Hedge Accountant recruitment

Hedge Accountant / London / £55-60k

A leading Multinational bank is currently seeking a Qualified Accountant for a Hedge Accountant role. The role will require partnership with risk management and the Product Control team to build and maintain complex hedge arrangements. This opportunity offers high visibility and the opportunity to be heavily involved in projects

Responsibilities

•  Arrangement and monitoring of IAS Hedge Accounting and Reporting for cash flow, fair value and hedge of net investment hedge arrangements, in accordance with set procedures

•  Maintaining details of hedge arrangements in hedging systems, including replicating interest swaps in risk management system and modelling the expected hedged item.

•  PL analysis of the Hedge Accounting solution to provide better quality management information.

•  Work closely with Treasury front office teams to understand model economic implications of transactions / structures to optimise hedge accounting opportunities.

Requirements

•  Ideally a Qualified Accountant with a high level of accounting and financial technical knowledge - specifically IAS39, IFRS 7 IFRS 9.

•  Treasury product knowledge

•  Understanding of risk analytics

•  High level of computer application skills

This is an ideal role for someone looking to expand into the projects space, gain exposure to key stakeholders of the business and to help the wider team with your knowledge.

To apply for this role, please forward a copy of your CV to Geri Perkins at gperkins@mcgregor-boyall.com mailto:gperkins@mcgregor-boyall.com or call on 0207 422 9146 to discuss.