Finance Systems Manager [UK-based]

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing global reinsurance specialty company as a Finance Systems Manager. This pivotal role involves enhancing applications for financial reporting and managing a range of stakeholders. You will lead initiatives to automate finance processes and develop insightful reports that drive performance. The company values collaboration and innovation, offering a supportive environment for professional growth. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic team. If you're passionate about finance systems and looking for a rewarding challenge, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health & wellbeing subsidy (£20 per month)

Generous pension

Private healthcare from BUPA

Life assurance

Income protection

25 days annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan (interest-free)

Electric vehicle scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in finance systems management with a focus on General Ledger.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance systems support and training for team members.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement in finance processes.
• Manage change implementation and system assessments.

Skills

Finance systems management

General Ledger systems

Insurance knowledge

Data analysis

People skills

Multi-currency accounting

Education

Accounting qualification

Tools

Infor Sun Systems

SAP Concur

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Visio

PowerBI

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Posted:

13.04.2025

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28.05.2025

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Finance Systems Manager

London or Birkirkara, Malta

Hybrid, minimum of two days in office

Permanent

We are a fast-growing global reinsurance specialty company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd’s, Europe, and North America.

Due to growing financial reporting needs and complexity, our Group Head of Reporting is looking for our first Finance Systems Manager to operate and enhance applications that support financial reporting, group consolidation, regulatory, statutory, procure to pay, and financial close processes. Additionally, with further systems being developed, we are looking for someone to maximize the benefits offered from these, developing new informative reports to provide greater insight on performance from the additional detail provided by these to share with the wider team.

The position also carries line management responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Leading finance systems support and system training
• Drive finance processes automation
• Drive continuous improvement
• Manage change implementation, understand system issues, and perform system assessments
• Maintain Finance Architecture roadmap, keeping up with product updates
• Manage a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Interrogate finance data to assist with finance reporting

Candidate Requirements

• Right to work in this location
• Finance systems management experience with General Ledger systems – Infor Sun Systems would be preferred
• Insurance knowledge preferred including regulatory and statutory reporting experience
• IT and accounting experience in a multi-currency environment – an accounting qualification would be a benefit
• SAP Concur administrator experience preferred
• High level of other systems skills such as MS Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerBI
• Skilled in data analysis
• Fluent in English and showing demonstrably strong people skills
• Contribute positively to our culture and values.

Compre is a global specialty reinsurance company that offers capital and liability solutions to its clients, providing them with the certainty they need on their portfolios. We are known for being trusted partners to the market and for having a team of experts who collaborate and maintain discipline in underwriting, ensuring a differentiated client experience.

As an ambitious business, we are focused on building depth, breadth, and diversity in the talent across our business to be future-ready. Our clients' needs evolve as the market changes, which is why we continuously invest in areas such as data and technology. This way, we can serve current and future clients' needs with scalable and new technology, delivered by our growing agile Data and Technology team.

• Our values are what make us stand out. We value each other, empower and hold ourselves accountable, are authentic, collaborative, and inclusive, and continuously strive for progress and innovation.

At Compre, we offer a range of benefits and team engagement events and provide a supportive environment for learning and growth. We are intent upon building a great business, and over the last few years, we have expanded our markets across Europe, Lloyd's, and North America. Our team is based in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, UK, and the US.

To keep our globally dispersed team connected, we have various employee resource groups, including Wellbeing, DEI, COMMS, and Engagement.

We invest in our people and offer learning and development opportunities for leaders and employees to build confidence and grow their skill sets. We value teamwork, authenticity, and innovation, and provide a space for these behaviors to bloom at Compre.

Make an impact in a collaborative environment with some of the best talent in the industry while enjoying:

· competitive salary & annual bonus
· a health & wellbeing subsidy (£20 per month) (from Day 1)
· a generous pension (eligible after probationary period)
· private healthcare from BUPA and a Healthcare Cash Plan from Medicash (from Day 1)
· life assurance (from Day 1)
· income protection (from Day 1)
· 25 days annual leave (from Day 1)
· cycle to work scheme (from Day 1)
· season ticket loan (interest-free) (eligible after probationary period)
· electric vehicle scheme (eligible after probationary period)
· EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) (from Day 1)
· learning/study support and reimbursement for professional memberships
· hybrid working
· employee socials and recognition programme

Compre is an insurance & reinsurance legacy specialist focused on the acquisition and management of discontinued non-life portfolios, with operations in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, Switzerland, and the UK. We have significant experience in all classes of direct and reinsurance business, including property, liability, marine, and motor. Compre is privately owned with shareholders actively involved in the management of the business.