6 month Finance Lawyer-In-house
Our client is a top tier bank requiring support for their IBOR programme. You will assist with finance matters, including but not limited to lending, structured finance, secruitization, project finance, regulatory change.
Knowledge & Experience:
- Lawyer with minimum 5 yrs of post-qualification experience in an international law firm or international bank, preferably with finance.
- Focus on bi-lateral and syndicated loans; real estate, aircraft and shiping finance; trade finance; project finance; investment banking and receivables.
Skills:
• Ability to draft complex and sophisticated documents
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Ability to manage and lead projects
McGregor Boyall Associates Pte Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
EA Licence No: 11S4330
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The recruiter will work closely with senior leaders in the business, HR business partners, and campus recruiting colleagues in London and around the world. The recruiter will be responsible for the end-to-end talent attraction and recruitment process for a portfolio of Technology businesses including Software Engineering, Analytics and Client Support. The recruiter will also contribute to the planning and delivery of events and the summer internship programme.
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- Driving the end-to-end recruiting process for multiple Technology business areas.
- Understand the needs of the business to design and run a recruiting process to attract and assess a strong pipeline of diverse candidates
- Developing strong relationships with key business stakeholders, the global campus team and other HR colleagues
- Design and execution of in-house events and programs
- Ownership of data management and reporting for relevant business areas
The successful candidate will have strong graduate/campus recruitment experience preferably within an investment management or investment banking environment.
- Good knowledge of the Technology talent market in the UK, and across the EMEA region
- Ability to work in at pace and to deadlines
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritise
- Demonstrated problem solver with strong attention to detail
- Experience in client-facing role and demonstrated ability to build relationships both internally and externally
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McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Senior BA (Transfer Agency)
My leading financial services client are looking to bring on a Senior Business Analyst with Transfer Agency experience.
Candidates must have:
- Experience working as a Business Analyst within asset or fund management institutions.
- Experience of working within an agile delivery function.
- Strong Transfer Agency experience outside of the UK preferred. (e.g Dublin/Luxembourg/Italy markets)
- Experience within a fund management company and knowledge of the broader funds ecosystem and processes involved within the lifecycle of a fund.
- Previous experience in a product-oriented role.
- Ability to document business requirements and produces other business-technical documentation to a high level of quality.
- Line management experience - managing small teams of BA's
- Play a lead role in the creation of Epics, User Stories and Acceptance criteria for assigned initiatives, taking a collaborative, inclusive approach.
- Able to critically assess information supplied by stakeholders, challenging and providing constructive input where appropriate.
- Aid the creation of Business Cases, ensuring the accuracy of source material and challenging the input of others where appropriate.
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Our client is a leading consultancy in the banking space who specialise in Technical Accounting Advisory
This function is made up of technical accounting specialists with extensive experience delivering expert accounting advisory services, financial reporting and regulatory change projects to major Tier-1 global banks, challenger banks and building societies. Our client has deep expertise in complex accounting within the Banking and Financial Services sector such as IFRS 9, hedge accounting, securitisations and other structured transactions, derivatives, and deal accounting for mergers and acquisitions and group reorganisations.
- Technical accounting support on accounting and regulatory change projects such as IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, UK GAAP, FINREP, Pillar 3, Brexit, IBOR reform, and ESG reporting.
- Accounting advice on transactions and financial reporting such as on-call accounting advisory, design or review of accounting policy manuals and financial statements.
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- Providing high quality and practical training and education for external and internal audiences.
- Providing valuable expert resources to clients to assist finance and reporting teams on the enhancement of financial reporting processes, implementation of complex finance changes or transactions requiring technical expertise.
Role and Responsibilities
- Manage client opportunities, deliver live engagements, lead small teams and provide input into larger multi-disciplinary teams.
- Respond to clients’ ongoing ad-hoc technical accounting queries.
- Write and review client reports based on analytical exercises (e.g. review of clients’ technical accounting decisions, stakeholder interview) to present findings and recommendations.
- Assist clients in their implementation programme for new accounting change or development and post-implementation review programme through delivering client workshops/training, direct assistance in performing the assessment and/or review of clients’ assessment, review of technical accounting and risk interpretations prepared by clients e.g. IFRS 9.
- Manage and mentor junior engagement team members.
Qualifications and Skills
- Professional qualification: ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
- Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards related to financial instruments and/or relevant to Financial Services clients (IAS 39 hedge accounting, IFRS 9, IFRS 7, IFRS 13, IAS 32, IAS 38, IFRS 3, IFRS 10, IFRS 16, IFRS 15).
- Strong experience in the practical application of the above financial instrument accounting requirements within the Banking and Financial Services industry.
- Understanding of the Banking sector and UK and EU banking regulations and the critical interactions between IFRS and regulatory reporting.
- Excellent written and communication skills particularly in writing technical accounting analysis or opinions, delivering presentations and an ability to communicate well with clients both in writing and verbally.
- Strong ability to evaluate technical issues, research and analyse facts, ability to influence and deal with senior individuals, consult and deliver solutions to clients.
