Interim Syndicate Accountant

Grant Thornton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton's Financial Services Business Consulting practice in London is seeking an Interim Insurance Accountant to join a flexible, project-based environment. You will work on short- to medium-term engagements that leverage Lloyd's market knowledge and provide strategic regulatory insight, while collaborating with teams and clients.

Ideal candidates bring extensive Lloyd's market experience, strong syndicate reporting expertise, and professional accounting qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA),

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within the Lloyd's of London market with a strong understanding of syndicate reporting and regulatory requirements within Insurance.
• Significant experience in Lloyd's Core Market Returns, Market Data Collections and overseas reporting systems.
• Strong technical knowledge of insurance accounting, regulatory reporting and capital processes.
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant.

Skills

Lloyd's market experience

Core Market Returns

Market Data Collections

Overseas reporting systems

Insurance accounting

Regulatory reporting

Capital processes

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

Interim Syndicate Accountant

Who we are

At Grant Thornton we're building something bold. We're doing things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity. Our journey from great to exceptional is well underway. With significant investment behind us and a clear strategy for growth, there's real momentum.

Our Agile Talent Community (ATC) brings together experienced contract professionals who want choice without losing connection. You work where you add the most value, alongside teams who treat you as a partner rather than a placeholder.

Joining us in Financial Services Business Consulting

Our Financial Services Business Consulting is a market-focused financial advisory practice, concentrated on delivering exceptional client service. Be it a major issue, a complex problem, an unforeseen crisis or just a straightforward technicality, we are there to guide our clients through it. Our expertise spans the insurance, banking and securities and investment management industries. We align our core competencies to the industry challenges, ensuring the services we offer match the problems our clients face. Our track record is proven and a testament to our delivery capability. We have over 200 clients in the financial services sector, most of which are repeat customers, that benefit from our value-add engagements which have a lasting legacy.

If you're an experienced Interim Insurance Accountant who's tired of choosing between freedom and meaningful work, there's another route. Within our Financial services business consulting team, you'll be given the opportunity to take on short- to medium-term projects that sharpen your expertise, stretch your thinking, and give you a different angle on familiar challenges - all without locking you into a single path.

Skills we are looking for

• Extensive experience within the Lloyd's of London market, with a strong understanding of syndicate reporting and regulatory requirements within Insurance sector.
• Significant experience in Lloyd's Core Market Returns, Market Data Collections and overseas reporting systems.
• Strong technical knowledge of insurance accounting, regulatory reporting and capital processes.
• You will be an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant.

Why Consultants choose the ATC

• Work that moves you forward
  When a project fits your skills, we'll get in touch, but you choose whether it's right for you. That means working on engagements that genuinely build your portfolio and expand your expertise.
• The freedom of contracting without the hidden admin
  You're not left to navigate the freelance world alone. Our Agile Talent team helps you understand freelance regulation and connects you with people who broaden your thinking through our teams and clients.
• Community you can actually feel
  Connection shouldn't disappear just because you're contracting. From market insights to wellbeing sessions to networking events, you'll be part of a community designed to make the independent path less isolated and more impactful.

Our culture and values

• We have a culture where talented people thrive - where high performance is not just expected but enabled. It's a culture built on clarity, curiosity, and care. One that challenges us to aim higher, where we're encouraged to make the most of an abundance of resources to fuel our own development, and where we support each other to grow, learn, and succeed.
• Our open and accessible culture means you'll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That's why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.