Overview: We're supporting a specialist insurer in hiring a driven and technically strong financial accountant to join their Financial Reporting team. This is a key role within the UK insurance entity, providing full oversight of quarterly and annual reporting obligations.
Key Responsibilities:
Ownership of quarterly group reporting deliverables to group
Lead preparation of annual statutory accounts, manage auditor queries, and ensure all technical reviews are addressed
Deliver accurate financials for the regulated insurance entity, with full end-to-end reporting responsibility
Support year-end audit process and ensure timely sign-off of accounts
Liaise across the wider finance team and key stakeholders within the group
Ideal Candidate:
Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent), ideally with post-qualified experience in industry
Previous experience in insurance or financial services preferred
Strong understanding of IFRS and statutory reporting
Comfortable working independently and driving processes through
Open to candidates from audit (Big 4/top 10) with strong client-facing experience in FS or insurance