Overview

Principle, Accounting

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BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the "bank of banks" - 97% of the world's top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our ability to evolve, lead, and drive innovative ideas at every turn. Today, we're approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.

• You will own financial reporting and monitoring for a portfolio of legal entities, including entities offering banking products regulated by the PRA. You will develop an in-depth understanding of those entities' strategies, products, accounting and disclosure requirements. Leveraging the UK Legal Entity Controllers team's offshore production model, you will provide guidance and review to oversee a robust control environment and production of high-quality analysis and drive insightful reporting to key stakeholders including the board of directors, internal management. You will own the annual financial statements and audit process for assigned entities. You will also play a key part in reviews of prudential and statistical regulatory returns.
• The Principal, Accounting, will develop close relationships with line of business and legal entity management of entities that they support as well as other corporate functions, such as Legal and Risk.
• The role looks to drive efficiency, standardisation and a robust control environment, which includes maintenance of controls documentation for processes such as Sarbanes Oxley. The candidate will also ensure the efficient operation of routines and will identify risks to the process and ensure that key controls mitigating those risks are operating effectively.
• You will proactively identify and resolve financial reporting issues as well as opportunities for process improvement to enhance efficiency and reduce risk, and work across and between functions to drive solutions, as well as become engaged in broader initiatives and projects as part of our continued drive to improve.
• This is an ideal role for a motivated qualified accountant with at least [5] years post-qualification experience with audit and accounts preparation experience and strong analytical and communication skills. Financial services experience and a good knowledge of IFRS reporting and disclosure requirements is essential, with US GAAP experience desirable.

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with relevant years post qualification experience
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly IFRS; US GAAP knowledge an advantage
• Experience of a fast moving, highly controlled, multi-national / functional organisation
• Experience in financial services, and working with offshore teams preferred
• Excellent PC skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Oracle Cloud experience desirable, but not required

• Motivated, adaptable, flexible and proactive.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and develop effective relationships.
• Good decision maker, responsible and accountable.
• Deadline driven with effective time management skills.
• Stakeholder orientated and results focused.
• Highly motivated, fast learning, proactive, with an ability for problem solving.

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• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
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