Reinsurance Finance Systems SME
Posted 2 weeks ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London, UK
Summary: This role is for a Reinsurance Finance Systems SME within a high-growth specialty (re)insurance business in the London Market. The position focuses on the intersection of reinsurance accounting, finance transformation, and technology, requiring a hands-on approach to system design and implementation. The successful candidate will act as a subject-matter expert, ensuring that finance systems effectively manage the flow of reinsurance business. This contract offers the opportunity to influence finance systems and collaborate with various stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the subject-matter expert for reinsurance business flow through finance systems.
- Shape system design and translate accounting requirements into functional specifications.
- Ensure outputs are robust, controlled, and fit for purpose.
- Own UAT, reconciliations, and output validation.
- Collaborate with Finance, Actuarial, Underwriting, and IT teams.
- Challenge assumptions and ensure systems work properly in practice.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in reinsurance accounting (premiums, claims, profit commission, retrocession).
- Experience supporting finance systems implementations or major upgrades.
- Confidence in owning UAT, reconciliations, and output validation.
- Ability to translate technical accounting into system and data requirements.
- Proactive, sleeves-rolled-up approach in fast-moving environments.
- Experience within the London Market or specialty insurance space.
Salary (Rate): £1000 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
You'll be joining a high-growth, modern specialty (re)insurance business operating within the London Market. The organisation is known for its technical excellence, strong underwriting culture and increasing investment in finance systems, data and reporting as it continues to scale.Finance plays a central role in the business, with a real opportunity to influence how systems are designed, implemented and Embedded across a complex reinsurance environment.
Your new role
This contract Finance Systems SME role sits at the intersection of reinsurance accounting, finance transformation and technology.You'll act as the subject-matter expert for how reinsurance business should flow through finance systems, from premiums and claims through to reporting outputs. Working closely with Finance, Actuarial, Underwriting and IT, you'll help shape system design, translate accounting requirements into functional specifications and ensure outputs are robust, controlled and fit for purpose.
This is a genuinely hands-on role, suited to someone who enjoys getting into the detail, challenging assumptions and making systems work properly in practice.
What you'll need to succeed
- A strong background in reinsurance accounting (premiums, claims, profit commission, retrocession)
- Experience supporting finance systems implementations or major upgrades
- Confidence owning UAT, reconciliations and output validation
- The ability to translate technical accounting into system and data requirements
- A proactive, sleeves-rolled-up approach in fast-moving environments
- Experience within the London Market or specialty insurance space
This role will suit experienced contractors or interim professionals used to operating with autonomy and accountability.
What you'll get in return
- An engaging contract focused on systems and change, not BAU close cycles
- A chance to add real value and influence how finance systems operate
- Exposure to a growing business investing in transformation
- Collaboration with senior finance, actuarial and technology stakeholders
- Work that genuinely leverages your reinsurance and technical expertise
What you need to do now
If you're a reinsurance accountant looking for interesting, hands-on contract work with strong system's exposure, this is well worth exploring.Apply now or contact me directly to discuss the opportunity in more detail and assess fit.
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