Mandarin speaking Accountant-Banking

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Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Accountant-Banking 
The Skills You'll Need: Mandarin and English, fully/partly accountant qualified. Solid financial reporting experience, Banking experience, preferably with operating expense journal posting roles over 2 years.
Your New Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus + Benefits Depending on experience
Location: Central London
Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day at home
Start ASAP
Report to: Deputy Head of Finance and Accounting
Who You'll Be Working for: An international bank
What You'll be Doing Each Day:
Prepare the annual operating expense budget for the Bank and departmental operating expense budgets
Prepare monthly operating expense analysis report and departmental cost allocation report
Review expenses and receipts to ensure they are accurately recorded, properly allocated at departmental level and supported by adequate documents
Prepare journal entries, set up amortisation schedules
Prepare the minutes of Finance Committee meetings.
Maintain the fixed asset/software register and prepaid expense register, and reconcile them with GL on a monthly basis
Identify and escalate invoices and payments discrepancies to Head and/or Deputy Head in order to ensure timely resolution
Prepare operating expense and fixed assets reports as requested by the Parent Bank
Prepare reports for Subsidiary/Branch required by parent bank and home country regulators
Prepare quarterly VAT returns in compliance with HMRC requirements
Participate in operating expense system enhancement
Prepare information and reports in relates to audit requests from external and internal auditors
Manage the company cards matters and bills and settlement.

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:
Proficiency Mandarin and English language (writing and speaking)
A degree or equivalent qualification in Finance or Accounting
Banking experience, preferably with operating expense journal posting roles over 2 years
Ability to analyse and compile data to support the budgeting process and monitor the performance (Excel skills required)
Manages operational risk by building strong processes and quality control routines