Job Purpose:
HSB UK & I includes HSB Engineering Insurance Limited (HSBEIL), an insurance firm, HSB Engineering Insurance Services Limited (HSBEISL), an engineering firm, and MD Group, a Managing General Agent along with subsidiaries providing various services including surveying. HSBEIL operates in a regulated industry, with the PRA and FCA being its principal regulators in the UK. The role assists in the preparation and reporting of high-quality financial information, including undertaking and actively managing various key month-end processes, providing financial analysis, and supporting projects as required.
Key Responsibilities:
* Contribution to the month and quarter close process in line with company policies and timetables, example responsibilities include:
o Lease accounting
o Fixed assets
o Intercompany postings/reconciliation
o Payroll postings and allocation of costs
* Ownership of Balance Sheet Accounts ensuring understanding and control of balances.
* Cash flow reporting and forecasting.
* Management of banking and investments in line with company guidelines.
* Provide financial support and respond to ad-hoc requests from key stakeholders across the HSB and Munich Re group.
* Represent finance on various projects relating to both the team and wider business.
* Adhering to robust and compliant accounting processes to ensure accurate reporting of both the P&L and Balance Sheet.
* Commitment to personal development to meet both current and future requirements of the business.
Key Skills and Experience:
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Strong analytical skills.
* Proactive, flexible, and able to meet tight deadlines.
* Experience of working within the insurance industry.
Additional Skills and Responsibilities:
* Interacting with People: Establishing relationships with various teams across the business.
* Initiative: Innovative approach to problem solving, anticipating opportunities, and the ability to question/challenge existing methods and approaches.
* Attention to detail: Applying high-quality standards to all tasks undertaken.
* Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
* Ability and willingness to work flexibly and across locations, where deadlines require, within the Company's required operating hours.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements:
Personal Attributes:
* High standard of organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise.
* Highly self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
* Ability to build cross-functional relationships.
At HSB Group (including Premier Guarantee), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed.
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