Investment Accountant

As a Barclays Pensions Investment Account, you will be part of a small team of financial accountants for the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (UKRF) pension fund. It has c. 220,000 members and c. £27bn of assets. You will be accountable for providing financial accounting and administrative help to the UKRF and Barclays Pensions and Benefits cost centres, including maintenance and production of the monthly and year-end statutory pension fund investment accounting schedules, as well as producing the annual budget for the pension scheme.,

• Assisting with the production of the scheme's annual report and financial statements including liaising with the external auditor and other stakeholders


• Assisting with collating information for the quarterly VAT returns


• Ensuring the completion of investment tax forms, regulatory submissions (ONS) and IAS 19 reporting in accordance with relevant accounting and regulatory standards


• Managing the production of the annual report and financial statements for investment related entities


• Undertaking supplier management activities for investment suppliers and building a relationship with the suppliers


• Drafting papers for governance committees reporting on financial and tax activity
  
  Knowledge of investment asset classes and investment valuation methodologies


• Analytical skills to deal with a variety and large quantity of financial data from various sources


• Experienced with Microsoft Office applications especially a proficiency in Excel to handle complex data and automate financial reporting


• Experience of accounting, financial management and control in a highly regulated environment including use of accounting software


Skills that will help you in the role:

• Attention to detail, speed with accuracy and commitment to delivering high quality outputs which are right first time


• Communicate effectively using both written and verbal communication skills


• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers and wider team members
  
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