Finance Manager - Insurance Accounting - General Insurance

Lloyds Banking Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Finance Manager to enhance their accounting team. The role involves strategic financial insights, governance, and collaboration within a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong finance background, technical skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This position offers opportunities for career development and a wide-ranging benefits package.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a finance role, preferably in insurance.
• In-depth understanding of insurance accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial operations align with strategic priorities.
• Implement processes for faster delivery of financial value.
• Utilize data for decision-making and compliance.

Skills

Finance experience

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

Power BI

Python

Job description

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WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for a skilled Finance manager to make an impact in our insurance accounting team within our Finance Platform!

You'll play a pivotal role in driving rapid changes within our platform change framework where your strategic financial insights will be crucial in supporting the growth and stability of our general insurance business. This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a tangible difference.

ABOUT LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

We're on an exciting journey to Transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Your role will be varied, and no two days will look quite the same; but some of your key priorities in this role include:

• Delivering the Right Things: Ensuring all financial operations and projects are aligned with the Group's strategic priorities and deliver clear value to users, customers, and clients.
• Faster Delivery: Implementing processes that break down work to deliver value more quickly and frequently. Using data to improve the speed of value delivery and shorten feedback loops.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Utilising structured data, business logic, and intelligent decision models to remove duplication and simplify steps, ensuring changes land safely within the Group's risk appetite.
• Governance and Compliance: Adhering to the governance structures outlined in the Platform Change Framework, ensuring all deliverables and artefacts are stored and handled accurately.
• Collaboration and Communication: Working closely with the Platform Change Framework teams and other collaborators to ensure seamless integration of financial processes with the broader change management initiatives.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE ROLE (WHAT YOU NEED)

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, and we celebrate diversity in thought and experience. As a minimum, to be considered for this role, we'd need to see the below in your CV.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Finance or Accounting) or a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

Technical skills & experience:

• Finance experience: Established, hands-on, commercial experience in a related finance role, preferably within the insurance finance sector.
• Strong technical proficiency: Strong technical acumen, particularly in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Oracle.

Any experience of the following would also be highly desirable: Power BI, Power Automate, Python, GCP, R, Co-pilot.

• Regulatory Knowledge: In-depth understanding of insurance accounting principles and regulatory requirements, including Solvency UK and IFRS 17.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: Capable of interpreting complex financial data.
• Communication skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at building relationships with collaborators at all levels.
• Diligence: Strong attention to detail and a dedication to accuracy in financial reporting.
• Pro-activeness & continuous improvement: Self-motivated and proactive in finding opportunities for improvement and driving change. A willingness to learn new skills is essential in the role.
• Integrity: High ethical standards and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in all financial matters.

WHAT'S IN FOR YOU

You'll be pivotal in shaping the financial strategy and success of our insurance business, with opportunities for continuous learning and career development within a dynamic and supportive environment. Work with a diverse team that values collaboration and innovation.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. It's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people?

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Insurance

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