysis.

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

• AAT/ACCA/CIMA part qualified or equivalent
• PC literate – Excel and Access skills essential.
• Ability to work effectively alone or in teams
• Good communication skills – both oral and written
• Pro-active
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Logical approach to problem solving.
• A good understanding of double entry and basic accounting terminologies and definitions

Desirable Skills/Qualifications:

An understanding of the mortgage market or financial services.

Salary up to £24,000 per annum plus excellent benefits including:

• 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Cash back plan
• Phone discounts
• Microsoft Office Home discount
• Life Assurance (4 times salary)
• Pension (contributory)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Free on site parking
• On site canteen