Description
My client has the following vacancies:
- Assistant finance manager: 7 positions
- Finance manager: 7 positions
v Senior finance manager: 2 positions
Responsibilities centre on the reporting of the financial performance of the principle life insurance entities within the Group. In particular, they focus on ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the income statement and balance sheet and the interpretation and analysis of the result, including;
- Monthly analytical review of financial results;
- Preparation of statutory accounts, regulatory returns and other annual deliverables.
- Maintenance of a robust control environment including review of month end journals and monthly reconciliations to meet set standards;
- Building relationships with other areas (tax, actuarial, capital management, overseas) to ensure that the impact of their numbers on the results is understood;
- Assisting with the production of technical, committee and Board Finance Reporting papers.
Key responsibilities
Detail any particular skills/knowledge or experience required for this role
- Previous financial accounting experience required, while previous experience of working in a Life business or Financial Services role would be an advantage. In particular, it is expected that candidates for this role will have achieved a formal accounting qualification (eg ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
- Financial services experience
- Strong Excel and analytical skills with the ability to explain financial results in a clear and concise manner.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure both in isolation and with other teams.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own work.
- Strong team player and willingness to help others within the team.
- Prepared to take responsibility for specific tasks, own them and ensure that they are completed on time, informing appropriate people of issues as they arise.
- Ability to operate in a change environment during a period of significant regulatory and other change within the Insurance Division.
Preferable experience:
- Willingness to improve understanding of the Insurance business, with a proactive and questioning approach.
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Allegis Group Limited and Aston Carter Limited operate Employment Businesses and Agencies and are companies within the Allegis Group Inc. group of companies, the fourth largest staffing company in the world, (collectively referred to as the "Allegis Group"). TEKsystems and Aerotek are divisions of Allegis Group Limited. Applicant data will be treated in accordance with the Allegis Group's Privacy Notice ). By submitting personal data to any company or division within the Allegis Group, the applicant is providing explicit consent to the use of such data by the Allegis Group and to the transfer of such data to and from the Allegis Group companies within the UK, Europe and outside the European Economic Area in connection with the fulfilment of the applicant's voluntary requests, and the fulfilment of other job opportunities that match the applicant's profile, and confirms that they may be contacted about such job opportunities.