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About Standard Chartered

We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. It's about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good. We're committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base. The Role Responsibilities

Maintain Financial reporting integrity and review all data included in the financial reports for accuracy and completeness

Prepare/maintain supporting documentation for financial statements and related footnotes and maintain standard list of accounting and reporting reviews for pre-quarter close

Maintain list of business and accounting events prior to balance sheet date for support during business review of IFRS schedules

Conduct reviews on critical processes such as head office expenses, cross-border recharges, hedge accounting, derivatives and related processes.

Perform trial balance and general ledger reviews to confirm appropriate accounting and statement in books based on the above lists

Engage with Data Quality and Assurance team for data reviews and confirmation on posting journals for appropriate rectification and adjustments to ledger data

Engage with IFRS reporting team to ensure that reporting actions based on past-quarters’ group queries have been completed and do not recur

Perform quarterly analysis of movements in balances, variance and identify business reasons

Working closely with stakeholders across Country finance, Business finance and Group Finance teams and manage expectations.

Complying with all governance requirements – Process metrics review, Service review calls, BCP.

Coordinate with internal and external auditors to provide timely information and support

Building a strong functional and business knowledge in the teams.

Engage and collaborate with Country and Group teams for process, knowledge and change management

Contribute effectively as GBS and GFS Extended Leadership Team for any initiatives as necessary

Our Ideal Candidate

Qualified Accountant is a must – CA , CPA or CIMA (UK)

1 – 3 years post qualification relevant work experience in a Financial Reporting role preferably in a Financial services industry with specific experience in performing analytical reviews of legal entity/statutory reporting (schedules and data) with business in focus

Uses basic tools to create simple financial reports.

Implements organizational methods and procedures for financial report writing.

Monitors compliance with organizational standards for financial report writing.

Analyses errors or inaccuracies in financial reports.

Follows organizational practices and guidelines for product profitability reporting.

Recognizes the need for and concepts behind accounting principles.

Identifies key issues and components of GAAP.

Describes how GAAP is applied within the organization.

Seeks relevant documentation and information.

Explains the basic concepts and terminology of accounting.

Lists the major responsibilities of the accounting staff.

Describes key activities of established accounting processes.

Identifies the basic tools used for maintaining accounting information.