AVP - Financial Reporting and Control 12 Month Fixed Term Contract job opportunity at MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group).



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MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) AVP - Financial Reporting and Control 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
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Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS None MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE  The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting and accounting. Working as part of the Financial Accounting and Reporting team, the candidate will be responsible for substantiating balance accounts, focusing on suspense and fixed asset accounting, inter office consolidations and month end processes. Accurate and timely preparation of statutory, regulatory and management reports under multiple accounting standards (IFRS, Japanese GAAP, and US GAAP). The role also serves as a key liaison with internal stakeholders to investigate discrepancies and to support ad hoc projects while maintaining strong financial and regulatory compliance. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Preparation and monitoring of suspense accounts. This includes liaising with account owners (Technology, HR and Corporate Services) to ensure validity and accuracy of individual account transactions Timely capitalization of fixed assets, monitoring cost spend against budget, accruing, calculating withholding tax and mark-ups, invoicing and following up on cash remittance for projects carried out in London on behalf of EMEA offices Investigation of reconciliation differences with respective areas of the bank and advising on root cause and corrective actions Co-coordinating Johannesburg Rep office accounting consolidation into Bank London ledgers. Responsible for review of Application of Systems Development Forms and fixed assets coding in Concur (Payments Systems) Preparation of monthly closing journals, ledger adjustments, analysis and reconciliations. Review business reports to ensure accuracy in General Ledger including accruals processing to ensure reporting within the correct accounting period Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly Bank of England statistical returns, ensuring accuracy, compliance with regulatory standards, and timely delivery in line with external deadlines Respond promptly and effectively to Bank of England queries regarding submitted statistical returns Manage the quarterly Single Customer View (SCV) review process by generating, reconciling and investigating discrepancies. Half yearly Variable Interest Entity reporting Preparation of Financial Accounting Reports in order to support the Bank in meeting its deadlines to its various stakeholders Quarterly and semi-annual Japanese GAAP and US GAAP reporting preparation and review ensuring complete, accurate and timely preparation and submission of reports and following up with auditor queries Adhoc projects and tasks WORK EXPERIENCE Essential: Experience in financial accounting or reporting function Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations and month end close processes Good understanding of establishing and maintaining a strong controls environment Preferred: Experience in working within banking or financial services is preferable but not essential SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Functional / Technical Competencies: Technical Proficiency:  Intermediate level in Microsoft Excel and Word, supporting data analysis, reporting, and documentation. Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, enabling clear and effective interaction with stakeholders at all levels. Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and timely resolution of issues. Analytical Thinking: Technical mindset with a focus on investigating and resolving issues efficiently and accurately. Education / Qualifications: Essential Higher education or equivalent industry experience. Part-qualified accountant  (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) Preferred: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Access) Excellent communication skills Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability A proactive, motivated approach. The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement A structured and logical approach to work Strong problem solving skills A creative and innovative approach to work Excellent attention to detail and accuracy This advert will close on 12th January 2026 We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.

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