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Prime Brokerage Accountant
| Type |
Permanent |
|
From £60,000 to £65,000 per annum |
| Location |
London [South-East England] |
| Qualifications |
Qualified; degree (or equivalent)  |
| Agency: |
Advantage Professional |
| Contact |
Advantage Professional |
| Reference |
GW 15109930/001 |
Job description
Summary: leading Investment Bank is entering into the Prime brokerage market; to support this business initiative, the Finance department is looking at an experienced person in the Prime brokerage activity. Main responsibilities: you will be act as a Project Manager for the Finance department in respect of the prime brokerage implementation. As such, you will be involved in the whole project phase from the design, leveraging on the business experts (tax, accounting, product control, regulatory returns) and External Advisors, through to developments, testing and go live. Post project, you will be expected to handle an ongoing role in respect of the prime brokerage activity, covering either product control or accounting. You will be the representative for specific work steams within the project, liaising closely with business line and other support function staff. A key component of the role is to coordinate with the other Finance teams located in Paris and New York, where the Prime brokerage activity will be set up as well, based on the same upstream information systems. Large exchanges with the business line project team, the other support functions, and correspondents in New York and Paris. You will be part of the Finance Project team and report to the global coordinator for the prime brokerage project (who is based in London). Candidate profile: education: degree level or equivalent, qualified Accountant; past experience: you will have worked successfully in a prime brokerage activity, within either a Product Control or Finance department, and you will have good knowledge of the specific accounting systems and controls requirements of a prime brokerage business; languages: fluent English, French would be an advantage; technical skills: accounting.
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