Finance Operations Accountant (12 month FTC)

Chaucer; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group in London seeks a finance professional to manage reconciliation and reporting of investments data. Responsibilities include preparing quarterly investment reports, supporting audit queries, and training junior team members. Ideal candidates will be CIMA/ACCA/CA/ACA qualified, possess advanced Excel skills, and have exposure to the Lloyds market. This role offers the opportunity for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Exposure to the Lloyds market is desirable.
• Ability to manage reconciliation and reporting of investments data.
• Experience training and overseeing junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Prepare investments reporting on a quarterly basis.
• Provide support for audit queries relating to investments.
• Prepare and post BAU accounting transactions.

Skills

Advanced experience of using Excel

Excellent verbal communication

Ability to deliver results under tight deadlines

Self-starter with problem-solving skills

Good communication skills

Education

CIMA/ACCA/CA/ACA qualified/newly-qualified

Tools

PeopleSoft

Consolidation accounting

Job description

This role is responsible for managing the reconciliation and reporting of investments data, enhancing balance sheet reconciliations and preparing monthly and quarterly close BAU journals.

The role will work with both the Corporate and Syndicate accounting teams within the finance operations department, as well as the investments team, to ensure the smooth population of transactions within the accounting ledgers, drive the quality and timeliness of reconciliations, and ensuring complete and accurate recording and reporting of investments data.

Responsibilities

• Prepare investments reporting on a quarterly basis
• Provide support for audit queries relating to investments
• Prepare and post BAU accounting transactions in the relevant ledgers of the corporate entities
• Support as and when required on ad hoc corporate accounting transactions and analysis
• Drive improvement in syndicate balance sheet reconciliations both in ensuring the robustness and timeliness of the reconciliations
• Train and oversee the work of junior members of the syndicate controls team to ensure best practice is being adhered to in the production of syndicate balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage reconciling items in the syndicate balance sheet reconciliation with non-finance colleagues to ensure these are cleared in a timely fashion
• Reconcile the investments transactions within the accounting system against a third party investments accounting platform on a monthly basis
• Manage any queries to successful resolution of issues identified in the investments reconciliation process, working with both internal colleagues and external service providers

Requirements

• Desirable Exposure to the Lloyds market
• Technical skills Essential Advanced experience of using Excel
• Excellent verbal communication
• Desirable Working knowledge of PeopleSoft
• Working knowledge of consolidation accounting

Education & Experience

• CIMA/ACCA/CA/ACA qualified/newly-qualified

Personal skills

• Able to deliver results under tight deadlines, showing flexibility when required
• Accountability and ownership of the work assigned
• Emphasis on quality of the outputs produced
• Self-starter requiring minimum supervision, with the ability to solve problems and find solutions
• Can do attitude and willing to take more responsibility
• Good communication skills with those in the immediate team

About Us

Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.

Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Bermuda, Copenhagen, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website.

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment.

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.