Management Accountant - Balance Sheet Reconciliations (3-6-month day rate contract) - Financial Services experience required.

A large financial services firm in South West London is currently seeking an experienced accountant on an interim basis, with specific experience of providing balance sheet reconciliations in the banking sector.

• Location: South-West London.
• Hybrid working: 2 days a week in the office

• Pay Rate: £300 - £375 per day via umbrella (dependant on experience)

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all items are identifiable and cleared within a reasonable timeframe.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding transactions to maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist in managing finance queries, responding promptly and efficiently.
• Support the Management Accountants in handling finance-related processes for multiple business divisions, including tracking and reconciling key accounts.
• Prepare and post monthly journals and produce financial spreadsheets for reporting.
• Carry out month-end duties such as portfolio reporting and assisting in the compilation of financial reconciliation files.
• Reconcile general ledger (GL) transactions with internal financial systems and external data sources daily.
• Generate and oversee daily financial reports.
• Contribute to audit preparations by gathering and analysing financial data.

Requirements:

• Qualified or Part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/AAT Level 3 or equivalent or above).
• Experience of performing high volume bank receoncilaitions in the financial services sector / banking
• Solid understanding of general ledger processes and reconciliations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience in asset finance would be a plus but not requirement**
• Must be immediately available to start or under a notice period of under 2 weeks.

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