Finance Accounting Officer

The French Chamber of Commerce is looking for a Financial Accounting Officer for one of its international banking institution offering businesses and financial institutions expertise in the fields of corporate banking, capital markets and asset servicing.

As a Financial Accounting Officer, you will be involved specifically with financial accounting and reporting, regulatory reporting and/or group reporting and you may be called on to participate in ad-hoc accounting-related projects, systems improvement and systems testing as and when required.

Key Responsibilities

Perform financial accounting and related activities

• Prepare, input or approve accounting-related bookings in Avaloq
• Perform month-end closing activities
• Assist to maintain accurate financial records
• Prepare fixed assets listing and update additions and disposals of fixed assets and monthly depreciation entries
• Perform any accounting related tasks as allocated
• Participate in any accounting-related projects as assigned
• Respond to internal and external auditors on audit data, variances and audit findings

Regulatory reporting

• Prepare and submit periodic reports on a timely basis and ensure compliance with local regulations
• Prepare and circulate regulatory compliance reports to relevant internal stakeholders on a periodic basis
• Prepare periodic statistical reports and surveys as necessary for various local authorities

Prepare reporting and analysis for Group Consolidation

• Support Group reporting related activities and the preparation of group reporting documents
• Respond to the group on data issues, variances, etc.
• Resolve any issues arising from group reporting in partnership with the relevant IT teams
• Set up necessary parameters in core banking system to meet group reporting requirements

Support Corporate Tax work

• Prepare corporate tax schedules for review by tax agents before submission to local tax authorities
• Liaise with tax agents for tax submissions and address tax queries from local tax authorities

Requirements

• Possess good degree qualifications in finance, accounting or business from recognised Universities or professional accounting qualifications
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience
• Excellent written and oral communication