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08/06/10
referral award  not applied
  Senior Associate - MSG – European Cash Accounting
Macquarie
London

Senior Associate - MSG – European Cash Accounting
Macquarie Securities Group (MSG) encompasses Macquarie’s institutional stockbroking, equity derivatives and equity finance activities. The Group utilises its skills in research and risk management to develop equity-based financial solutions and services for clients globally. MSG has three main businesses:

The Institutional Stockbroking business provides sales and execution for institutional investors.
Macquarie Research provides analysis and market intelligence across key industry sectors including infrastructure/utilities, property, resources, gaming and quantitative research.
Specialist product and structuring teams provide equity finance and equity-linked investment trading and risk management services to wholesale clients. Our Derivatives area provides services to Hedge Funds including market access, leverage, stock-borrowing and execution.

Client Contacts/Relationship
Contact for business unit staff on daily profit and loss reports and daily capital requirement calculation
Contact for overseas accountants and local accountants on business transactions
Actively seeks out opportunities to refine their knowledge of clients business
Contact for other Finance areas in the bank to source information in relation to Mac Securities and other areas
Initiates and effectively uses internal and external networks to development solutions to problems

Key Responsibilities
Daily, weekly and monthly tasks
Preparation of daily P&L’s (facilitation and sales)
Input into daily Capital requirement calculation
Daily upload and reconciliation of back office file to general ledger
Weekly client commission reports
Month end journals (including transfer pricing), expense analysis and balance sheet account reconciliations
Review of investigation and daily clearing of suspense accounts
Preparation of monthly management pack for Cash business
Monthly reports to Head Office (Ops Review, Stat P&L and balance sheet)
Monthly analysis of FX exposures for hedging purposes and assessment of hedge effectiveness
Review of new product proposals for European cash business
Ad hoc requirements from the business and other Finance teams
Qualifications: Bachelors
Accounting cert. (CA/CPA)
Experience: 7 years +
Languages: English : Speak / Write Fluently
Job-Type: open-ended
Remuneration: unspecified
Permit Type: EU National
Region: London
Professional qualification CA/CPA
Tailors output to client needs and produces accurate and timely reports
Ability to deliver quality work under pressure
Questions current procedures and has a continuous improvement mindset
Strong IT skills including ACESS, EXCEL and other Microsoft office applications
Preferable to have knowledge of PSGL and Micro strategy reporting tool
Experience in financial and management accenting in a banking environment would be beneficial
Builds a good level of rapport with clients and responds quickly to their concerns
Ability to deliver high levels of quality service on a daily basis
Identifies opportunities that will assist businesses in meeting their objectives
Confident and competent in oral and written communication
Expresses view point clearly and concisely
Develops and maintains the respect and support of fellow team members
Beings to negotiate with and influence senior managements within Finance and business areas
Monitors and regularly provides feedback to Manager on achieving tasks
Although the role will not have direct responsibility to manage other staff, it is expected that the role will contribute to a strong positive team culture
Awareness of the general business factors and factors that affect stock broking business
Ability to recognise significant issues arising from day to day issues and their impact on the business

Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.

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