Assistant Manager, Accounting Advisory, Insurance, Audit & Assurance

Deloitte LLP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in the UK is seeking an Assistant Manager to join their Insurance Audit and Assurance Group. The role involves advising clients on IFRS and UKGAAP accounting queries, assessing new accounting standards, and drafting technical accounting papers. Candidates should have a relevant accounting qualification and strong analytical capabilities. This position offers a collaborative environment to support a rapidly expanding business.

Qualifications

• Experience in Audit department of a large Financial Services organization or in the Insurance industry.
• Knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP, and Solvency II.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced transformational environment.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on IFRS and UKGAAP accounting queries.
• Assessing impact of new accounting standards like IFRS 9 and 17.
• Drafting technical accounting papers.

Skills

Client relationship development

Strong analytical capabilities

Report writing skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter attitude

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Deloitte's Insurance Audit and Assurance Group provides a range of high value Audit and Assurance services to some of the largest insurance brokers and non-life and life insurers in the UK and as part of global teams. Our Insurance Accounting Advisory team is a dedicated team of professionals with deep technical accounting and financial reporting skills and in-depth knowledge of the Insurance industry. We are a client-facing group used to dealing with the practical application of accounting and financial reporting requirements and are experienced in advising clients on challenging and complex technical matters. We work closely with the Deloitte's Global Centres of Excellence to ensure a consistent robust response to accounting questions posed. As such our team are uniquely positioned to assist companies with the accounting and financial reporting challenges they face.

We are looking to expand our team of focused, aspirational and collaborative insurance practitioners, and as such we are offering the opportunity to join as an Assistant Manager in our CFO Advisory (Accounting Advisory) Group to support this challenging and rapidly expanding business.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on IFRS and UKGAAP accounting queries
• Assessing the impact of new accounting standards such as IFRS 9and 17 and assisting clients with implementation
• Performing accounting policy and financial statements reviews
• Drafting technical accounting papers
• Supporting clients with financial reporting processes
• Advising clients on Solvency II methodology
• Assisting our clients with analytics

Qualifications

• Experience of working within, or with, Audit department of a large Financial Services organisation or within the Insurance industry
• Knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP and / or Solvency II
• Strong knowledge of the insurance industry
• Ability to develop strong client relationships
• A relevant accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA or international equivalent)
• Commercial awareness of current economic and market trends
• Knowledge or awareness of developments in Insurance regulationStrong analytical capabilities
• Self starter and questioning mind
• A collaborative approach and a good team player
• Report writing, presentation and interpersonal skills, including ability to engage at all levels
• An enquiring / analytical mind and ability to use initiative, adapt to a fast paced transformational environment and solve problems