Financial Associate

at  Robert Walters Outsourcing

Job Title: Finance Associate
Job Type: Contract (12 months)
Location: Glasgow
Hourly: £14.36 - £27.52 PAYE + holiday pay
Opportunity Overview: A fantastic opportunity has risen to temporarily join my client as a Finance Associate.
My client is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries

Role Objective: The Compensation Controller team is led globally from Glasgow and is part of Global Corporate Controllers. The function is responsible for financial accounting, control, and reporting, both internal and external, related to the firm’s compensation and benefit plans globally. The team are responsible for front to back accounting, control and reporting of compensation and benefits for the firm, as a result, team members perform a variety of functions within their roles offering a breadth of experience for the right candidate. For example:

• Financial accounting across all GAAPS and legal entities
• Close collaboration with accounting policy on interpretation and implementation of new accounting rules or accounting analysis of new compensation arrangements
• Involvement in firm and finance-wide initiatives as an SME with accountability for assessing, planning and delivering all compensation & benefit related accounting and reporting impacts
• Regulatory and statutory financial reporting at firm and subsidiary level including analysis and implementation of any new reporting requirements
• Management reporting and forecasting for the CFO and other senior stakeholders
• This role represents an exciting opportunity to further develop a variety of skills and be part of a global function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform accounting and reporting tasks associated with employee compensation (Firm’s largest P&L line)
• Undertake financial analysis of data in accordance with key SOX control requirements
• Reconcile and substantiate general ledger expense and balance sheet accounts
• Prepare insightful analysis for other groups including HR, Tax and other teams across Finance
• Participate in system enhancements including project focused activities and UAT testing
• Adhere to, and where possible, enhance process documentation and the control environment
• Identify and implement process efficiencies Respond to and interact with key stakeholders including HR, IT, other Finance teams, Tax, Audit
• Represent the function in wider office committees
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as required

Requirements:
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- 3 - 5 years’ experience within industry or with accounting.
- Qualified / part-qualified accountancy qualification (preferred)
- Financial services background preferred
- Strong communication skills; clear, concise, and appropriate method of delivery
- Collaborative team player with a strong work ethic
- Ability to manage workload efficiently and effectively
- Flexibility to work in a dynamic environment under tight deadlines
- Problem solving skills and initiative
Don’t hesitate and miss out on this opportunity!
We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi @ robertwalters.com. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line

Role Objective: The Compensation Controller team is led globally from Glasgow and is part of Global Corporate Controllers. The function is responsible for financial accounting, control, and reporting, both internal and external, related to the firm’s compensation and benefit plans globally. The team are responsible for front to back accounting, control and reporting of compensation and benefits for the firm, as a result, team members perform a variety of functions within their roles offering a breadth of experience for the right candidate. For example:

• Financial accounting across all GAAPS and legal entities
• Close collaboration with accounting policy on interpretation and implementation of new accounting rules or accounting analysis of new compensation arrangements
• Involvement in firm and finance-wide initiatives as an SME with accountability for assessing, planning and delivering all compensation & benefit related accounting and reporting impacts
• Regulatory and statutory financial reporting at firm and subsidiary level including analysis and implementation of any new reporting requirements
• Management reporting and forecasting for the CFO and other senior stakeholders
• This role represents an exciting opportunity to further develop a variety of skills and be part of a global function

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform accounting and reporting tasks associated with employee compensation (Firm’s largest P&L line)
• Undertake financial analysis of data in accordance with key SOX control requirements
• Reconcile and substantiate general ledger expense and balance sheet accounts
• Prepare insightful analysis for other groups including HR, Tax and other teams across Finance
• Participate in system enhancements including project focused activities and UAT testing
• Adhere to, and where possible, enhance process documentation and the control environment
• Identify and implement process efficiencies Respond to and interact with key stakeholders including HR, IT, other Finance teams, Tax, Audit
• Represent the function in wider office committees
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as require