The Financial Reporting team is a customer-focused team that supports the business and client activities of the Operations division of BNP Paribas Securities Services. The team has extensive interaction and dealings with various managers and all teams within the Operations division, as well as other internal BNP Paribas Securities Services teams.
The team has monthly and quarterly client reporting deliverables and is responsible for the preparation and review of clients' statutory financial statements, APRA returns, and ABS reports. This involves reviewing reports prepared by the team offshore and ensuring that all data is reconciled to the investment system, registry, auditors, clients, and other external sources.
The Senior Financial Reporting Accountant plays a key role in supporting the service delivery of the Fund Administration teams and meeting clients' statutory reporting requirements. The Senior Financial Reporting Accountant is responsible for the preparation and review of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly and year-end deliverables for clients, as well as managing the financial statements process at year-end and half-year.
Primary Role Responsibilities
* Client reporting
* APRA and other regulatory reporting
* Financial statements preparation and review
* Reconciliations
* Client and auditor management
* Resolution of client issues and ad-hoc queries
* Resolution of accounting and general ledger queries from the business and clients
* Assisting with related systems, process, or internal change initiatives and process improvements
Other Contributions
* Participate in initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational risk within the business
* Provide transition support towards the setup of new portfolios, clients, or restructures as per client instructions
Requirements for Success
* Approximately 7+ years of commercial experience in financial services accounting or financial reporting
* Knowledge of fund accounting, reporting, and related operational risk and compliance requirements of the client service function
* Experience using central accounting systems and producing reconciliations
* Demonstrated history of being results-focused and excellent attention to detail
* Demonstrated history of managing clients and auditors at year-end
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Required Education/Certification/Licenses
* Qualified Accountant (CA/CPA)
* Degree qualified in Business, Accounting, or related discipline
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