Financial Controller – AVP [15 month contract]

Sydney

Ancillary Areas

Contract or Temporary

This is an interesting position working in close support of the Foreign Exchange / Treasury trading division at a leading global investment bank in Sydney.

The ideal applicant will come from a strong product control or treasury accounting background. Good experience within P&L reporting, hedge accounting, financial reporting and management reporting would be ideal.

A clear understanding of treasury trading products, and their derivatives, would be preferred to be able to perform well in this role. This is a middle office focused position, with a strong accounting focus.

Role Objectives:

• Take responsibility for PnL & Balance Sheet activities relating to the production of data be it onshore or offshore.
• Responsible for month end close activities as part of the FX and Treasury business line
• Monitor and control accuracy and completeness of underlying data used in the Financial Statements to mitigate operational & reputational risk.
• Process re-engineering – continually questioning processes in an ever changing environment & striving for best of breed.
• Provide support for Global Markets month end close activities as part of wider team involvement

Responsibilities:

Financial Control Function

• Defining and implementing control procedures both onshore and offshore to ensure quality and timeliness.
• Exception management and escalation of issues to senior management.
• Develop and implement consistent controls and processes across business lines.

Pnl and Balance sheet activities

• Ensure MAFA breaks are investigated and resolved
• Ensure all account balances are substantiated as per guidelines
• FX exposures management from both Management and Financial accounting perspectives.
• Assist in issue resolution and training for offshore support staff.
• Ensure all Regulatory and Head Office reporting is completed per required deadlines.

Month end process and Transfer Pricing process:

• Perform review and approval of month end adjustments.
• Develop and implement consistent Transfer Pricing controls and processes

Prerequisites:

• CPA/ CA Qualification
• Treasury Product Control or Treasury Accounting background
• Strong excel and ideally SAP
• IFRS experience