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Financial Accountant

  • Location: Buckinghamshire
  • Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 pa per year
  • Job Type:Temporary

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Finance & Audit
  • Contact: Gemma Cardew
  • Expiry Date: 05 September 2021
  • Job Ref: GC/17832

​MERJE are partnered with an established Insurances business in their search for a Financial Accountant.

**This opportunity is offered on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract due to an internal secondment**

Role Purpose:

Support the Financial Reporting team with the delivery of the monthly, half yearly and annual financial and regulatory reporting for Utmost Life and Pensions and its subsidiaries.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Preparation and reconciliation of working papers and trial balance to support the monthly financial reporting processes.

• Support the preparation of the quarterly and annual statutory and PRA regulatory returns, including the QRTs, FTSs, financial statements and related documents.

• Review working papers of other team members as part of above process.

• Analyse results and query figures with other business areas.

• Assist with the preparation of the monthly MI and provision of commentary.

• Liaison with third parties where required, including external auditors and fund custodians, to progress resolution of any queries.

• Support of the on-going Finance projects (system; regulatory).

Our Ideal candidate:

• You will be immediately available or with a maximum 1 month notice period.

• ACCA Qualified

• Comprehensive working knowledge of Oracle GL and Microsoft products specifically Excel

• Experience of Insurance Financial Reporting and Operations.

• Knowledge of life insurance industry including its legal and regulatory requirements and frameworks.

• Strong financial analyst skills able to solve complex problems that have a broad impacts.

Our client can offer an excellent salary plus bonus and benefits.

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