Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Private Bank Financial Control Analyst, London**: Accurately maintain and report Private Banking's financials. Key responsibilities include maintaining monthly results, coordinating reporting packs, and supporting regulatory compliance. Proven accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel proficiency required. Embrace automation and contribute to change initiatives in this multinational, high-performing team.

Compensation: Not specified
City: London
Country: United Kingdom

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Location: LONDON, United Kingdom

Make a measurable impact on how Private Banking reports and explains its financial performance. In this role, you will help keep our financial results accurate, complete, and ready for senior management and regulators. You will join a high-performing, multinational team with strong standards and a collaborative culture. You will also have opportunities to contribute to change initiatives and use automation and artificial intelligence skills to improve how work gets done.

As an Analyst Controller in Private Banking Finance, you will help ensure the integrity and timely reporting of Private Banking financials, while contributing to ongoing improvements and change initiatives. You will support month-end close, regulatory reporting, and statutory accounts, partnering with stakeholders across the business and control functions. You will help explain results through thoughtful analysis and clear commentary, in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Job responsibilities

Maintain the accuracy and completeness of Private Banking financials for the Luxembourg Branch, in line with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and local accounting requirements (for example, International Financial Reporting Standards)

Analyze monthly profit and loss and balance sheet results, and prepare clear variance commentary for senior management reporting

Coordinate the monthly consolidated reporting pack and support timely month-end close activities

Provide business information for regulatory reporting in the United States and in local European and United Kingdom jurisdictions

Support change initiatives and project work, including process improvements and automation opportunities

Partner with internal and external auditors to support reviews and requests

Evaluate control effectiveness and suggest practical improvements to strengthen the control environment

Keep process documentation current, accurate, and audit-ready

Respond to ad hoc requests from stakeholders with clear, well-supported analysis

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Previous professional experience in an accounting or finance role

Strong understanding of how the balance sheet and income statement work and link together

Proven analytical approach and comfort working with large datasets

Strong attention to detail with a control-focused mindset

Demonstrated ability to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements

Ability to solve problems independently and communicate progress clearly

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience using automation and data tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, Databricks, or Avante to improve processes

Experience implementing process automation from idea through delivery and adoption

Working towards or completion of a professional accounting qualification

Keep Private Banking financial reporting accurate and on time in London, while improving processes through automation.

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