Responsibilities:

Preparation of primary financial statements (annual and interim)& all related notes in accordance with accounting and regulatory disclosure requirements (IFRS, US GAAP an advantage) within agreed client deadlines& SLAs
Self-review financial statements both from a numbers perspective and also completed Word documents for disclosures, quality, and completeness perspective
Consistency checking of financial statements for large clients throughout the year and relevant audit and interim cycles
Analysis& raising queries of client accounting records and escalation, where appropriate, of any potential issues identified
Recognise and act on opportunities to improve processes including developing and making recommendations for change and encouraging the team to come up with ideas for effeciency
To ensure all the risk and control checks are adhered to for clients in the portfolio and follow all required checklists and SOPS, ensure they are up to date post audit cycles
Liaise with the OCM (internal control) team on any issues that arise that need to be reviewed

Key Skills and Knowledge:

You will have 5+ years of experience in a Financial Reporting or Audit environment in the Funds industry
Post graduate/CA/CPA with major in Finance/Accounting will be added value.
You will be able to work within a team and build key internal relationships across locations with partner sites
You will have very strong attention to detail in review of documents and analytical review capabilities in relation to financial statement numbers& reporting
You will have knowledge and understanding of all primary GAAPS – Irish/UK, IFRS, US GAAP
You will posses the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines at peak delivery times
You will be result and target oriented, self-motivated

Financial Reporting Associate