Associate, Financial Accounting

A member of the Bank’s Financial Accounting team responsible for maintaining financial records and reporting. The Associate applies relevant accounting rules and provides meaningful financial reporting to support management evaluation and strategy formulation.

Responsibilities

• Prepares sections of the year-end financial statements with all required disclosures and notes accurately and to a tight deadline
• Prepare periodic internal financial management reporting
• Assesses the impact of the latest IFRS accounting standards on EBRD financial statements to ensure compliance
• Ensures the accounting policies of the Bank are up-to-date and consistent with IFRS
• Assesses the accounting treatment of banking products in line with IFRS requirements
• Undertakes investigations and inspections of data in accordance with established procedure to identify and quantify potential accounting postings required
• Maintains the accounting and reporting systems, files and other records required for the Bank and Donor Funds to ensure accurate and timely information
• Reviews transactions booked in front office systems and posted to the accounting systems for accuracy and appropriateness
• Liaising with Operations and front office teams to resolve booking issues
• Identifies solutions to non-standard tasks/queries
• Provides advice to internal clients relating to relevant financial products or transactions
• Contributes to the development of procedures to ensure the accounting department best responds to the needs of the Bank
• Review and sign off of team members’ journals to ensure accuracy
• Supervises and trains new team members and year end temporary staff to create a team that is capable of meeting its objectives
• Produces work in compliance with the Bank’s Internal Controls Framework
• Liaises with internal and external auditors and responds to queries
• Supports the team in the delivery of the Compass transformation project, including contribution to process design, system testing, data migration and implementation activities
• Other ad hoc tasks as allocated by line manager

Requirements

• Educated to degree level
• ACA qualified or equivalent
• Significant relevant accounting experience, preferably in a Financial Services setting
• Experience in Big 4 and/or an international bank is preferred
• Fluent English language skills, both verbal and written
• Statutory financial accounts preparation and/or audit experience on financial accounts
• Strong numerical and financial skills with the ability to interpret financial information
• Strong data analysis and financial analysis skills and experience with Tableau/Power BI or other data visualisation tools
• Fully competent in own practise area
• Working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, including IFRS 9 and IAS 32
• Strong computer skills with emphasis on Excel
• Experience with SAP or equivalent accounting system preferable

Skills

• Financial Accounting
• Statutory Financial Accounts Preparation
• Financial Auditing
• Financial Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Tableau
• Power BI
• International Financial Reporting Standards
• IFRS 9
• IAS 32
• Excel
• SAP
• Accounting System Experience
• Numerical skills
• Financial Reporting

Languages

English