Finacial Accountant - Reinsurance

Surrey  ‐ Onsite
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Financial Accountant - Reinsurance

Guildford, Surrey

Contract

£250 - £300 per day

Overall responsibilities

  • The Financial Accountant will assist the Client Manager and/or Financial
  • Controller with financial accounting and reporting for a specified portfolio of clients.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Financial accounting Calculating accruals, prepayments, agreeing intercompany balances and other accounting adjustments.
  • Reconciliation of financial and technical reports to the financial statements and any other controls.
  • Data entry into Coda (assisted by accounts assistant as appropriate).
  • Complete all schedules required for SOX reporting sign-off and ensure all relevant sign-offs are completed.
  • Booking run-off provisions & ensuring correctly amortised
  • Ensuring all fair value adjustments are correctly stated and amortised each quarter.
  • Preparing sub-consolidations where necessary.
  • Financial reporting Quarterly reporting pack including commentary on variances and significant items.
  • Provide input into quarterly management report or any other financial reports.
  • Prepare annual budgets, under guidance from the Financial Controller (or Client Manager depending on team structure).
  • Prepare monthly budget v actual income statement analysis.
  • Prepare annual statutory accounts
  • Governance Contribute to the overall risk management process.
  • Maintain an understanding of the controls being operated and why they are being operated.
  • Cash & investments Liaise with Treasury Department to ensure accurate
  • reporting including review of quarterly investment figures and why they are being operated.
  • Prepare quarterly currency matching schedules
  • Commutations Work with internal operations to ensure commutations are booked as appropriate
  • Maintain commutation records
  • Audit Primary contact for audit field work queries.
  • Prepare, collate and distribute audit schedules as required.
  • Taxation Preparation of VAT returns (or information for group VAT return) and IPT return.
  • Provide information to UK group tax department to enable preparation of corporation tax return filings.
  • Assist Financial Controller in providing supporting analysis for Corporation Tax purposes
  • Regulatory Prepare annual FSA return
  • Prepare quarterly FSA management accounts.
  • Prepare other regulatory returns (fee tariff data etc)

Key Competencies & Qualifications

Essential

  • Part qualified accountant or qualified by proven experience.
  • Microsoft Office skills (advanced Excel), experience with accounting packages
  • Ability to work in a multi-client environment.
  • Strong organisational skills and able to prioritise/work under pressure.
  • Ability to meet tight/multiple deadlines
  • Flexible about working hours in busy periods
  • Effective communication skills, both written and oral
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Insurance technical Accounting experience
  • Ability to problem solve with minimal supervision
  • Must be able to work from Guildford

Desirable:

  • Qualified Accountant
  • Reinsurance experience
  • Experience with UK/US GAAP

Financial Accountant - Reinsurance

Guildford, Surrey

Contract

£250 - £300 per day

Start date
ASAP
Duration
8 months
From
i3 Resourcing
Published at
17.04.2013
Project ID:
522568
Contract type
Freelance
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