Financial / Group Accountant - Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom - more details

Description

Charles Taylor (CT) is a leading global provider of professional services and technology solutions to the insurance industry.

We are a profitable, growing organisation that is highly regarded in the insurance industry, employing some of the industry's 'best in class' professionals and technical experts.

Our services and solutions support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model, across all major commercial insurance lines as well as technical areas of personal insurance.

We serve a diversified blue-chip international customer base that includes national and international insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd's syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds.

Charles Taylor is PE-backed, following a majority investment by Lovell Minnick Partners in January 2020, and has strong ambitions for organic and acquisition-led growth.

Our delivery of high quality, tailored services and solutions to our clients is backed by our core values of support, excellence in people, client partnership, quality of work, entrepreneurship and positive change.

We look for employees who exemplify these values to join us and help drive our growth.

The role sits within the Global Finance Shared Services team and is responsible for Record-to-Report (R2R) operations for the Charles Taylor Administration Services (CTA) business and Charles Taylor Group Companies, including preparation of the monthly balance sheet reconciliations, management and statutory accounts, along with technical finance accounting activities.

This role is primarily focused on Group related accounting, including Pensions, Leases, IFRS2, IFRS9 and is responsible for the Head Office recharges globally.

The jobholder will be expected to have relevant Group accounting experience, working closely with the Group Financial Reporting Team, the regional R2R teams, the Offshore R2R transactional accounting team, Tax, FP&A, business and third party stakeholders, internal and external auditors.

The role requires an accountant with specific Group and technical accounting knowledge and depth of experience.

Ownership of accounting and financial reporting and local finance operations activities for the relevant UK based entities to ensure that ledgers are always accurate and complete and in accordance with IFRS and associated group accounting policies.

Ownership of the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process to ensure robust and timely completion, old balances are investigated and resolved, and that all the output stands up to scrutiny for audit.

Prepare Group payroll, depreciation, general accounting, pensions, leases, borrowing and revaluation journals.

Perform tax accounting activities including producing the quarterly UK Group VAT return, statutory reporting (GAAP and IFRS) and assisting with the Global Head of Tax with UK & Group tax computations and analysis.

Prepare the monthly variance analysis of balance sheet and P&L (flux analysis), challenge and investigate any variances including trends and action any outcomes in a timely manner.

Ensure all payroll, pay and rewards costs are recharged correctly and liaise with Payroll to ensure all employees have correct cost centres.

Maintain Fixed asset register
SME for the Lease accounting System
SME for UK Finance for iipay payroll roll out.

Weekly review of Non recoverable CTA invoices and liaise with P2P team to reconcile PO system financial activities and GRNI on a monthly basis.

Key point of contact for internal and external auditors and prepare the annual statutory accounts for the UK local entity accounts within the job holder remit.

Support the Finance business partner with general accounting (chart of accounts, journals, accruals, prepayments, period close and open), and month-end activities and review.

Assist with the transition of business finance function for acquisitions (new systems and processes).
Support the business with accounting and administration as required.
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Ad hoc duties

As requested by your Line Manager or relevant Board Director, the Job Holder will perform reasonable ad hoc duties within the Job Holder's capabilities.

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent), or qualified by experience.
Detailed knowledge and working experience of IFRS
Good working knowledge of UK VAT, CT and PAYE (desirable)
Experience of SUN accounting systems (desirable)
Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Ability to speak English fluently.

We provide an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance to discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.