Financial Accountant

  • Job Reference: MF953
  • Date Posted: 29 August 2023
  • Recruiter: McKenzie Fox
  • Location: Douglas
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: Accountancy, Life Assurance / Insurance
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time
  • Contact: McKenzie Fox
  • Email: jobs@mckenziefox.com
  • Telephone: 01624 698900

Job Description

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT | ref.MF953

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our client’s outsourcing and financial services team in their Finance Department

The successful candidate will be responsible for taking a lead role in ensuring that source data used by the International Financial Reporting team is delivered on time, of a high quality and able to stand up to external scrutiny.

This role will work with the finance and senior management team to pro-actively keep pace with accounting and regulatory development within the Group to help ensure the robustness of reported results supporting analysis. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

Support the monthly close process within agreed timelines, ensuring quality and integrity of financials.

Project work to enhance financial reporting to a more granular level to product working alongside other members of the Finance team.

Interrogating general ledger to a detailed level and working alongside the actuaries to explain the results.

Project work to enhance reporting of branch financial results.  Prepare internal management reports, providing insights on financial performance

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Have an accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA) or be nearly qualified /qualified by experience. Big 4 experience is a plus.

Experience with financial reporting and management accounting, including making improvements to design and function of reports.

Technical knowledge of and understanding of insurance company accounting (IFRS and Regulatory reporting) would be advantageous.

Experience of using SUN and Vision or a similar accounting package.

To discuss this role further please email your CV to jobs@mckenziefox.com or call us on 01624 698900 quoting reference MF953.