Financial Accountant

Discipline: Finance & Strategy
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: michael@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J3652
Published: over 2 years ago
Financial Accountant London/Remote £65K Finance A leading specialist commercial insurer is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their dynamic and fantastic company culture. The role is responsible for various technical accounting and control tasks related to the monthly and quarterly financial close process. Key Responsibilities: • Responsible for various accounting, reconciliation, control and analysis tasks related to the monthly, quarterly and annual technical financial close process. Ensures the accurate and timely completion of the close process in accordance with the group close timetable. • Works closely with other functions and stakeholders including actuarial, underwriting, ceded reinsurance, and IT to ensure the efficient delivery of the close process. • Produce various accounting and reporting schedules related to the financial close process • Review and analyse financial results to ensure accuracy of the underwriting results at an appropriate level of granularity (e.g. branch, line of business, accident year, currency). Skills, Knowledge & experience: • Knowledge and experience of insurance technical accounting • Qualified Accountant or qualified by experience • Experience of Workday or similar general ledger system • Knowledge of sub ledger accounting systems