Management Accountant - 12 month FTC

Starr; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Starr is seeking a Management Accountant to support the Agency Financial Controller across UK, Europe, and Middle East entities. You will report under US GAAP with IFRS/UK GAAP where applicable, coordinating with a global team and contributing to consolidation and inter-company processes.

The role requires qualified accounting status and strong ERP/Excel skills, with experience across multi-entity environments and evolving ledger systems.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with several years post qualification experience.
• Exposure to ERP implementations.
• Experience with Anaplan, SUN & Workday.
• Ability to work across multiple entities.
• Advanced Excel capability.
• Understanding of AI capabilities to improve efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Management Accounts including accruals, prepayments & cost allocations.
• Produce quarterly balance sheet reconciliations with supporting documentation.
• Assist with monthly/quarterly P&L forecasts.
• Preparation of GOE analysis and cashflow forecasts.
• Assist with inter-company control accounts.
• Production of consolidation schedules for parent company.
• Assist with Expense Reporting where required.
• Assist with audit queries where required.
• Assist with new ledger implementation where required. Assist with the Corporate Card journal process.
• Provide support where necessary for other areas such as fee income.
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

ERP experience

Excel (Advanced)

Cross-entity collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Qualified Accountant status

Tools

Anaplan

SUN

Workday

Job description

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

Role Purpose

The focus of the Management Accountant is to provide support for the Agency Financial Controller and the rest of the Agency Finance team in reporting the expenses, cashflow and financial position for the Agency entities.

The Management Accountant will be expected to work across multiple entities covering UK, Europe and Middle East. Management reporting will be under US GAAP, but local reporting will be under IFRS and UK GAAP where applicable.

Collaboration with colleagues in other areas of the business and group companies is expected to help facilitate the reporting requirements.

Key Responsibility

• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts including accruals, prepayments & cost allocations.
• Production of quarterly balance sheet reconciliations with supporting documentation.
• Assist with monthly/quarterly P&L forecasts.
• Preparation of GOE analysis and cashflow forecasts.
• Assist with the inter-company control accounts.
• Production of consolidation schedules for parent company.
• Assist with Expense Reporting where required.
• Assist with audit queries where required.
• Assist with new ledger implementation where required.Assist with the Corporate Card journal process.
• Provide support where necessary for other areas such as fee income.
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Qualified Accountant with several years post qualification experience.
• Exposure and understanding of ERP implementations.
• Ability to work across multiple work environments as we transition to a new ERP.
• Ability to manage time effectively amidst multiple competing workstreams and tight deadlines.
• Comfortable working across multiple entities.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and others in the wider business.
• Exposure to regulated working environment.
• Strong, efficient communication skills both written and oral.
• Problem solving mindset.
• Advanced Excel capability (x-lookups, pivot tables).
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets.
• Insurance industry experience.
• Experience with Anaplan, SUN & Workday.
• Understanding of AI capabilities to improve efficiencies.

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.