Lending Finance Business Partner-12 month contract

The Lending Finance team supports the business with the production of financial and management reporting. The team also assists with the development of reporting and operational infrastructure.

About the Ro

leThe accountant will be the business partner to the Fund Solutions desk, covering both Financial Control and Financial Planning & Analysi

s.

Responsibili

• tiesDrive the reporting of business performance, forecasting and budgeting for the Fund Solutions
• deskBusiness partnering to the desk - providing insights and supporting strategic decision-making, enhancing organisational performance and alignment with business object
• ivesReporting daily P&L for the Fund Solutions lending busi
• nessPreparation of monthly balance sheet substantiation files for Fund Solutions lending busi
• nessRevenue recognition on loans, and classification and measurement of financial instrum
• entsDaily FX exposure monito
• ringMonthly variance analysis – provide commentary and breakdowns on income statement and balance sheet movem
• entsMonthly production of client P&L and loan book movement analysis for lending busi
• nessMonthly fair value calculation for FV loans and analysis of the monthly movements and dri
• versAnalysis of Regulatory Capital and impairments at a deal and desk level and analysis of allocated and direct c
• ostsAssist with ad hoc reporting for management reporting purp
• osesAssisting with the preparation of annual and semi-annual financial statement Lending disclosure packs for the Investec statutory acco
• untsAudit queries during annual and interim au
• ditsPerforming reconciliation between ledger, source systems and risk/capital systems, including investigation and resolution of br
• eaksReconciliation of inter-divisional and intercompany bala
• ncesTimely escalation of issues/conc

erns

Qualific

• ationsQualified acco
• untantStrong academics (esse

ntial)

Require

• d SkillsFinancial and Management Accounting knowledge for a banking
• businessSystematic approach in analysing and solving problems with good attention t
• o detailStrong understanding of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 15 Revenue Recognition, enabling effective financial reporting and compliance with international accounting s
• tandardsIntermediate Excel and data manipulatio
• n skillsSelf-motivated, enthusiastic and able to work without close sup
• ervisionExcellent communication skills, both written an
• d verbalTea
• m playerCreative and comfortable working in a dynamic team/env