Financial Reporting - Associate

Who are we

We are not your typical financial institution. Its our people who make us a cut above. Here every person is respected because of their differences not in spite of them.

We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose passion and compassion. At Mizuho we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. Its the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largestand growingbanks in the world.

What is the opportunity

The Finance department includes a number of teams such as Financial Control & Reporting Management Reporting Product Control and Taxation. They are is responsible for providing up-to-date financial performance results and management information to support the business. The London Financial Control and Reporting team is responsible for London and Dubais financial accounting and reporting related activities.

The key requirements of this role would involve maintaining the integrity accuracy and completeness of various aspects of financial accounting and reporting in accordance with HO accounting policy and reporting requirements preparation of various local regulatory financial reporting information to be submitted to the BoE PRA etc. support the rollout of various new product initiatives which impact financial accounting as well as supporting various system upgrade/replacement initiatives.

This role mainly focuses on London but will also have some involvement with the Dubai branch.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a qualified accountant with strong numerical and analytical skillsets a good understanding of how a corporate bank works with some awareness of various corporate banking products excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment and display a positive results oriented attitude.

What will you be doing

• Responsible for various aspects of financial accounting and control including various month-end/quarter-end adjustments system and account reconciliations ledger close etc. as well as the accuracy and completeness of the final trial balance
• Preparation of various HO submissions in accordance with HO financial reporting requirements
• Preparation of various monthly/quarterly regulatory financial reporting information to submitted to BoE PRA etc.
• Assist with reviewing and approving upfront fees ensuring revenue recognition criteria is met.
• Review calculations for LBO fund investments
• Assist with preparation/review of periodic audit confirmations and associated queries
• Support ongoing SOX related aspects including documentation liaising with SOX auditors to complete SOX controls/testing
• Liaise with External auditors to support various quarterly/annual audit related activities
• Support implementation of system changes/upgrades from a finance perspective including getting involved in the roll-out of the IT transformation project
• Work with the wider Finance team and other stakeholders to identify and implement changes and enhancements to current processes for improving controls and efficiency
• Act as cover/backup for other members of the team and support cross-training initiatives
• Work with various parts of the organisation including the business and operations department to problem solve issues and maintain the integrity and accuracy of the financial statements

What do you need to succeed

• Great organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Customer-centric career experience
• Demonstrable ability to innovate support change and problem solve
• Collaborative nature to contribute to a successful team performance
• High level of computer literacy and skills in data manipulation / presentation
• Foster the spirit of teamwork and cohesiveness across the team

What Mizuho can offer you

Here at Mizuho there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary plus discretionary bonus
• Non-contributory pension
• 27 days annual leave
• Core working hours*
• Hybrid working - office and home based*
• Virtual GP
• Wellbeing benefits including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect collaborate and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality diversity and equality and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds sexual orientation beliefs gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team and we will be happy to help.