Associate

Who are we?

We are not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them.

We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world.

What is the opportunity?

The Finance department includes a number of teams such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Taxation and is responsible for providing up-to-date financial performance results and management information to support the Business. The London Financial Accounting team is responsible for London, Milan and Dubai’s financial accounting and reporting related activities. This role mainly focuses on Dubai and Milan, but will also have some involvement with London branch.

The ideal candidate for this role will have strong numerical and analytical skillsets to assist with maintaining the integrity, accuracy and completeness of the monthly & quarterly financial and regulatory reports, good interpersonal skills, a self-starter, the ability to work well in a team environment and display a positive, results oriented attitude.

What will you be doing?

Dubai / Abu Dhabi Branches

•             Responsible for all aspects of Dubai branch ledger close and reporting, involving various month end adjustments including accruals, prepayments and completing various underlying reconciliations

•             Responsible for preparing Dubai & Abu Dhabi branch year-end statutory accounts

•             Review and approve expenses using the in-house Expense Processing System      

•             Management of the Fixed assets register, including handling of asset capitalisation, disposal and depreciation related aspects

•             Financial reporting including ensuring the integrity of the general ledger and compliance with Japanese GAAP

•             Preparing Variance analysis commentary of key balance movements

•             Head Office reporting on a quarterly basis for consolidation purposes

•             Perform Balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation of all account balances

•             Preparation of quarterly & annual regulatory reports for the Dubai and Abu Dhabi regulators, including liaison with external auditors for review & signoff of annual submissions

•             Liaise with the Tax team to ensure VAT is accurately reported

•             Ensure that procedures are kept accurate and up-to-date

•             Review of loan documentation in relation to the booking of upfront loan fees and ensuring revenue recognition is correctly handled

Milan Branch

•             Assistance with restructuring which will include winding down activities of the Milan Branch, transferring balances over to Mizuho Bank Europe N.V. and support with handling residual balances that need to be cleared ahead of Milan branch closure

•             Responsible for all aspects of Milan branch reporting until branch closure is completed

London Branch

•             Perform analytical reviews of Profit & Loss including variance analysis commentary

•             Support other areas of Finance with adhoc projects, as required

What do you need to succeed?

•             Bachelors Degree or equivalent

•             Strong accounting skills and good Excel skills

•             ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification is highly desirable

•             Self starter; demonstrated ability to proactively investigate and identify solutions

•             Strong numerical and analytical skillsets

•             High level of organisation and attention to detail

•             Experience utilising the system Sun Accounts is desirable

•             Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment

What Mizuho can offer you

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus
• Non-contributory pension
• 27 days’ annual leave (increasing with service)
• Core working hours*
• Hybrid working  - office and home based*
• Virtual GP
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mhcb.co.uk and we will be happy to help.