Financial Reporting Accountant

at Jane Street · Quant · London, United Kingdom · Accounting

Qualified Accountant to join Financial Reporting team, responsible for maintaining books and records for European businesses, preparing financial statements, and collaborating with accounting teams globally. Role involves preparing reconciliations, supporting financial statements, working with auditors, and documenting policies. Opportunity to improve and automate processes with the accounting-specific Technology team.

What you'd actually do

  1. Maintain the books and records for the firm’s European businesses
  2. Prepare our monthly and annual financial statements in conjunction with accounting teams in the region and globally
  3. Preparing or reviewing various accounting reconciliations and financial schedules that support the financial statements
  4. Collaborating with outside auditors and advisors, interpreting GAAP, and documenting accounting policies and internal controls
  5. Working closely with other team members, including our accounting-specific Technology team, to improve and automate processes

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • ACA or equivalent qualification
  • 1-2 years of post-qualified accounting experience
  • Experience preparing financial statements
  • Experience preparing account reconciliations
  • Solid understanding of FRS 102 and/or IFRS
  • Organised
  • Great communication skills
  • Ability to build strong collaborative relationships
  • Self-motivated to improve processes
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to handle competing priorities
  • Ability to work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Detail-oriented
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel
  • Fluent in English

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of U.S. GAAP
  • Familiarity with regulatory regimes
  • Experience with Workday (Financial Data Model)

What the JD emphasized

  • qualified Accountant
  • prepare monthly and annual financial statements
  • accounting reconciliations
  • financial schedules
  • documenting accounting policies and internal controls
  • improve and automate processes
  • best solutions to complex problems
  • legal and regulatory environment is constantly shifting
  • self-starter
  • cares deeply about details and deadlines
  • fast-paced work environment
  • ACA or equivalent with 1-2 years of post-qualified experience
  • preparing financial statements and account reconciliations
  • solid understanding of FRS 102 and/or IFRS
  • Organised with great communication skills
  • build strong collaborative relationships
  • Self-motivated to improve processes
  • excellent time management skills
  • handle competing priorities
  • work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
  • strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • detail-oriented
  • can-do attitude when resolving issues
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel
  • Fluent in English
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About the position

We are looking for a qualified Accountant to join our Financial Reporting team. You will primarily maintain the books and records for the firm’s European businesses and prepare our monthly and annual financial statements in conjunction with accounting teams in the region and globally.

Additional responsibilities of the role will include:

  • Preparing or reviewing various accounting reconciliations and financial schedules that support the financial statements
  • Collaborating with outside auditors and advisors, interpreting GAAP, and documenting accounting policies and internal controls
  • Working closely with other team members, including our accounting-specific Technology team, to improve and automate processes

At Jane Street, we always look for the best solutions to complex problems, and that extends to our accounting function. Our legal and regulatory environment is constantly shifting. The right candidate will be a self-starter who cares deeply about details and deadlines, and who can jump into our fast-paced work environment.

About you

  • Have a bachelor’s degree
  • An ACA or equivalent with 1-2 years of post-qualified experience in an accounting role
  • Experienced with preparing financial statements and account reconciliations
  • Have a solid understanding of FRS 102 and/or IFRS; knowledge of U.S. GAAP is desired but not required
  • Organised with great communication skills; able to build strong collaborative relationships across various groups within the firm
  • Self-motivated to improve processes where possible
  • Have excellent time management skills; able to handle competing priorities and work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
  • Have strong analytical and critical thinking skills; detail-oriented with a “can-do” attitude when resolving issues
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel
  • Preferably familiar with regulatory regimes
  • Experience with using Workday (Financial Data Model) is a plus
  • Fluent in English

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