Group CASS5 Reporting Accountant

JR United Kingdom; Yeadon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled Qualified Accountant to enhance their financial reporting and governance. This exciting opportunity involves ensuring compliance with FCA CASS5 procedures, consolidating data for insightful reporting, and supporting team development. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a proactive approach, and a commitment to fostering a culture of excellence. With a hybrid working model and opportunities for progression, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact within a dynamic team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about compliance and financial governance, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company Pension scheme

Hybrid working pattern

Excellent salary and progression

Qualifications

• Proven experience in implementing and managing CASS5 governance.
• Strong expertise in statistical reporting and presentation.
• Demonstrated ability to consolidate and analyse data from multiple systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with FCA CASS5 rules and procedures across the organisation.
• Consolidate diverse sets of systems data into a unified, actionable view.
• Collaborate closely with teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and financial goals.

Skills

CASS5 Governance

Statistical Reporting

Data Analysis

FCA Reporting

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

The Company

JMG Group is a private equity backed insurance broker, based in Guiseley, Leeds with regional office representation around the UK. We are a top 30 broker with 650+ employees and we are growing at significance pace following our MBO that took place in November 2020.

JMG Group place over £300m of Gross Written Premium into the market and our teams are very well respected in the industry. Customer excellence and ‘doing the right thing’ is the backbone to our business ethos, which means that our talented people, high-tech systems, and robust processes are all central to our continued success.

The opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Qualified Accountant to join our team. This role focuses on delivering robust financial reporting and governance while supporting FCA compliance, particularly within the scope of CASS5 procedures.

• Supporting the continued development and implementation of our risk and controls framework, ensuring risks are identified, managed and mitigated according to our risk appetite in a timely manner
• Assisting the firm where required with regulator requests, internal and external audits and partner due diligence requests
• Support the business in the operation, analysis, and resolution of risk events/incident management including ensuring timely resolution of remedial actions

The ideal candidate will excel in data consolidation, trend analysis, and performance monitoring while fostering a learning environment for colleagues and apprentices. The candidate will also have strong organisational and time management skills and a proactive attitude.

Key Responsibilities:

• CASS5 Governance:
• Ensure compliance with FCA CASS5 rules and procedures across the organisation.
• Provide expert guidance to internal teams to enhance understanding and implementation of CASS5 governance.
• Regularly review and refine internal processes to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Statistical Reporting and Data Consolidation:
• Consolidate diverse sets of systems data into a unified, actionable view.
• Use advanced statistical analysis to identify trends and deliver insights on performance.
• Design and present high-quality statistical reports to stakeholders for decision-making.
• FCA Reporting:
• Take a lead role in preparing and submitting FCA reports within the required deadlines.
• Develop and enhance internal reporting efficiencies, reducing submission time and errors.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to consolidate reports across the group’s regulated entities.
• Team Support and Development:
• Collaborate closely with teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and financial goals.
• Support colleagues entering the organisation via the apprenticeship learning route.
• Develop and maintain curated learning pathways to upskill team members, fostering career progression and compliance expertise.
• Performance Monitoring and Efficiency Enhancement:
• Internal Audit / Quarterly testing of controls to ensure the teams are operating effectively and compliantly
• Actively monitor performance metrics to identify and address areas for improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and enhance reporting capabilities.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Education and Certification:
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Experience:
• Proven experience in implementing and managing CASS5 governance.
• Strong expertise in statistical reporting and presentation.
• Internal/External audit review and report presentation
• Demonstrated ability to consolidate and analyse data from multiple systems.
• Previous involvement in FCA reporting and compliance submissions.
• Technical Skills:
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SQL).
• Familiarity with financial systems integration and reporting software.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience mentoring or supporting apprentices or junior staff.
• Knowledge of group-level financial consolidation practices.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks beyond CASS5

What we offer

• Excellent salary and progression
• Hybrid working pattern – office and remote, following probation.
• Company Pension scheme