Financial Accountant-ANSA Merchant Bank Limited

The Finance Team delivers Financial Reporting, Financial Control, and FP&A to banking entities, supported by Finance/Accounting Managers. It also supports ANSA Wealth Management Ltd. and ANSA Merchant Bank (Barbados). As Financial Accountant, the role demands competence and sound judgment.

Financial Accountant-ANSA Merchant Bank Limited

Job Summary:

The Finance Team delivers three core functions to the banking entities: Financial Reporting, Financial Control, and Financial Planning & Analysis, with each area led by a Finance/Accounting Manager or Senior Manager. The team also provides financial support to ANSA Wealth Management Limited and ANSA Merchant Bank (Barbados) Limited.

As a Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting these functions by applying professional competence, sound judgment, and strong technical expertise. This role involves ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, contributing to timely and compliant reporting, and supporting the wider Finance Team in achieving its objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for key stakeholders, including:
  • Boards of Directors
  • Executive Leadership
  • Trinidad & Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC)
  • Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
  • The general public
• Review of journals, payment vouchers and other reports, and tasks performed by Accounting Assistants.
• Supporting and maintaining a robust financial control environment which will include accurate maintenance of designated general ledger accounts, timely and regular reconciliations of accounts and associated analyses.
• Accounting for investments and ensuring that they are appropriately classified in terms of the type and carrying value and where there is amortization (amortized cost instruments, premiums or discounts on bonds) that they are measured accurately and reported appropriately.
• Manage the ANSA McAL Group intercompany reporting process of agreeing and reconciling intercompany balances and responding to queries raised by the counterparties.
• Support the annual financial statement, as well as internal audit reviews by preparing and providing supporting schedules and engaging auditors as needed. This task will also involve where required, reviewing the work performed by Accounting Assistants.
• Assist the Head of Finance & Administration, Finance Manager and other accountants with the financial reporting process on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Support the monitoring of business performance by assisting in extracting and preparing analyses of the performance of bank group entities, both as a whole and by the different business lines, to ensure that the Leadership team are equipped with accurate and timely financial information for decision making.
• Managing the general ledger to ensure that accounts can be created and are mapped to various other systems to facilitate the reporting of financial numbers to the Bank Groups parent or other key stakeholders.
• The banking sector is a highly regulated, where technical accounting papers may be required from time to time to document accounting, tax or regulatory positions that will be adopted by the Bank. The Financial Accountant will be expected to support the development of accounting, tax or regulatory positions, and that support may be extended to drafting papers for ultimate review by the Chief Financial Officer.
• Any other tasks that are directly related to the role of the Finance function that the Accounting / Finance Manager may require support from time to time.

Qualifications & Experience:

• ACCA or equivalent professional accounting qualification from a recognized chartered body.
• A minimum of 5 years progressive accounting experience (including 3 years of post qualification experience) in either an audit practice or a financial services company.
• Working understanding with accounting standards relevant to the financial services sector.
• Working knowledge of the CBTT reporting framework and requirements.
• Experience in preparing IFRS-compliant Financial Statements.
• Familiarity with Temenos T24 software would be an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and accounting software package(s).