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This section of eFinancialCareers includes all our accounting and finance jobs. This is a broad area, including finance and accounting jobs within corporates, within private practice firms and the Big Four (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) and within financial services firms and investment banks.

Within the financial services sector, investment banks hire accountants; so do retail banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurance companies and fund managers. Companies in all sectors also recruit accountants to help them manage costs and revenues, calculate profits and losses, plan for the future and calculate their tax liabilities.

Within investment banks, accountants occupy numerous different roles. These include: Product control (accountants monitor profits and losses made on products bought and sold on the trading floor); financial control (accountants analyse the bank's overall performance. They produce month-end, quarterly, half-yearly and annual reports); internal audit (accountants responsible for checking that financial systems and controls within the organization are being complied with); regulatory accounting (accountants ensure that the way the bank reports its financial activity complies with the legal rules and regulations of the countries it trades in) and treasury (accountants structure the bank's financial affairs often working with colleagues in tax so that sufficient cash is available to meet its liabilities).

The vast majority of accounting careers are within the industry and commerce sector. These accountants are divided roughly into two areas. Firstly, Financial Accountants, who produce monthly statements, keep track of financial transactions and meet financial legislation requirements. Secondly, management accountants, who review the operating performance, look at underlying trends, and advise managers. Increasingly, management accountants also interpret and advise on these figures and how they may affect the business. The main management accounting qualification is run by CIMA. More common for financial accountants is the Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, or an ACCA.

Within the Big Four Accounting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young), not surprisingly, there are a wide variety of jobs in accounting. These include: auditing (accountants conduct financial reviews of companies), consultancy - also called advisory (accountants offering strategic advice to clients on everything from risk systems to company strategy), forensic accounting (accountants investigating improper practice), insolvency and recovery (accountants working to turn companies around); and tax accountancy (accountants managing the tax liabilities of companies and individuals). Alongside the Big Four is an array of mid-sized and smaller accounting firms which also employ accountants, but typically offer a more restricted range of services.

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Financial Reporting Accountant Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP325.00 per day UK-London 20 Jun 13

Financial Reporting Accountant, Banking, £325 per day

Compliance Monitoring - Asset Management Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP30 - GBP200 per day UK-London 20 Jun 13

Compliance Contract - £35 per hour!

Newly Qualified (ACA) Ambition GBP45000 - GBP50000 per annum + Excellen... UK-London 20 Jun 13

Are you a Qualified ACA looking for their first move out of a ''Top 10'' private practice? Fantastic commercia...

Junior Management Accountant Robert Half GBP25000 - GBP30000 per annum UK-London 20 Jun 13

A mid tier and growing Investment Bank based in London city is looking to hire an assistant management account...

Senior Auditor - Credit Risk RBS Group £Competitive plus 25% cash and benefits... UK-London 20 Jun 13

Here at the RBS Group we''ve an excellent opportunity for a Senior Auditor to join our highly specialist Credi...

Accounting sub-ledger functional architect design Huxley Associates Negotiable UK-London 20 Jun 13

Accounting sub-ledger functional architect design Banking I am seeking a strong accounting professional with...

Valuation Review Group - Business Analyst Morgan Stanley Competitive UK-London 20 Jun 13

See job description for details

CIMA Management Accountant, Brokerage Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP50000.00 - GBP55000 per annum UK-London 20 Jun 13

Growing brokerage firm based in the City are currently looking for an experienced management accountant to joi...

Compliance Manager Argyll Scott International £50k - £80k + bons + bens UK-London 20 Jun 13

My client is a well known asset management house with a primary focus on private equity currently searching fo...

Compliance Advisory Manager RBC Capital Markets £££Competitive UK-London 20 Jun 13

RBC is looking for a Compliance Advisory Manager to join the team. Please apply if you come from a Compliance ...

Financial Reporting Accountant OilRecruitment Competitive UK-London 20 Jun 13

This well respected global trading company requires a Financial Reporting Accountant to join their expanding t...

Legal Entity Control with Liquidating experience Mayford James 65000-75000 UK-London 20 Jun 13

The role has responsibility for all UK Business Finance matters relating to Corporate Finance (excluding Struc...

Fund Governance Manager The Emerald Group Competetive UK-London 20 Jun 13

My client is a leading investment manager in the City. You will assist the Head of Fund Governance in ensuring...

IT AUDIT MANAGER JCW Search 400-500pd UK-London 20 Jun 13

IT AUDIT Managers with strong Capital Markets and Securities experience are needed for a long term engagement....

Head of Private Equity, Top Boutique Fund Administrator, Client Representative - Private Equity Fund Administration Business Funds Partnership £65-75k + plus benefits UK-London 20 Jun 13

Qualified Senior Accountant or Senior Corporate Officer / Paralegal to become the Senior Client Representative...

Head of AML and ABC Hamlyn Williams £80,000 – £150,000 UK-London 20 Jun 13

We are looking for a Head of AML (Anti Money Laundering) & ABC (Anti Bribery & Corruption) to join our Complia...

Associate, Global buy-out fund Walker Hamill Excellent UK-London 20 Jun 13

Our client is one of the largest and most successful private equity funds globally. They focus on LBO transac...

Analyst - Real Estate Private Equity, London Walker Hamill Excellent UK-London 20 Jun 13

With over 10 years'' experience of investing in the UK real estate sector, our client is looking to expand its...

Assistant Director - Infrastructure, Transport & Government Ernst & Young Competitive UK-London 20 Jun 13

Assistant Director - Infrastructure, Transport & Government - London - Competitive

Product Controller (Fixed Income) Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP300.00 - GBP400.00 per day UK-London 20 Jun 13

The Controller team is responsible for daily P&L, Risk, and P&L signoff to the ledger and the associated contr...

Assistant Management Accountant IG Group Competitive plus benefits UK-London 20 Jun 13

IG Group is a world-leading provider of financial spread betting and CFDs. We are an established member of the...

Valuations & Pricing Manager Citifocus £Attractive Package UK-London 20 Jun 13

Leading global asset manager seeks high calibre individual with strong people management skills and a solid va...

Management Accounts Manager Walker Hamill Upon Application UK-London 20 Jun 13

Our client is a high profile Bank who seeks to hire an experienced Finance Business Partner into their Central...

Tax Accountant - *Banking* Mayford James Open UK-London 20 Jun 13

-Knowledge of Tax accounting and reporting under IFRS - Tax Reporting under IFRS, preferably in Financial Ser...

Market Risk Manager – Interest Rates Greenwich Atlantic Associates Market Rate UK-London 20 Jun 13

My client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a desk-facing risk manager covering the Interest Rates b...

VP - Operational Risk Technology Greenwich Atlantic Associates Competitive UK-London 20 Jun 13

Leading investment bank seeks a strong technology risk manager to build a strong relationship with the busines...

VP, Liquidity Risk Senior Analyst - Liquidity Risk Management Maze Executive Search & Selection Permanent UK-London 20 Jun 13

Overview The organisation is one of the world''s largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers,...

Business Finance Controller Investigo Banking and Financial Services 55 - 65k UK-London 20 Jun 13

A Business Finance Controller role, sitting in the Product Control area of a leading bank.

Operational Risk Oversight Manager - Technology HSBC Bank plc Competitive UK-London 20 Jun 13

HSBC Investment Bank is looking for an Operational Risk Oversight Manager with a strong background in Technolo...

Real Estate Finance Manager Randstad Financial & Professional Negotiable UK-London 20 Jun 13

Our client, a leading investment manager, currently seeks a Real Estate Finance Manager, to be based in London...

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