Finance Systems Manager [UK-based]

Compre Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing global reinsurance company as a Finance Systems Manager, where you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing financial reporting and system management. This exciting position involves leading finance systems support, driving automation, and managing stakeholder relationships. You'll work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with a talented team to maximize system benefits and provide insightful reports. With a commitment to employee growth and a supportive culture, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the finance sector while enjoying a range of competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary & annual bonus

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 (EAP)

Learning/study support

Qualifications

• Experience in finance systems management, particularly with General Ledger systems.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage change effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance systems support and training while driving automation.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders and improve finance processes.

Skills

Finance systems management

Data analysis

People skills

General Ledger systems

Insurance knowledge

IT experience in multi-currency environment

Strong MS Excel skills

Fluency in English

Education

Accounting qualification

Tools

Infor Sun Systems

SAP Concur

MS Excel

PowerBI

MS Word

MS Visio

Job description

Finance Systems Manager [UK-based]

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK (London)

Description

Finance Systems Manager

London or Birkirkara, Malta

Hybrid, minimum of two days in office

We are a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality 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
• Managing a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Interrogating 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
• Contributing positively to our culture and values.

Benefits

Compre is a global speciality 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.

Why join us? 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 behaviours 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