Staff Financial Accountant

Charles Taylor; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Taylor in the United States seeks an experienced accountant to run the Record-to-Report (R2R) operations for US Adjusting entities. You will own accounting processes, ensure accurate ledgers, and deliver timely month-end closes for consolidation.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in accounting/reporting within a large organization, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and Word. IFRS knowledge is helpful but not essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting is required.
• 3–5 years of accounting, reporting or auditing experience in a large global organization.
• Strong financial analysis and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Senior financial point of contact for US Adjusting R2R team.
• Ensure timely month-end close and reporting for consolidation.
• Own accounting and local finance operations to keep ledgers accurate.
• Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations and audit readiness.
• Support group consolidation, external and internal audits.
• Assist R2R Regional Leader with ad hoc tasks.
• Promote process improvements and enforce policies.
• Support US inputs into annual group statutory accounts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Process improvement

Teamwork

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Cognos Controller

SUN

Job description

Charles Taylor is a leading global provider of professional services and technology solutions to the insurance industry. We are a profitable, growing organisation that is highly regarded in the insurance industry, employing some of the industry’s ‘best in class’ professionals and technical experts. Our services and solutions support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model, across all major commercial insurance lines as well as technical areas of personal insurance. We serve a diversified blue-chip international customer base that includes national and international insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd's syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds.

Charles Taylor is PE-backed, following a majority investment by Lovell Minnick Partners in January 2020, and has strong ambitions for organic and acquisition-led growth.

Our delivery of high quality, tailored services and solutions to our clients is backed by our core values of support, excellence in people, client partnership, quality of work, entrepreneurship and positive change. We look for employees who exemplify these values to join us and help drive our growth.

The role sits within Finance Group Shared Services and is responsible for running the Record-to-Report (R2R) operations including preparation of monthly financial accounts for a selection of Charles Taylor operational entities across the US Adjusting portfolio. The role requires an experienced accountant to take ownership of the entities to ensure smooth and efficient management of the accounts.

Key responsibilities

• Become the senior financial point of contact in the R2R team for the US Adjusting business
• Ensure comprehensive, timely and robust month end close and financials delivering accurate and meaningful numbers and reporting these to the Group center for consolidation
• Ownership of accounting and financial reporting and local finance operations activities to ensure that ledgers are accurate and complete at all times
• Ensure monthly close activities are performed based on a consistent process that ensures complete and accurate information being submitted to CT Group on a timely basis
• Manage the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process to ensure robust and timely completion, old balances are investigated and resolved, and that the output stands up to scrutiny for audit
• Ensure the group control framework is embedded and is operating effectively
• Look for opportunities to streamline processes, enforce policies, and work closely with business leads
• Support the annual process for the preparation of US inputs into the annual Group consolidation statutory accounts ensuring any external audit queries are resolved promptly
• Support on any internal audit requests for the US Adjusting business
• Support the R2R Regional Leader with ad hoc tasks as requested
• As requested by your Line Manager or relevant Board Director, the Job Holder will perform reasonable ad hoc duties within the Job Holder’s capabilities.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with major in Finance and/or Accounting
• 3-5 years of professional experience in accounting, reporting and/or auditing with large global corporation or accounting firm.
• Detail oriented with strong financial analysis skills.
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) would be useful but not essential
• Experience of working in an international business
• Change management mindset and an ability to improve current process and controls.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Highly numerate with excellent communication, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Ability to prioritize and work under a tight schedule
• Forward thinking with a process improvement mindset
• Experience of using Claims Management systems, SUN, Cognos Controller would be useful but not essential

Equal opportunity employer

At Charles Taylor, we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We provide an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance to discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

Our external partnerships and the dedicated work we do in promoting a transparent and fair recruitment and selection process all contribute to the successful, inclusive and diverse culture and environment which we are proud to be a part of at Charles Taylor.