Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Providing accounting oversight, ensuring the ledger is controlled and legal entity results are rationalized within the context of the entities' contractual obligations, regulatory permissions and control framework, in a timely manner
- Working closely with Finance Operations and Accounting teams to review and challenge the revenue and cost base of the legal entities
- Reviewing monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with company policies and adhering to deadlines
- Working closely with the Regulatory team to input into, understand and review quarterly and annual regulatory returns and documents, specifically regulatory capital and liquidity reporting and forecasting.
- Reviewing annual statutory accounts, dividend proposals and quarterly Board reports as required, and presenting papers for review and sign off to the relevant Finance Director
- Reporting to regulated entity boards including attending quarterly risk committee and board meetings
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified accountant with five years of post qualified experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven experience dealing with senior stakeholders within Finance and in other functions
- Previous experience with the production of audited statutory accounts and the UK regulatory environment, specific to a life company
- Ability to analyses process flows, identify areas to improve efficiency and maintain an appropriate control framework is expected
- Knowledge of the asset management industry preferable including market dynamics
- Highly curious and self-motivated, demonstrating an ability to self solve and lead by example in terms of the 'what' and the 'how'
- Demonstrated an ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Proactive team player with excellent interpersonal skills and able to establish and maintain effective, cooperative working relationships
- Able to work under pressure, managing competing demands on time where necessary
- Serve as a mentor to more junior members of the team
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