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Hedge accounting expert, Denmark or Finland

Published date more than one year ago
Posted: more than one year ago
Company Nordea
Company: Nordea
End date June 1, 2020
Due date: June 1, 2020
Location Helsinki
Location: Helsinki

About this opportunity

  • Monitoring changes to international accounting standards and analyse their impact on the bank's financial statements
  • Implementing new or changed IFRS in the control & reporting procedures with focus on hedge accounting (both IAS 39 and IFRS 9)
  • Preparing impact assessments on the bank's financial statements related to new hedging strategies and using new financial products
  • Supporting in the preparation of the financial statements in accordance to IFRS
  • Drive and participate in finance and accounting related projects and initiatives
  • Interact with regulators and internal and external auditors on topic related to financial instruments and hedge accounting
  • Securing close collaboration with Nordea’s 2nd line of defence
  • Setting the direction and taking lead as the natural expert in any discussion and development around hedge accounting

Who you are

  • Several years of experience working with technical accounting related to financial instruments, including derivatives and hedge accounting (the expectation is minimum 8 years of experience)
  • Experience in implementing new accounting standards into existing processes across different functions
  • Understanding risks associated with financial accounting and internal controls and also links to accounting key controls framework
  • Hands-on experience with IAS 39/IFRS 9
  • Hands-on experience from dealing with authorities
  • Experience with SAP and HFM systems is a plus
  • Experience with SQL and other programming/coding tools like Python is a plus
  • You have high proficiency and can clearly express yourself in English in writing and in speech – and in general is a strong communicator

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