Key responsibilities

• Ownership of tasks within daily, monthly & quarterly regulatory reporting required by local regulatory bodies (including UK and where relevant Overseas financial regulators). These tasks will cover both prudential and supervisory reporting, including preparation of Pillar 3 reporting and ILAAP. This individual will also work with the risk team in the preparation of the ICAAP document.
• Preparation of the daily regulatory monitoring reports for capital adequacy and liquidity and monitoring against internal and external guidelines, escalating where appropriate.
• Investigation of issues and exceptions with other members of the Finance function, Technology, Risk and Operations and any other areas of the Bank.
• Analysis of the internal monthly capital, liquidity and other information to ALCO and external monthly, quarterly/semi-annual and annual returns.
• The role holder is mandated to review processes for the Regulatory Reporting deliverables in order to identify & implement improvements to improve control and better utilize systems capabilities.
• Standardising the documentation for the local regulatory reporting and managing the periodic updates and reviews of the changing regulatory requirements and proposing required changes through preparation of appropriate regulatory reporting policies.
• Assisting in the planning, testing and implementation of key systems projects which affect Regulatory Reporting & wider Finance team as required [NB: for new products this will involve understanding the product features and required regulatory data and defining the requirements as part of the New Product Approval (NPA) sign-off].
• Provide leave of absence cover for the production of other deliverables within the department as appropriate in order to satisfy internal control framework requirements.
• In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.
• Maintenance of data which is compatible with the automated regulatory reporting system.
• Ensuring all financial and non-financial data used for the regulatory returns have been fully reconciled and where appropriate substantiated with other teams (risk and operations).
• Ensure complete capture and no duplication in regulatory data
• Assist the CFO & Head of Finance or Senior Financial Controller in the production of financial reports and general management information data

Skills

• Educated to degree level
• UK accountancy qualification or part qualification or “qualification by experience”
• Good regulatory knowledge including Corep, Liqrep, and Bank of England returns (preferably with experience of WKFS’ “OSX”.)
• Good knowledge of legacy IRR reporting (Capital+)
• Experience in a finance department within a commercial/investment bank.
• Banking product knowledge, including derivatives & commodities
• Good accounting knowledge for general banking products, including commodities
• Excellent IT skills, including MS office and Excel
• Ability to work within a small team

Key responsibilities

• Ownership of tasks within daily, monthly & quarterly regulatory reporting required by local regulatory bodies (including UK and where relevant Overseas financial regulators). These tasks will cover both prudential and supervisory reporting, including preparation of Pillar 3 reporting and ILAAP. This individual will also work with the risk team in the preparation of the ICAAP document.
• Preparation of the daily regulatory monitoring reports for capital adequacy and liquidity and monitoring against internal and external guidelines, escalating where appropriate.
• Investigation of issues and exceptions with other members of the Finance function, Technology, Risk and Operations and any other areas of the Bank.
• Analysis of the internal monthly capital, liquidity and other information to ALCO and external monthly, quarterly/semi-annual and annual returns.
• The role holder is mandated to review processes for the Regulatory Reporting deliverables in order to identify & implement improvements to improve control and better utilize systems capabilities.
• Standardising the documentation for the local regulatory reporting and managing the periodic updates and reviews of the changing regulatory requirements and proposing required changes through preparation of appropriate regulatory reporting policies.
• Assisting in the planning, testing and implementation of key systems projects which affect Regulatory Reporting & wider Finance team as required [NB: for new products this will involve understanding the product features and required regulatory data and defining the requirements as part of the New Product Approval (NPA) sign-off].
• Provide leave of absence cover for the production of other deliverables within the department as appropriate in order to satisfy internal control framework requirements.
• In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.
• Maintenance of data which is compatible with the automated regulatory reporting system.
• Ensuring all financial and non-financial data used for the regulatory returns have been fully reconciled and where appropriate substantiated with other teams (risk and operations).
• Ensure complete capture and no duplication in regulatory data
• Assist the CFO & Head of Finance or Senior Financial Controller in the production of financial reports and general management information data

Skills

• Educated to degree level
• UK accountancy qualification or part qualification or “qualification by experience”
• Good regulatory knowledge including Corep, Liqrep, and Bank of England returns (preferably with experience of WKFS’ “OSX”.)
• Good knowledge of legacy IRR reporting (Capital+)
• Experience in a finance department within a commercial/investment bank.
• Banking product knowledge, including derivatives & commodities
• Good accounting knowledge for general banking products, including commodities
• Excellent IT skills, including MS office and Excel
• Ability to work within a small team

