Interim Technical Accounting Manager - City of London, United Kingdom - Edenbrook
Description
New opportunity with a leading underwriter who are currently seeking an Interim Technical Accounting Manager.The role sits within the Finance Department, focusing on partnering the business to enhance decision making with a focus on business planning, analysisand reporting, as well as ensuring that all financial reporting requirements (statutory, regulatory, tax, capital, etc.) are fulfilled.
Key responsibilities & Accountabilities:
- Support the reporting framework across the Group, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, regulatory reporting requirements and developments, particularly UK GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS, Lloyd's and Solvency II.
- This will include keeping up to date with accounting standards, regulatory reporting requirements and developments, conducting impact analyses, briefing stakeholders and implementing plans as appropriate.
- Responsible for performing technical reviews of all statutory & regulatory reporting including: Annual Reports & Accounts, Solvency II Returns, Lloyd's returns, US and Canadian Trust Returns, NAIC Returns, etc.
- Lead Group reporting's compliance with Group technical accounting and reporting policies including the maintenance of these policies.
- Act as the primary contact for Finance on Finance projects and change initiatives, drawing on the wider knowledge and resources of the team as necessary/ appropriate, including the development and implementation of the new accounting and reporting processesrequired for IFRS 1
- Responsible for the production of technical accounting papers including accounting papers to evaluate financial reporting requirements and impacts of significant transactions.
- Responsible for preparing and reviewing Board and Audit Committee papers working closely with the Financial Controllers, the Head of Finance and the Group Chief Financial Officer.
- Assist in the preparation of financial statement disclosures in times of high seasonal demand or in areas with increased complexity.
- Assist with journal entries on complex transactions and consult and assist with preparation of statutory and regulatory disclosures
- Support the other Finance teams with the drafting and review of any new accounting policies or updates of existing policies
- Provide quarterly training to the business and functional areas
- Review and support the drafting of responses to Regulator's comments / queries as well as any communications with the Regulators.
- Deal with any queries with Auditors on technical accounting and regulatory matters.
- Support the Head of Finance with the coordinating and documentation of Finance Controls.
- Support the Head of Group Reporting and the Head of Finance with the implementation of continuous improvements of accounting close process including recommending controls required
- Fully ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) qualified
- Deep technical knowledge and Understanding of UK GAAP, Lloyd's and Solvency II reporting.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Analytical approach to work with strong interrogation and reconciliation skills.
- Ability to work with large and complex data sets in a variety of formats.
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