Accounting and Tax Specialist London Branch

BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers legal experts data scientists developers engineers and designers.

The Finance team at BBVA London is a multidisciplinary unit responsible for the financial integrity strategic planning and regulatory compliance of the UK branch. We act as a critical partner to the business ensuring that our Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) operations are supported by robust financial frameworks.

Working in the London Finance team involves a dynamic mix of local branch management and integration with BBVAs global headquarters in Madrid. The teams scope includes:

• Financial & Management Reporting: Delivering accurate monthly quarterly and annual financial statements.

• Regulatory Reporting Compliance: Managing the relationship with UK regulators (PRA/FCA).

• Business Partnering: Collaborating with Front Office teams to analyze profitability.

• Tax & Treasury Oversight: Overseeing the UK tax strategy and monitoring liquidity.

About the job:

Key Responsabilities:

This role is fundamental to ensuring the daily accuracy of the London branchs accounting records compliance with tax obligations (Corporation Tax and VAT) and the preparation of annual financial statements.

Accounting and Financial Close:

• Daily accounting control tasks and ensuring General Ledger integrity.

• Coordination of month-end and quarter-end closing processes.

• Preparation of the branchs annual accounts (Non Statutory Accounts) under IFRS and Bank of Spains regulation and their submission internally to Head Office.

• Follow-up on accounting and operational incidents ensuring their timely and correct resolution.

• Liaison with auditors (external and internal) managing information provision and query resolution during audit processes.

Taxation (Tax & VAT):

• Preparation of the Corporation Tax return and related filings including Pillar II.

• Management and preparation of the VAT (Value Added Tax) recovery model/return.

• FATCA-CRS and OI-BBSI reports to HMRC

• Ensuring compliance with all local tax obligations and the proper application of the Groups tax strategy.

Financial and Management Information:

• Producing detailed financial performance information for management and Head Office.

• Contributing to Management Information (MI) reports for Management Committees focusing on financial performance and key metrics.

What are we looking for

• Academic Background: Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting or Finance (Part-Qualified or Qualified Accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA) or equivalent is desirable).

• Previous Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an Accounting Audit or Tax role within the banking or financial services sector in the UK.

• Demonstrable experience in the preparation of Annual Accounts and managing auditor relationships.

• Solid knowledge of the accounting function in a bank.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables complex formulas) and bank accounting systems.

• Core Competencies: Attention to detail analytical ability proactivity and excellent communication skills.

• English and Spanish written and spoken at a fluent level.

Please note that priority will be given to candidates who are elegible to work in the UK.

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