A global markets company require an accounts assistant to join the London Corporate Accounting team. The accounting team are an integral part of Global Corporate Accounting, based in the brand-new European Head Office in the City of London.
The team are responsible for the production of Management Accounts and reports directly to the Finance Manager but taking steer from others within the team as necessary.
This is a 6 month contract role.
Primary areas upon initial engagement will be;
~ Fixed Assets & WIP Project Reporting & Control
~ Across many legal entities within the legacy group of companies - a key material reporting area within the group.
Duties will include but not limited to;
~ Analysis & data capture of existing assets
~ Documentation of projects
~ Systems oversight & maintenance
~ Balance Sheet Reconciliations
~ Fixed Assets & WIP & Reporting
~ Transfers & Disposals of Assets, Reviews and amendments to UEL's
~ Reconciliations of OTL to Workday/Upload of OTL to Workday
~ Journal preparation, documentation and submission
Cash Reconciliation & Oversight
~ The cash process is in a significant state of flux, with elements taking part in multiple systems as an ERP migration is in full swing. Cash is always of course a key reconciliation area, with effective oversight even more challenging in this scenario.
~ Duties will include but will not be limited to;
~ Providing oversight reporting of cash reconciliations
~ Process change updates & communication - critical to successful implementation
~ Support to cash team as required
Person Specification:
~ Fixed Asset Reporting - essential
~ ERP Migration experience - very advantageous
~Workday Experience - very advantageous
~ Oracle - advantageous
~ Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and advanced Excel

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

The Accounts Receivable / Collections team is responsible for the timely collection of all funds due for a variety of group businesses.

The AR Specialist – Cash Application role resides within the Accounts Receivable / Collections team and is primarily responsible for the timely and accurate application of cash receipts in the company bank accounts against outstanding client invoices. The role will work closely with the collections team to enable effective conversations with clients regarding outstanding debt. Close collaboration with the Corporate Accounting team is also required to ensure robust monthly cash reconciliations. The role will also provide oversight and control to regulatory considerations such as the holding of client funds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Download, identify and post manual cashbook entries for a number of companies
• Document, post and allocate customer receipts.
• Reconciling cash receivables.
• Download daily bank statements, analyse and coordinate with AR, and other departments
• Investigate AR mailbox queries and unapplied cash and resolve with AR team.
• Work closely and communicate effectively with AR to resolve open items promptly .
• Follow the Client Money process.
• Complete all process documentation as required

Skills and Experience

• Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
• Previous exposure Sales Ledger reporting would be advantageous
• Oracle and Workday financial reporting experience advantageous
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

The position is based in the product advisory tax team of the wider EMEA Corporate Tax Department which is largely based in London. The team is a mix of international professionals of varying relevant qualification and fluent in a number of languages. The team covers tax risks in business transactions within the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa) for a wide range of businesses conducted including trading, investment banking, private banking, asset management, treasury and custody services.

Job Summary

The role involves supporting the product advisory tax team in advising various lines of business on tax-related risks, with a particular focus on the implementation of the EU DAC 6 directive. This will involve:

• understanding the transactions / products of the lines of business;
• understanding DAC 6 and how it may apply to transactions / products of the lines of business;
• developing knowledge of worldwide tax regimes applicable to these transactions / products (both tax technical and practical);
• communicating tax risks succinctly and clearly to non-tax colleagues;
• conducting legal research into the application of new law across a number of jurisdictions; and
• escalating risks internally within the team as appropriate.

Some prior knowledge of DAC 6 and OECD BEPs action item 12 is beneficial, but not essential. There will be good on-the-job training in a supportive environment where a positive team approach provides the benefits of an excellent working environment and very good opportunities for technical and personal development.

The successful candidate will also work with external tax advisors, as well as partnering internally with global Corporate Tax colleagues (including colleagues covering VAT) and non-Tax colleagues (such as the Business, Legal, Finance, Operations etc.).

Essential Skills / Experience: The successful candidate must:

• speak excellent English;
• possess excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• be detail-oriented and able to document project progress;
• be professionally qualified in tax, law or accounting; and
• have experience providing tax advice in a law or accounting firm (either currently or previously).

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.