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In this sector, we'll list all of our accounting and finance jobs. This is a big area which includes finance and accounting jobs within corporations, private firms and the Big Four (Deloitte, Ernst &Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) and financial services firms and investment banks.

Just in the financial services sector, investment banks need accountants, as do retail banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurance companies and fund managers. Companies in all different sectors hire accountants to manage their costs and revenues, work out profits and losses, plan for the future and calculate their tax payments.

Within investment banks, accountants can take on a number of different tasks. These can include product control, where accountants are needed to monitor profits and losses on products bought and sold on the trading floor, and financial control, where accountants work to analyze the bank's overall performance. They may also write month-end, quarterly, half-yearly and annual reports, conduct internal audits, checking that financial systems and controls within the organization are compliant with standards, manage regulatory accounting, checking that the bank's reporting of financial activity complies with the law of the countries it trades in, and manage the treasury, where they'll structure the bank's financial affairs, often working with coworkers in tax, so that enough cash is available to meet its expenses.

Most accounting careers are developed within the industry and commerce sector. These accountants are usually split into two different types. Financial accountants, who produce statements each month, monitor financial transactions and ensure they meet financial legislation requirements. Second are management accountants, who review the overall operating performance of the organization, discern underlying trends and provide managers with advice. Management accountants often interpret and advise on the figures they've developed and explain how they may affect the business.

Many accountants attain qualifications to help advance their careers. The main management accounting qualification is run by CIMA. More common for financial accountants is the Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, or an ACCA.

There is also great variety in jobs in accounting within the Big Four Accounting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst &Young). These can include: auditing (accountants carry out financial reviews of companies), consultancy (accountants providing strategic advice to clients on anything relevant from risk systems to company strategy), forensic accounting (accountants responsible for investigating improper practice), insolvency and recovery (accountants working to improve the finances of failing companies) and tax accountancy (accountants managing the tax liabilities of both companies and individuals). Outside of the Big Four, you'll find a number of mid-sized and smaller accounting firms which also recruit accountants, but these companies usually offer a smaller range of services and thus less variety in an accounting career.

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Lean Finance Engineering Lead - Finance Change / Finance Transformation - Leading Investment Bank Concilium Finance Ltd Up to £115,000 UK-London 22 May 13

Leading Investment Bank in London is looking for a VP of Finance Change / Finance Transformation with a deep u...

Capital Markets Finance Change / Finance Transformation – Global Leading Consultancy Concilium Finance Ltd £65,000 - £90,000 UK-London 22 May 13

A global leading Consultancy is looking for several strong delivery Business Analyst / Project Manager with a ...

Director Finance Change - Basel & CRDIV Programme Director / Programme Manager – Leading Investment Bank Concilium Finance Ltd Highly Desirable for D level UK-London 22 May 13

Leading Investment Bank in London is looking for a well-established Finance Change Director to act as Programm...

Financial Manager - Group External Reporting HSBC Global Services Center Market Related UK-London 22 May 13

Group External Reporting occupies a leadership role in HSBC Global Finance and is responsible for all aspects ...

Assistant Accountant - Fund Administration Carnegie Consulting between £25k - £32k DOE + study support... UK-London 22 May 13

A well established financial services business is looking for an Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant (AC...

Head of Business Planning - Life Insurance Investigo Banking and Financial Services up to £800 per day UK-London 22 May 13

A business critical role has arrisen at a global Life Insurance firm. You will be city based in corporate surr...

Audit Supervisor Carnegie Consulting up to £55k DOE + excellent bens UK-Channel Islands 22 May 13

Audit Supervisor Our client, a financial services business based in Jersey, Channel Islands is looking to a...

Newly Qual ACAs - next step Financial Modelling? One Search Competitive package UK-London 22 May 13

Leading Restructuring house seeks the very brightest problem solvers for its exciting Modelling function

Business Analyst - RCLM Projects Robert Walters GBP70000 - GBP75000 per annum UK-London 22 May 13

Our client is the London based securities and investment banking arm of a well known Japanese banking group wi...

