Strategic Life Insurance Financial Controller | Hybrid

Axon Moore Group Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Job summary

Axon Moore Group Ltd is partnering with a Lancashire/London-based life insurance provider to recruit a Financial Controller. The role will build the finance function, own end-to-end financial reporting, and provide insights into key drivers and risks.

The successful candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with substantial post-qualification experience in life insurance reporting, and will lead cross-functional projects while strengthening controls and governance across the reporting framework.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with post-qualification experience in life insurance reporting.
• Strong IFRS/GAAP knowledge and governance experience.
• Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of quarterly and annual financial reporting including balance sheet, P&L, reserves.
• Own end-to-end reporting process; ensure accuracy and deadlines.
• Review reconciliations and movement analysis; challenge and sign-off.
• Translate model outputs into financial results with Accounting and Actuarial teams.
• Analyze movements, assumption changes, variances and sensitivities to senior stakeholders.
• Prepare financial commentary, governance papers and disclosures for exec and committee-level forums.
• Own the financial reporting control environment; establish standards around validation and documentation.
• Lead audit activity and responses to regulatory and internal queries.
• Identify opportunities to improve transparency, strengthen controls and reduce reporting cycle times.
• Develop and deliver a reporting improvement roadmap.
• Act as a subject matter expert across financial reporting; set best practice and improve framework.
• Lead cross-functional projects and workstreams within a matrix environment.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Life insurance reporting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Axon Moore Group Ltd is partnering with a Lancashire/London-based life insurance provider to recruit a Financial Controller. The role will build the finance function, own end-to-end financial reporting, and provide insights into key drivers and risks.

The successful candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with substantial post-qualification experience in life insurance reporting, and will lead cross-functional projects while strengthening controls and governance across the reporting framework.