Senior Technical Accountant – Insurance & IFRS Reporting

Opus People Solutions; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus People Solutions is working with a highly reputable organisation in the insurance and financial services sector to recruit a Senior Technical Accountant to join their established Finance function in Ipswich. The role is for a technically strong, fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA accountant to support statutory and technical accounting within a complex regulated environment.

The successful candidate will work with external auditors and internal stakeholders, interpret IFRS and UK GAAP, and

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with strong grounding in financial and technical accounting.
• No part-qualified or qualification-by-experience applicants will be considered.
• Experience in insurance, reinsurance or wider financial services is preferred.
• Strong statutory and financial reporting experience.
• Good working knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP (FRS 101/102).
• Experience with financial audit and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ability to interpret and communicate technical accounting matters clearly.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial accounts in accordance with accounting standards.
• Prepare technical accounting papers on audit and reporting matters.
• Research new technical accounting issues and determine appropriate treatment.
• Coordinate with external auditors and internal stakeholders to support audits.
• Provide technical accounting guidance to Finance teams.
• Support balance sheet reconciliations reviews.
• Maintain relevant financial controls and documentation.
• Build relationships across a large, matrix organisation.
• Develop knowledge of accounting across insurance, reinsurance and investments.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

IFRS & UK GAAP

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Education

Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Opus People Solutions is working with a highly reputable organisation in the insurance and financial services sector to recruit a Senior Technical Accountant to join their established Finance function in Ipswich. The role is for a technically strong, fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA accountant to support statutory and technical accounting within a complex regulated environment.

The successful candidate will work with external auditors and internal stakeholders, interpret IFRS and UK GAAP, and