eFinancialCareers

• Company

  UBS - Investment Bank

• Location

  Stamford, CT

• Compensation

  DOE

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  25 Jun 2008

• eFC Ref no

  417919

UBS is a leading global financial services firm. Our Investment Bank is one of the world’s top global investment banking and securities firms, providing a full spectrum of products to institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, government and hedge funds worldwide.

Duties to include:

Staying up to the minute on new accounting developments.

Analyzing new and proposed accounting standards and preparing detailed interpretive accounting guidance for assessing the impact on the bank.

Preparing comment letters to the standard setters, and proactively pursuing the development of a complete and quality set of accounting rules that are in the best interest of the bank. Helping to enhance the banks relationship with the standard setters and industry groups. This will involve attending standard setting meetings and taking a proactive leadership role within industry groups.

Preparing training materials on new accounting issues for presentation to senior members of the bank.

Working closely with the business to resolve complex accounting issues.

Basic Qualifications:

4 year Bachelors degree or International equivalent in accounting or finance

Minimum of 4 years of accounting or auditing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

CPA Big 4 experience

IAS knowledge desirable

Excellent writing and interpersonal skills

Excellent analytical skills

Ability to see a task through from inception to completion.

Open to both Associate Director level and Director level candidates.