Senior Financial Accountant: Strategic Reporting & Compliance

IFDL; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 18%

Share Save Plan

Share Incentive Plan

38 days annual leave

Time Off When You Need It

Parental leave policy

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Critical Illness cover

Job summary

M&G is seeking an Experienced Senior Financial Accountant to support the Finance department with financial and management accounting, MI, analysis and reporting to stakeholders. The role covers monthly close, year-end, regulatory returns and ad hoc reporting across the group.

You will liaise with the Group MI/FP&A teams, contribute to group papers and ensure timely, accurate data for internal and external stakeholders. Leadership responsibilities within Accounting & Analysis are included.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with up to 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Understand FCA regulations and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Able to meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality of output.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting Preparation and review of weekly and monthly management information to allow analysis of business activity and aid informed decision making
• Liaise with Group MI team to provide requested MI and answer ad hoc queries.
• Ensure accurate, timely and insightful data produced in line with business requirements.
• Preparation of papers for group, and contribution to financial aspects of PMC papers.
• Other ad hoc reporting/provision of MI as required to support evaluation of strategic opportunities.
• Financial Accounting Preparation and review of monthly management accounts through to final review stage, providing analysis and commentary on results against plan.
• Preparation of year end statutory accounts to review stage, liaise with auditors to ensure year end process completed smoothly.
• Accounting information to be produced in accurate and timely manner using techniques and standards that adhere to accounting rules.
• Updating the FC/CFO with any issues on a timely basis and being point of contact for other teams queries.
• Preparation of group reporting schedules on a quarterly basis ensuring accuracy of information.
• Budgeting and Forecasting Assist with the provision of relevant projections and estimations to enable accurate budget preparation.
• Liaise with Group FP&A team, if required, to provide requested information and analysis.
• Capital and liquidity Provision of relevant calculations and reporting to enable regular completion of capital forecasts and liquidity requirements.
• Various ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Regulatory reporting Accurate and timely MI to be produced per business needs Regular monitoring of FCA due dates. Preparation of accurate and timely regulatory returns to be produced and submitted on FCA RegData system.
• Risk Understand Risk Appetite statements and how they apply to the business area Ensure key business risks are fully understood, controlled and mitigated on the team to ensure local plans are delivered and we meet our regulatory requirements Ensure key controls are tested and Risk Events are reported and investigated in accordance with the Risk Event & Escalation process Regular risk reports demonstrate effective management Control frameworks regularly tested with improvement plans agreed and implemented.
• People Act as point of contact and support for members of the Accounting and Analysis team, providing leadership.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

Regulatory reporting

Deadline-driven

Education

Chartered Accountant qualification

Job description

M&G is seeking an Experienced Senior Financial Accountant to support the Finance department with financial and management accounting, MI, analysis and reporting to stakeholders. The role covers monthly close, year-end, regulatory returns and ad hoc reporting across the group.

You will liaise with the Group MI/FP&A teams, contribute to group papers and ensure timely, accurate data for internal and external stakeholders. Leadership responsibilities within Accounting & Analysis are included.