Structured Credit & Transaction Reviewer Minter Darling Competitive UK-London 22 May 13

London or Sydney based.

Director of Fund Accounting One Ten Associates £80,000 - £100,000 UK-London 21 May 13

A leading financial servies business is looking to bring in a senior hire to the management team to take contr...

Liquidity Risk Manager- Tier 1 Global investment bank-London Selby Jennings £60000 - £80000 per annum, Benefits: Bon... UK-London 21 May 13

Liquidity risk manager required for tier 1 investment banks London trade floor risk team.

Stress Testing Accountant Aston Carter Ltd £250-300 UK-London 21 May 13

My client are a global financial services company looking for an analyst to assist an existing team to run str...

European CFO- Global markets- Tier 1 investment bank- London based Selby Jennings £140000 - £165000 per annum, Benefits: B... UK-London 21 May 13

Tier 1 global investment bank is currently looking to expand it European finance team with this new hire.

Accounts Administrator Ambition GBP10 - GBP13 per hour UK-London 21 May 13

-Accounts Administrator role with leading Hedge Fund based in the West End; ideal role for school leaver with ...

VP, Hedge Accountant Robert Walters UK Up to £90,000 basic UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is a leading European Bank that has survived well in the economic downturn and continued to expand ...

Management Accountant Ambition GBP65000 - GBP75000 per annum + Benefits UK-London 21 May 13

-A fantastic opportunity for a Management Accountant to join a growing Asset Management business on a contract...

IT Audit Manager - Banking & Capital Markets Real Staffing GBP55000 - GBP70000 per annum + Benefits... UK-London 21 May 13

IT AUDIT - IT AUDIT MANAGER - BANKING & INTERNAL AUDIT - FS -LONDON- £55K - £70K

Model Risk Audit Managers Hudson Banking Excellent package UK-London 21 May 13

My client, a well established bank, is seeking individuals with strong risk modelling skills to work within it...

Senior Analyst, Treasury Finance Robert Walters UK Up to £60,000 UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is a leading European Bank that has survived well in the economic downturn and continued to expand ...

Head Of Pricing Advantage Resourcing GBP85000 - GBP90000 per annum UK-London 21 May 13

The primary focus is on generating revenues, realising growth opportunities and achieving long-term business o...

Internal Audit - Insurance Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP35000.00 - GBP45000.00 per annum UK-London 21 May 13

Internal Audit - Insurance London £45,000.

Group Accountant Walker Hamill £280 - £350 per day UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is an established real estate fund manager. Due to the successful expansion of its activities, an ...

Head of Business Analysis, UK Private Equity Firm Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Superb opportunity for a Business Planning / FP&A Manager to join this top performing investment firm

Equity Research Associates - Major Broker - Recently qualified ACAs (2011/2012/3013)/ investment bankers sought Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Top broker is looking to add several sell side equity research associates - they are keen on ACAs who have qua...

Trade Accountant LMA £50,000 - 58,000 UK-London 21 May 13

An energy major has a newly created Trade Accountant position available to work across finance and trading div...

Operations / Financial Control Whard Stewart LLP Salary plus discretionary bonus plus ben... UK-South East 21 May 13

Business growth has led to a rare opportunity to join a growing asset manager on the south coast. We are loo...

Snr Management Reporting Analyst, PMO Northern Trust £Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

The primary objectives of the role are to ensure that the organization is reporting on all statuses of capital...

Equity Research Associate, Retail - Tier One Bank - ACA, Investment Bankers, Strategy Consultants sought Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus UK-London 21 May 13

Superb opportunity for an ACA, sell side analyst, buy side analyst or other CFA qualified professional to join...

Equity Research Associate- European Banks Greenwich Partners Excellent base and bonus potential UK-London 21 May 13

Major sell side firm is looking to add a sell side equity research analyst to their European Banks equity res...

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