Job Description

You'll work with our many business areas, giving advice on technical accounting issues, so being able to collaborate with them and understand their key business activities is important too. You'll also work with our offshore partner, and the wider external reporting team.

What you'll be doing:

• You'll produce impact assessments and to support implementation activities in the following areas:
  • Accounting standards
  • Financial services and regulatory developments, including Solvency II

• You'll undertake technical review of:
  • Group annual report and accounts
  • Group half year and quarterly announcements
  • Entity financial statements
  • Regulatory reports
  • Other external reports
  • Quarterly Solvency II QRTs and valuation adjustments 
• You'll need to ensure that the Group accounting manuals are maintained following accounting and regulatory developments.
• You'll oversee specific Group technical accounting entries, including share-based payments under IFRS 2.

Benefits

We offer such excellent benefits designed to suit you as and when you need them

• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• 25 days annual leave, plus holiday buy/sell
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

We are looking for someone with a Professional Accountancy Qualification, who can provide technical application and interpretation of accounting and regulatory policies and standards to Finance and the wider business. You'll have good insight into the insurance industry, and knowledge of accounting standards, financial services, and regulatory developments, as well as IFRS17. You'll be a creative thinker and be able to apply your knowledge effectively to practical situations.

We need someone who has great written and verbal communication skills, who can collaborate with stakeholders (including an offshore partner) and can also demonstrate excellent technical narrative and report writing.