Financial Accountant - City of London, United Kingdom - Lutine Bell

Lutine Bell

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City of London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lutine Bell are supporting a Large Chinese Insurance Organisation who are looking to appoint a Financial Accountant who is fluent in Chinese (either Mandarin or Cantonese).

About the role:

The Financial Accountant will take responsibility for managing the delivery of efficient controls and processes across finance operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include establishing best practice, process improvements and embedding strongcontrols. The role will report to the Senior Finance Manager.

Main Responsibilities:

To support the Finance Department on tasks across finance operations to deliver efficient and effective outcomes
Take lead to implement system enhancement and migration projects
Responsible for the preparation, completion and consolidation of the Monthend, Quarter end and Yearend accounting, including financial reports for our holding company, analytical analysis and commentary
Reconcile the intercompany balance sheet payables and receivables accounts, settling balances and clearing receipts and payments
Contribute to the planning of annual audit and handle the queries from auditors
Contribute to the planning of annual budget, forecast and cashflows
Participate in Cash flow and Liquidity management
Prepare and complete Corporation Tax and other tax matters as requested
Preparation of Solvency II QRT quarterly and other regulatory reports
Oversee the development and documentation of appropriate procedures and policies
Maintain filing and records in accordance with departmental procedures and best practices
Deliver adhoc report requested by the management

Requirements:

5+ years' experience in financial reporting role, previously worked within the Insurance industry is preferred
A bachelor's degree in accounting and finance or a related field
Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA) or equivalent
Experience in owning the business model and running financial planning activities including annual budget and reforecasts
Strong numerical and analytical skills
Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
Have awareness of control environments within financial systems and ability to address weakness
Willing to work overtime to meet the deadline of the assigned tasks
Excellent interpersonal skills and strong verbal and writing communication skills, good level of Mandarin language is a plus
Excellent Microsoft Excel skills