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Qualified Financial Accountant (LEEDS), Leeds
Client:
Goodman Masson
Location:
Leeds, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
192c58786afc
Job Views:
62
Posted:
22.01.2025
Expiry Date:
08.03.2025
Job Description:
Qualified Financial Accountant
Located in Leeds
Offering between £60,000 - £70,000 per annum
Permanent, Hybrid working (2 days in office)
About The Company
This company is an international insurer and reinsurer, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney. They employ more than 11,000 people, with a local presence in 27 countries. They have an opportunity for a Senior Syndicate Accountant to join their Insurance Accounting function within the Corporate Reporting team. The Corporate Reporting team is accountable for ensuring the integrity of the financial results and providing the business narrative over the balance sheet and P&L.
Key Responsibilities
* Reviewing and challenging the Syndicate underwriting results, working closely with the Finance Business Partners.
* Review the reserves in conjunction with the Actuarial Department to ensure completeness and accuracy.
* Producing commentary for senior management around the Syndicate results, reviewing late adjustments, bridging analysis, group balance sheet analytics, and COB reviews on a quarterly basis.
* Overseeing and providing data into the annual Statement of Actuarial Opinion (SAO), UK Tax, and US Level II returns.
* Involvement in producing the Lloyds QMA and QMB quarterly returns.
* Assist in the monthly and quarterly close process, including preparation and posting of underwriting and non-underwriting journals for the Lloyds Syndicates for submission to the (Re) / Insurance Finance Director, senior European (EO) management, and Group.
* Ensure the statutory books and records are properly maintained in accordance with the company's Accounting policies and market best practices and the balance sheet appropriately reflects the Syndicate position.
* Assist on ad hoc tasks in the wider reporting team, for example, Statutory Accounts, Review of other company results and submission.
* Assist on Projects impacting Financial Reporting.
Requirements
* Qualified Accountant (ACCA or equivalent).
* Significant experience of working in a complex financial services environment.
* Recent or current experience of working as an Accountant.
* Strong financial accounting background with experience of reviewing Insurance Underwriting results preferable. Familiarity with Oracle and TM1 would be desirable but not essential.
* Experienced MS Excel user (pivots, if statements, lookups, and experience of working with large amounts of data) and other MS Office applications.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Working for a Syndicate or Company Insurance Accounting team would be desirable.
In our company values, we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process. Please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
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