Mandarin Speaking Financial Planning and Analysis FP&A Accountant-Banking

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Your New Job Title: Mandarin Speaking Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Accountant-BankingThe Skills Youll Need: Mandarin and English fluent, Solid Accounting experience within banking and preferably partly/fully qualified (i.e. ACCA).Your New Salary: Depending on experienceLocation: Central LondonWho Youll Be Working for: an international bankReport to: Senior OfficerWhat Youll be Doing Each Day:Manage and co-ordinate the analysis of the business targets, budget and strategic plan and variances to the plan.Build strong rapport with the Departmental Heads and become a key member of the financial decision-making process.Provide financial insight to the different business functions in order to maintain transparency over the planning and variance reporting.In conjunction with the rest of the team, take responsibility for the budget and strategic plan, including cost planning for the Bank.Preparation of regular and insightful management reporting, both at departmental and consolidated level.Support Senior Management, including the CFO and the Parent Bank on ad hoc projects.Design and manage reporting and analytics routines that support new account and asset growth activity.Provide performance updates to executive stakeholders and key partners, connecting insights into business strategy and influencing decisions and outcomes.Enhance data resources and reporting processes with a focus on evolving business needs, efficiency and operational risk management.Partner with the line of business, analytics, finance and compensation partners to develop sound assumptions, models and data requirements.Be responsible for the Capital Adequacy Ratio reports and other periodic reports as required by the Parent Bank or China Regulatory AuthorityActively participate in the management accounting reports automation tasks3 months notice period required for this roleThe Skills Youll Need to Succeed:Good written and verbal skills in both English and Mandarin.Degree or similar qualification in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting;Solid banking experience, preferably within planning, business partnering or middle office roles;Strong technical and analytical skills;Manipulates and interprets data to understand business performance and solve; business problems (advanced Excel required);Manages operational risk by building strong processes and quality control routines;Demonstrates strong project management skills;Seeks to understand end to end processes;Builds strong partnerships and leverages colleagues expertise;Balances close attention to detail with focus on broader context;Job status: PermanentStart date: ASAPWorking hours: 9 to 5Please follow us on WeChat - TeamChinaPF - to see all our Cantonese and Mandarin jobs, interview tips and London news:Please follow us on Linkedin: https://company/people-first-team-chinaWe would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Pleasenote that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital statusor whether or not they have a disability.People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use andPrivacy Policy which can be found on our website.