Bank of America Hiring for Financial Accountant Job at Chester, England Full Time

LOB: CFO Group

Corporate Title: Vice President

Location: Chester

Overview of the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to join the North West’s only Tier 1 Bank in a varied and interesting role that can offer the opportunity to work with stakeholders globally. As this a Vice President level role, there will be scope to supervise junior members of the team, work closely with senior stakeholders and head up various projects.

Based in Chester’s established CFO function, the successful candidate will benefit from an excellent work life balance, a highly competitive benefits package and clear paths of career progression.

Responsibilities:

• Daily product control functions, business reporting and ledger substantiation

• Working with Front Office to explain their P&L and Valuations

• Working across the team to agree correct accounting treatment for trades and portfolio

• Balance sheet substantiation

• Constant monitoring and improvements of risk control process

• Implement improvements to the system infrastructure & control environment

• Production and monitoring of Daily and Monthly KPI’s

• Deliver support for new products and initiatives

• Drive standardisation of process, application and data source

The Team:

The Chester team consists of ~20 members. The team has a global remit and responsibilities, dealing with the Finance team in New York and trading desks in London, New York and Singapore.

Core Skills:

• Professional Qualification preferable (CFA / ACCA / ACA / CIMA)

• Proven experience in a similar role

• Ability to supervise, control deliverables and guide other more junior members of the team

• Lead by example and set high controls standards for the team

• Confident analytical and communication skills (both written and verbal)

• Ability to respond appropriately to time-sensitive requests

Bank of America

Every day, across the globe, our employees bring a commitment to our purpose and to driving responsible growth by living our values: deliver together, act responsibly, realize the power of our people and trust the team. A key aspect of driving responsible growth is doing so in a sustainable manner, a critical pillar of which is being a great place to work for our teammates.

In line with these values, in EMEA we have 9 Employee Networks, a wide range of Sports & Social clubs, and other development and networking opportunities so that you can enjoy a range of experiences and connect with colleagues across the bank. We also offer exclusive discounts to some of the most iconic cultural experiences for you to enjoy in your spare time outside of work. Learn more about our benefits here.

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We are an equal opportunities employer, and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements. As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.