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McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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The recruiter will work closely with senior leaders in the business, HR business partners, and campus recruiting colleagues in London and around the world. The recruiter will be responsible for the end-to-end talent attraction and recruitment process for a portfolio of Technology businesses including Software Engineering, Analytics and Client Support. The recruiter will also contribute to the planning and delivery of events and the summer internship programme.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Driving the end-to-end recruiting process for multiple Technology business areas.
- Understand the needs of the business to design and run a recruiting process to attract and assess a strong pipeline of diverse candidates
- Developing strong relationships with key business stakeholders, the global campus team and other HR colleagues
- Design and execution of in-house events and programs
- Ownership of data management and reporting for relevant business areas
The successful candidate will have strong graduate/campus recruitment experience preferably within an investment management or investment banking environment.
- Good knowledge of the Technology talent market in the UK, and across the EMEA region
- Ability to work in at pace and to deadlines
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritise
- Demonstrated problem solver with strong attention to detail
- Experience in client-facing role and demonstrated ability to build relationships both internally and externally
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McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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My leading financial services client are looking to bring on a Senior Business Analyst with Transfer Agency experience.
Candidates must have:
- Experience working as a Business Analyst within asset or fund management institutions.
- Experience of working within an agile delivery function.
- Strong Transfer Agency experience outside of the UK preferred. (e.g Dublin/Luxembourg/Italy markets)
- Experience within a fund management company and knowledge of the broader funds ecosystem and processes involved within the lifecycle of a fund.
- Previous experience in a product-oriented role.
- Ability to document business requirements and produces other business-technical documentation to a high level of quality.
- Line management experience - managing small teams of BA's
- Play a lead role in the creation of Epics, User Stories and Acceptance criteria for assigned initiatives, taking a collaborative, inclusive approach.
- Able to critically assess information supplied by stakeholders, challenging and providing constructive input where appropriate.
- Aid the creation of Business Cases, ensuring the accuracy of source material and challenging the input of others where appropriate.
- Troubleshoots, and supports the troubleshooting of others, effectively.
- BCS Business Analysis Diploma preferred
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McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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Senior Technical Accounting Manager
Our client is a leading consultancy in the banking space who specialise in Technical Accounting Advisory
This function is made up of technical accounting specialists with extensive experience delivering expert accounting advisory services, financial reporting and regulatory change projects to major Tier-1 global banks, challenger banks and building societies. Our client has deep expertise in complex accounting within the Banking and Financial Services sector such as IFRS 9, hedge accounting, securitisations and other structured transactions, derivatives, and deal accounting for mergers and acquisitions and group reorganisations.- Technical accounting support on accounting and regulatory change projects such as IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, UK GAAP, FINREP, Pillar 3, Brexit, IBOR reform, and ESG reporting.
- Accounting advice on transactions and financial reporting such as on-call accounting advisory, design or review of accounting policy manuals and financial statements.
- Accounting advice with respect to securitisations and other structured transactions.
- Providing subject matter expertise support on multi-disciplinary finance transformation and deal advisory projects such as business structuring, group reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions. Accounting focus areas include IAS 32, IAS 38, IFRS 2, IFRS 3, IFRS 10 and the UK Companies Act requirements.
- Providing high quality and practical training and education for external and internal audiences.
- Providing valuable expert resources to clients to assist finance and reporting teams on the enhancement of financial reporting processes, implementation of complex finance changes or transactions requiring technical expertise.
Role and Responsibilities- Manage client opportunities, deliver live engagements, lead small teams and provide input into larger multi-disciplinary teams.
- Respond to clients’ ongoing ad-hoc technical accounting queries.
- Write and review client reports based on analytical exercises (e.g. review of clients’ technical accounting decisions, stakeholder interview) to present findings and recommendations.
- Assist clients in their implementation programme for new accounting change or development and post-implementation review programme through delivering client workshops/training, direct assistance in performing the assessment and/or review of clients’ assessment, review of technical accounting and risk interpretations prepared by clients e.g. IFRS 9.
- Manage and mentor junior engagement team members.
Qualifications and Skills
- Professional qualification: ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
- Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards related to financial instruments and/or relevant to Financial Services clients (IAS 39 hedge accounting, IFRS 9, IFRS 7, IFRS 13, IAS 32, IAS 38, IFRS 3, IFRS 10, IFRS 16, IFRS 15).
- Strong experience in the practical application of the above financial instrument accounting requirements within the Banking and Financial Services industry.
- Understanding of the Banking sector and UK and EU banking regulations and the critical interactions between IFRS and regulatory reporting.
- Excellent written and communication skills particularly in writing technical accounting analysis or opinions, delivering presentations and an ability to communicate well with clients both in writing and verbally.
- Strong ability to evaluate technical issues, research and analyse facts, ability to influence and deal with senior individuals, consult and deliver solutions to clients.
- Strong analytical skills in relation to impairment under IFRS 9, effective interest rate and other relevant valuation techniques.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
