Group Financial Accountant

Summary: The Group Financial Accountant role involves producing high-quality financial information for a group, including IFRS financial statements and regulatory returns. The position requires a qualified accountant with experience in consolidations and financial reporting within a complex organization. The contract is for an initial duration of four months, starting at the beginning of January. The role emphasizes collaboration with various finance teams and the development of reporting systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading on certain aspects of the production of high-quality financial information for the Group (including IFRS financial statements at half year and year end, quarterly production of the Solvency II results and regulatory returns, annual narrative reporting etc)
• Review and challenge of divisional submissions, developing and applying expertise in areas such as consolidations, insurance accounting, Solvency II and investments reporting.
• Preparing analysis of, and providing insight into, the Group's externally reporting results, such as the movement in the group's regulatory capital position, movements in the group's balance sheet and IFRS results.
• Assist with dealing with the impacts of change as it affects the Group's financial reporting processes. This will include the implementation of developments in financial and regulatory reporting requirements, on-going finance change initiatives, and changes to the Group as a result of corporate activity (e.g. integration of acquisitions, accounting for disposals, re-organisations etc.).
• Collaborative working with other group functions and finance team across multiple locations.
• Development and maintenance of the Group's reporting systems (IBM Cognos Controller and CCH Tagetik).

Key Skills:

• Qualified accountant
• An auditing or financial accounting background, with experience of consolidations (preferably under IFRS) within a large and complex organisation
• Possess strong analytical ability and time management skills in order to effectively meet challenging deadlines
• Have a demonstrable understanding of the technical aspects of financial and regulatory reporting within a group context
• Possess strong stakeholder management skills to effectively deal with management and other finance teams across the group

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Group Financial Accountant

Our L+P client is looking for a highly skilled Group Financial Accountant to join their team on a 4 months initial contract.

CANDIDATES MUST BE AVAILABLE TO START BEGINNING OF JANUARY

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on certain aspects of the production of high-quality financial information for the Group (including IFRS financial statements at half year and year end, quarterly production of the Solvency II results and regulatory returns, annual narrative reporting etc)
• Review and challenge of divisional submissions, developing and applying expertise in areas such as consolidations, insurance accounting, Solvency II and investments reporting.
• Preparing analysis of, and providing insight into, the Group's externally reporting results, such as the movement in the group's regulatory capital position, movements in the group's balance sheet and IFRS results.
• Assist with dealing with the impacts of change as it affects the Group's financial reporting processes. This will include the implementation of developments in financial and regulatory reporting requirements, on-going finance change initiatives, and changes to the Group as a result of corporate activity (e.g. integration of acquisitions, accounting for disposals, re-organisations etc.).
• Collaborative working with other group functions and finance team across multiple locations.
• Development and maintenance of the Group's reporting systems (IBM Cognos Controller and CCH Tagetik).

What are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant
• An auditing or financial accounting background, with experience of consolidations (preferably under IFRS) within a large and complex organisation
• Possess strong analytical ability and time management skills in order to effectively meet challenging deadlines
• Have a demonstrable understanding of the technical aspects of financial and regulatory reporting within a group context
• Possess strong stakeholder management skills to effectively deal with management and other finance teams across the group

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.