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Reinsurance Accountant (FTC)

City Of London, Greater London, South East, England
£70000 - £80000 per annum
Fixed-Term Contract
Job Ref:BH-24472
Reinsurance Accountant (12 Month FTC)
London or Maidstone (Hybrid)
£70,000 - £80,000 Benefits

We're supporting a leading global insurer with the appointment of a Reinsurance Accountant on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

This role sits within a specialist team responsible for reinsurance reporting, external regulatory submissions, financial controls and month-end reporting across both retail and wholesale insurance operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with insurance industry experience who enjoys technical reporting, process improvement and working closely with finance, actuarial and audit stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own the month-end close process for reinsurance finance
  • Analyse actual versus expected results and provide reporting commentary
  • Deliver regulatory reporting including Solvency II and Lloyd's submissions
  • Maintain and enhance SOX and financial controls
  • Support external audit activity relating to reinsurance finance
  • Review and interpret reinsurance contract structures from a financial reporting perspective
  • Drive process improvements, automation and reporting efficiencies
  • Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial and wider business functions

Experience Required
  • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
  • Insurance or reinsurance finance experience
  • Strong month-end, reporting and financial controls background
  • Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs and data manipulation
  • Experience working with large data sets and manual reporting processes
  • Solvency II and/or Lloyd's reporting experience would be highly advantageous
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

What's on Offer?
  • Exposure to complex reinsurance and regulatory reporting
  • Opportunity to improve and automate existing processes
  • Flexible location split between London and Maidstone offices
  • Collaborative team environment reporting into an experienced leader
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