Head Of Finance (Life & Pensions)

Square One Resources; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Head of Finance/Financial Controller to join their team in Bristol. This role involves overseeing finance operations, financial reporting, and team management. Candidates must be qualified accountants, preferably with experience in IFRS 17. Strong interpersonal, management, and analytical skills are essential. The position offers a competitive salary between £90k - £100k per annum and is a permanent, full-time role.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant in the life insurance sector.
• IFRS 17 experience preferable.
• Strong management and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial and SII reporting, finance operations, and training.
• Production of accurate statutory accounts.
• Oversight and day-to-day management of finance team.

Skills

Qualified accountant in life insurance sector

IFRS 17 experience

Interpersonal skills

Management skills

MS Office (Word and Excel)

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Commercial approach to resolving issues

Job description

Job Overview

Job Title: Head of Finance/Financial Controller (Life & Pensions)

Location: Bristol (1-2 days per week)

Salary/Rate: £90k - £100k Per Annum base salary

Start Date: 27th October

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a Head Of Finance/Financial Controller within Life & Pensions to join their Fintech customer in Bristol on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities/Objectives

• You will be responsible for financial & SII reporting, finance operations, business partnering, people management and training.
• Quarterly reporting to our Client, in line with requirements
• Production of accurate statutory accounts
• Interact with actuarial and tax as necessary as part of this role
• Ensure that controls and reconciliations are appropriate, monitored and developed on an ongoing basis and consistently look to proactively review and improve.
• Have a detailed understanding of all processes and the dependencies/impact with the Finance team.
• Provide a key role in the production of the SII quarterly returns (QRTs) and annual returns (QRTs, SFCR, RSR)
• Oversight and day to day management of finance team, including ensuring all appropriate tasks have been dealt with
• Ensure team remains appropriately resourced
• Interaction with policy administration team as necessary
• Support implementation of the IFRS 17 programme from a finance perspective
• Act as the key business partner point of contact for the Client in support of the annual budget cycle and business plan activity and for undertaking forecasting as required.
• Line management of the finance ops team, ensuring tasks are appropriately allocated

Required Skills/Experience

• Must be a qualified accountant in the life insurance sector
• IFRS 17 experience preferable
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong management skills.
• Excellent MS Office (word and excel) skills
• Solutions oriented and strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• High level of analytical skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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