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Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Financial Accountant (Banking)

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The Skills You Need: Mandarin to native level, Accounting experience within Banking or Finance sector would be ideal, but not essential. Experience in other corporates or Big 6 Accounting firms could also be considered.

Your New Salary: £45-55k depending on experience bonus

Job Status: Permanent, hybrid working with 4 days in the office

Location: Central London

Report to: Head of Finance

To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• have Mandarin to native level and can do reports in simplified Chinese
• have solid Accounting experience in a corporate environment in the UK
• are qualified, OR working towards completing qualification

If that means this job isn’t a match for you please view our other vacancies for one that may be a better fit.

Summary:

The Financial Accountant is responsible to support the Head of Finance with financial accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting and taxation for London Branch.

• Branch performance against Head Office objectives and KPI metrics relating to Finance Department.
• Branch Performance against Internal & External Audits relating to Finance Department.
• Branch adherence with Regulatory requirements related to Finance Department.

What You'll be Doing Each Day:

• Internal expenses management and review;
• General ledger maintenance and review; Internal accounts (Fixed assets, prepayment and accruals, receivables and payables, etc) management and review;
• Nostros accounts reconciliations;
• Monthly/Quarterly/Annual financial reports preparation;
• Assist in Regulatory reporting to BOE, PRA and FCA on regular basis;
• Taxation returns preparation, including VAT and Corporation Tax;
• Preparation of Regulatory reporting to CBRC;
• Preparation of Regular reports to Head Office relevant departments;
• Assist in branch budget management;
• Assist in policy and procedure review;
• Ad hoc requirements/projects;
• Assist to ensure branch asset and Liability and specifically liquidity risk are managed accordingly, including daily LCR monitoring;
• Assist in Perform asset and liability portfolio analytical review;
• Assist in preparation of ALCO management reports;
• Assist Branch Foreign Exchange Risk Management;
• Assist Branch banking book interest rate risk management;
• The role may from time to time be required to undertake additional or other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the bank's business/operation.

The skills you need to succeed:

• Mandarin to native level, both spoken and written;
• Degree holder, minimum;
• Qualified accountant, or approaching to fully qualified;
• Relevant experience in Accounting. Experience in UK banking industry or PRA/FCA regulated companies are highly desirable, but other industries or Big 6 accounting firms could also be considered.
• Attention to details, willing to work in a fast paced small finance team with a positive attitude.

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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