Job description
- Location:Mumbai
- Department:Finance & Tax
- Division:IBP Business Enablement
- Employment Type:Full time
- Salary:Competitive
Finance Junior Accountant (10963)
Investec is a distinctive Specialist Bank serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues who'll think out of the ordinary and we put them in environments where they'll flourish. We combine a flat structure with a focus on internal mobility. If you can bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to your work, this could be the boost your career deserves.
Key Responsibilities
- Able to support in financial control function i.e. opening cost centres / ledger codes, reviewing of month end files in relation to prepayments, depreciation and others, posting in group accounting system i.e. JDE Edwards
- Independently take responsibility of finalisation of accounts (including preparation of financial statement disclosures and other regulatory requirements)
- Reviewing of payment batches and manage Accounts Receivables/Payables as well as Bank reconciliation statement and Cash Flow statements.
- Contribute to overall expense management and adherence to various policies and processes
- Support in ensuring timely compliance of regulatory and statutory deadlines
- Support in ensuring timely completion of monthly, quarterly and annually tax compliance (Indirect Tax, Direct Tax & Transfer Pricing)
- Support in annual financial audits while liaising directly with external auditors (Big 4)
- Ensure a strong, adequate control environment to ensure operational risk is minimised
- Support in automation projects and documentation of SOP
Core Skills and Knowledge
Technical knowledge and experience
- CA with 1-2 years post-qualified experience (essential)
- Good understanding of GCC (advantageous but not essential)
- Excellent accounting skills (essential)
- Knowledge of IndAS & IFRS (advantageous but not essential)
- Proficient in the use of MS Excel
Personal attributes
- Strong character with excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong relationship management skills, able to influence and build rapport
- Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information
- Pro-active with a strong work ethic
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure, managing conflicting priorities and ability to multi-task when required.
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team, across the entire financial and accounting spectrum
- An appetite for keeping abreast with the latest statutory and regulatory developments
- Good presentation skills
As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote.
Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.
Research shows that some candidates can be reluctant to apply to a role unless they meet all the criteria. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit here and welcome you to do the same – if the role excites you, please don't let our person specification hold you back. Get in touch!
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