Senior Business Partner and Financial Accountant

Lockton; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance brokerage is seeking a Senior Business Partner and Financial Accountant for its International Finance team in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering finance business partnering to overseas regions, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and preparing statutory accounts in accordance with GAAP. Candidates should have a strong academic background, and qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA are preferable. This role offers a hybrid working environment and requires strong analytical and accounting skills.

Qualifications

• Good academic background with strong A levels.
• Educated to degree standard preferable but not essential.
• Qualified accountant: ACA / ACCA / CIMA.

Responsibilities

• Deliver finance business partnering to overseas regions.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial information reporting.
• Preparation of statutory accounts in accordance with GAAP.

Skills

Hyperion

Financial Concepts

Financial Report Writing

GAAP

General Ledger Accounting

Accounting

IFRS

Account Reconciliation

Analysis Skills

SOX

Financial Analysis

ERP Systems

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Qualified accountant: ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

General information

Reference 003827

Location United Kingdom London London

Work Place Hybrid

Region UK

Job Profile Lockton - Experienced Professional

Title Senior Business Partner and Financial Accountant

Description

In line with the firm’s strategy the Finance department is developing and enhancing its capabilities. The team is modernising and standardising its financial systems and processes in order to ensure efficiency and scalability as the firm continues to grow. This is an exciting time to be part of the firm’s Finance department and we expect new joiners to actively contribute to the development of the function.

Summary of the role

The role is based in London as part of the International Finance team. This role is responsible for delivering finance business partnering to Lockton’s overseas regions (Latin America MENA Asia and Pacific). The team is responsible for ensuring that these regions report accurate and timely financial information to the UK as well as overseeing liquidity funding business acquisitions and other financial oversight of the overseas locations.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

Financial Accounting and Control

• Reconciliations and analysis of balance sheet accounts
• Preparation of supporting schedules for trial balance and statutory accounts
• Responsibility for the preparation of statutory accounts for a small number of entities in accordance with GAAP knowledge of FRS102 and IFRS is preferable
• Liaison with external auditors throughout audit process
• Maintenance of accurate ledgers and ensuring journals raised in line with policies
• Control certain high risk balance sheet areas and production of reconciliations and analytical information so as to ensure appropriate treatments
• Helping ensure that our accounting meets the latest changes in FRS102 and involvement in technical accounting issues as they arise

Management Reporting and Business Partnering

• Provision of timely & accurate management information to Senior Management
• Production of regular finance and board packs including detailed analysis and commentary
• Proactive in suggesting improvements in current management information and working with business IT other teams and finance to deliver high quality solutions to meet business needs
• Forming relationships with Overseas Finance functions in order to understand their results provide them with support and assistance
• Analysing Overseas results and providing support to the local Finance teams
• Reviewing budget submissions from Overseas offices
• Responding to ad hoc queries from Producer to Board level
• Production of strategic KPIs which align interests of business towards the groups strategic vision

Projects and Ad hoc work - as required

• Actively contributing to strengthening of the Finance team and identifying opportunities to improve processes controls and analysis
• Engaged in the integration of a new General Ledger system across all entities

Candidate Profile

Qualifications / Educational Requirements

• Good academic background with strong A levels
• Educated to degree standard preferable but not essential
• Qualified accountant : ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Relevant Experience

• Accounting and finance related experience gained in industry or in practice
• Proven ability to drive changes and implement new policies / processes
• Demonstrate ability to work well as a team
• Experience of working in a high paced deadline driven environment
• Preferable exposure to Financial Services but strong Non-Financial Services considered
• Exposure to Finance change projects
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

Full Time Temporary Long Term

Key Skills Hyperion,Financial Concepts,Financial Report Writing,GAAP,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,IFRS,Account Reconciliation,Analysis Skills,SOX,Financial Analysis,ERP Systems

Employment Type Full Time

Experience years

Vacancy 1