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This role sits within the Corporate Finance, Treasury & Reporting team. Specifically, within the Regulatory Reporting team reporting to the Finance Manager.

The role will involve interaction across many departments and locations in European Operations. There will be exposure to Senior Management, Directors, Auditors and Regulators

 Key Responsibilities

• Involvement in the completion of Ratings Agency models and assistance in the coordination of Ratings Agency visits – exposure to Group Chief Risk Officer, Chief Financial & Operating Officer and Directors
• Involvement in the planning & designing, completion and execution of future Solvency II reporting such as the SFCR, RSR, QRTs
• Involvement in the completion of current Solvency II deliverables such as QIS exercises, Lloyd’s and Company submissions
• Ownership of various regulatory returns across Europe
• Communication across various departments within European Operations
• Liaise with external regulators and auditors
• Coordinate information flow across the business for various regulatory reporting requirements
• Assistance in ad-hoc regulatory reporting requirements

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The Head of Group Reporting is accountable for co-ordination and production of accurate consolidated accounting and financial reporting for Friends Provident Holdings under various reporting bases and maintaining and improving the Group financial reporting control environment. 

 This role is responsible for business review and analysis linking with Investor Relations and the Business Units to ensure the annual reports tell a coherent story of the group’s performance to the market.

 The production of accurate and timely information is essential in order for management to manage the business and to meet regulatory obligations

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The BU Engagement Manager is responsible for supporting the accuracy and then the subsequent analysis and review of financial information submitted by the business units and interpreting the results and translating this information into clear commentary for senior management, financial statements and external reporting. This role will be part of a team of at least three Group Reporting Managers reporting to the Head of Group Reporting.

Responsibilities

• Be the key point of day-to day contact between the Group Finance team and business unit finance team(s), taking ownership of supporting the business unit Finance Directors and their teams in the day to day understanding of their financial results and the linkage to the group’s results.

• Proactively challenge business unit teams on their results and build a comprehensive understanding of the drivers, risk and issues in business performance. This will include taking ownership for the analysis and validation of submissions by the group’s companies, their financial data and information/commentary packs.

• Provide input to and support for the Group Planning Team on the monthly MI pack and planning processes.

• Take responsibility for proactively building effective partnership relationships with the business unit(s) finance teams so that the reporting processes are robust and consistently applied and deliver accurate financial results to group in accordance with the group reporting timetable.

• Where significant consolidation journals are required at group level in relation to the underlying business units, be responsible for ensuring the adjustments are complete and accurate and in accordance with the group policies.

• Draft and provide input to financial statement including drafting accounting notes, policies and disclosures on areas that are directly related to the business unit(s) that the Reporting Manager is responsible for, including confirming the accuracy of such disclosure with the business unit finance teams.

• Responsible for the provision of accounting and technical support for local finance teams to help in the analysis of data, in line with group quality standards and timelines. This will include the advice and support on accounting issues for key projects through the life cycle of the transactions, including significant acquisition accounting requirements.

• Work closely with the Resolution finance team to ensure that Resolution’s requirements of the Group Reporting Team are fully understood and are delivered by the team. This will include implementation of policies set out by the Resolution Board and delivery of requirements to timelines. Communicate proactively with the Resolution finance team.

• Responsible for ensuring that accounting and reporting standards and rules are correctly interpreted understood and consistently applied. To take ownership for the process for preparing technical accounting guidance for transactions that occur and impacting group finance.

• Provide commentary for external reporting purposes on the Group’s performance in line with regulatory and market needs. This will include drafting of financial statements as required.

• Keep up to date with external developments and own area of expertise through professional training and commercial courses so as to provide effective support and advice to Local Finance Team Management team.

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Market Leading Life Insurance business requires Qualified Accountant to join small Finance team and provide insight into IFRS reported financials.

Exciting opportunity to work within experienced team in new Group Finance function. Sitting in flat structure this candidate will contribute to technical development of IFRS reporting, including taking ownership of Group Accounting Manual. Take primary ownership of group consolidation. Liaising with external auditors and technical experts within Operating Companies.

Close links with the business management as company looks to expand further.

Experience of Life Assurance accounting, financial controls in major financial services organisations and strong analytical experience.

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Hugely successful, market leading and established insurance company based in the City requires Senior Business Partner with insurance experience and strong presentation skills (ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified).

To manage all aspects of management accounting, planning and analysis for a nominated insurance division, alongside managing divisional expense budgets. To consistently produce credible, well researched, right first time analytics for Executive and Business. 

From a Finance perspective, own the process and consolidation of the Division’s finance and business plans to ensure their timely production and completion.

Lead ad hoc joint Finance/Divisional projects to significantly improve financial and commercial awareness.

Change Management and insurance experience required.

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Hugely successful Lloyd’s of London insurance company based in the City requires Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead, manage and motivate team of 6 staff responsible for Syndicate planning, expenses and management information.  This is a senior role within the business, reporting directly into the Syndicate Finance Director.

Responsible for Syndicate monthly result’s commentary (plan v actual), annual planning and quarterly re-forecasting exercise, planning models, incorporating Solvency II including P&L attribution, Board reporting, MI pack, Group and annual expenses.

Graduate, Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), experience of managing teams, insurance experience, understanding of Lloyd’s market / syndicates.

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Exciting opportunity for Qualified Accountant with large Insurance firm based in Crawley.

• Responsible for managing trial balance of the business unit.
• Working closely with the FP&A Manager the Financial Accountant will develop an understanding of processes and drive through any changes and ensure these are implemented.
• Full understanding of Finance Systems and Projects. Also acting as a key contact for Internal and External Audit.
• Provide MI and commentary to support the Balance Sheet Flux and Board pack
• Candidates should have Experience of in-depth analysis of financial data, Project work and IT Finance.

Candidates should have Insurance experience and be Qualified

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The  Accountant will:

• Take responsibility for the preparation and analysis of data with a view to producing summary monthly & quarterly syndicate information.
• Assist the Head of Syndicate Finance to ensure Lloyds Reporting deadlines are met.
• Support the Head of Syndicate Finance in the preparation of information for external reporting to regulators.
• Ensure the integrity of underwriting information used for internal and external reporting.
• Improve communications between the finance team, actuarial, and the external auditors, so as to increase the efficiency in finance’s processes.
• Supervise & coordinate the work of the service level providers to ensure deadlines are met with timely & accurate data.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure Syndicate trial balance is updated & completed on a monthly basis.
• Review all balance items to ensure they are substantiated & coded correctly.
• Ensure Syndicate inter-company balances reconciled monthly.
• Prepare Syndicate Report & Accounts.
• Provide periodic information to third parties (e.g. capital providers) and responding to queries raised by those third parties.
• Coordinate the completion of Lloyds QMR return/IID/FSA/SRD/Situs returns.
• Ensure information requested on the audit deliverables list is being produced and distributed on a timely basis and communicating with the auditors to identify issues and ensure their prompt resolution.
• Coordinate the completion of SIS and tax returns to Lloyd’s prior to review by the Syndicate Accountant.
• Coordinate the completion of annual DD filings to Lloyds.
• Review  the production annual accounting data from Eclipse Annual Accounting Model.
• Assist Head of Syndicate Finance with interrogation of Finance Cube data for analytical analysis.
• Review & analyse Syndicate expense costs and provide commentary for board reporting.

Skills and Experience:

• ACCA/ACA
• Graduate preferred
• Experience within the London insurance market (including Lloyd’s regulatory returns)
• Numerate and IT Literate

Personal Qualities:

• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Ability to lead and work within a team
• Engagement with the wider business