Management Accountant

Arthur; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based reinsurer is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join their finance team in London. This hybrid role involves producing reports, supporting planning processes, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has part-qualifications in ACA / ACCA / CIMA and is confident in Excel. The position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including a discretionary bonus and a strong pension scheme.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus scheme (up to 10%)

Employer pension contributions of 9%

Life Assurance – 6 x salary

25 days holiday per year

Support for learning & development

Qualifications

• Part-qualified with a strong foundation in management accounting.
• Confident Excel user with good communication skills.
• Insurance sector experience is desirable, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly departmental reports.
• Supporting planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles.
• Assisting with VAT returns and expense reporting.

Skills

Management accounting

Excel

Communication skills

Education

Part-qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Tools

SUN Accounting

IFRS17

Job description

Overview

Management Accountant – Reinsurance | London | Hybrid (2 days office based)

Budget: £38,000-£45,000 (depending on experience)

Must be available to start within 4-6 weeks!

The Role

Arthur Financial are exclusively supporting a UK based reinsurer with the search for an experienced Management Accountant to join their close-knit finance team based in London. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a purpose-driven business at the heart of making UK flood insurance more accessible and sustainable.

Key responsibilities

• Producing monthly departmental reports and contributing to the quarterly finance board packs
• Supporting with planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting cycles
• Assisting with VAT returns, expense reporting, project finance tracking, and bond trade reconciliations
• Partnering with teams across the organisation to resolve ad-hoc financial queries
• Supporting regulatory compliance, internal process documentation, and investment tracking

What we’re looking for

• Part-qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with a strong foundation in management accounting
• Confident Excel user with good communication skills
• Insurance sector experience is desirable, but not essential
• SUN Accounting experience (desirable)
• IFRS17 experience (desirable)

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme (up to 10%)
• Pension – employer pension contributions of 9% subject to employee making a mandatory 1% contribution - if employee increases contribution we will match up to a max employer contribution of 12%
• Life Assurance – 6 x salary
• Health Cash Plan – up to family level cover
• Claim back up to £1,000 per year per employee for health screening.
• Group Income Protection scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• 3 days paid Christmas Leave per year
• Cover the cost of relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for learning & development