Interim VAT Consultant – Challenger Bank – London (6 Months)

Responsibilities:

• Organise and collate the Balance Sheet and Ageing attestation, which requires liaising with the EMEA Financial Controllers team. Review month-end general ledger balances against supporting documentation and the Controllers’ reconciliations.
• Work closely with the EMEA Tax team to support the calculation of the amount the UK VAT Group can claim/pay HMRC in relation to their vatable expenses. This requires liaising with US counterparts, manipulating large data sets and performing analytical reviews  
• Develop and perform financial control tasks including analytical review, transaction analysis, reconciliations, substantiation of GL balances, revenue analysis, cost analysis.
• Produce monthly/quarterly financial accounts for management and entity boards including business commentary.
• Produce monthly regulatory reports for Intercompany balances
• Regular posting of journals to reflect daily/monthly activity
• Participate in new projects or business initiatives and work with departments across the enterprise, including COO, Tax and Finance teams
• Ensure operational documentation is maintained
• Act as cover for team members
• In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required, including other ad hoc reporting tasks as required

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA preferred) 3+ years PQE
• Degree educated
• An interest and understanding of the financial services industry and related products.
• Experience within dealer-broker/banking firms an advantage
• Strong excel skills with ability to develop efficient and well-controlled process.
• Works well within a team.
• Confident communicator at all levels in the organisation
• Intuitive, fast learner.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with a team structure.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good time management & organisational skills.