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The Corporate Affairs Group provides essential professional services across all areas of Macquarie.
The group sets and maintains high standards and is continually developing operating efficiencies and setting industry benchmarks in service delivery. Group wide, the Corporate Affairs Group comprises Human Resources and Business Services, Company Secretarial and Investor Relations, Finance, Business Improvement, Settlements and Taxation Divisions.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
The Group Financial Accounting team sits within the wider Finance function, supporting Macquarie’s UK and European based operations. The Group Financial Accounting team’s primary responsibility is the oversight of the statutory reporting and audit process for the Group’s UK subsidiaries. The other key role of the team is to provide technical guidance on an ad-hoc basis and to ensure all solutions are compliant with UK GAAP/ IFRS at transaction, statutory legal entity and group levels.
Other responsibilities include ongoing Balance Sheet and P&L analysis/management and working together with other Finance teams to ensure that reporting deliverables are achieved and any legal entity processes are consistent with internal Group policies. The team operates in a dynamic environment which needs to adapt its processes and solutions in light of changes in the reporting environment as well as business changes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Preparation of the year end financial statements for a number of UK legal entities, ensuring that audit deadlines are met
Understanding the impact of transactions on legal entities from an accounting and tax perspective
Assisting other accountants within the wider Finance Division, as required, from both a technical and practical perspective
Liaising with external stakeholders of the Macquarie Group, where required
Monitoring and reporting of the financial position and performance of key entities
Providing ad-hoc reporting to the board and senior management, as required
Assisting in the identification and implementation of key efficiency improvements
Completion of ad-hoc project work
Mentoring more junior members of the team |
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Bachelors
Accounting cert.
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3 years + |
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English : Speak / Write Fluently
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unspecified |
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EU National |
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London |
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Newly qualified accountant, maximum of 18 months PQE
Financial accounting experience within the Chartered Accounting profession, preferably with financial services experience
Practical and well-organised approach to their work with demonstrable history of delivering to deadlines
Sound communication skills and an attention to detail
Ability to analyse complex issues and structures
Enthusiastic self starter who enjoys working in a team environment
Challenges the status quo
Successfully manages multiple demands on their time
Strong excel and PC skills
Solid financial accounting experience - IFRS/UK GAAP
Organised and methodical approach to tasks
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Reliability, tenacity and task ownership
Strong communication skills across all levels of seniority via all media
Team player who can work autonomously |
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Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. |
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Macquarie
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