Reinsurance Accountant

Harrison Holgate; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A London market underwriting business is seeking a (re)Insurance Accountant to provide comprehensive accounting support for insurance and reinsurance operations. The role focuses on accurate data reporting, financial analysis, and collaboration across functions. Qualified accountants with knowledge of insurance concepts are preferred. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to sound decision-making and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Ideally a qualified accountant with experience in insurance and reinsurance accounting.
• Working knowledge of insurance and reinsurance concepts, including treaty and facultative arrangements.
• Familiarity with insurance and reinsurance contract structures and terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive accounting support for insurance and reinsurance operations.
• Ensure accurate underwriting data recording, reporting, and analysis.
• Serve as a link between operations and technical underwriting data for financial reporting.
• Support management in delivering high-quality financial services.

Skills

Experience in insurance and reinsurance accounting

Knowledge of insurance and reinsurance concepts

Financial processing and reconciliation

Reporting and analysis

Compliance and financial control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

A specialty London market underwriting business is recruiting for a (re)Insurance Accountant.

The successful applicant will provide comprehensive accounting support for both insurance and reinsurance operations, ensuring accurate underwriting data recording, reporting, and analysis that supports the company’s growth objectives.

This role serves as a key link between the operations area and technical underwriting data to support financial reporting, enabling sound decision-making and regulatory compliance while supporting management in delivering high-quality financial services across the business.

Key areas of focus will include financial processing and reconciliation, reporting and analysis, compliance and financial control, cross functional collaboration, and process improvement work.

Applicants will ideally be qualified accountants with experience of both insurance and reinsurance accounting, have working knowledge of insurance and reinsurance concepts, including treaty and facultative arrangements, and knowledge of insurance and reinsurance contract structures and terminology.

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