Finacial Accountant - Reinsurance

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