Senior Financial Reporting Accountant supporting external IFRS reporting for Pension Insurance Corporation's integration with Athora. Collaborating within the Finance business teams to enhance reporting efficiencies and accuracy.
Responsibilities
Support production of all the external IFRS reporting produced by the Finance function including the Annual Report and Accounts for the Group and its UK subsidiaries; and the half year published Investor Report for the Group
New Group reporting requirements to the Athora Group
Work closely with members of the Finance business teams to assist with BAU and project work throughout the phase of the project
Shape the way the PIC Group reporting to Athora and help assist on enhanced efficiencies
Ensure the accuracy of templates and supporting overall external IFRS reporting for both PIC and PICG’s financial reporting
Ownership and delivery of testing and reporting tasks, including performing UAT related tasks, preparing change requests and answering queries
Support the testing and dry run of the Athora integration and work closely with Change Accounting team as well as external project teams
Prepare and support analytical review commentary for assigned deliverables
Provide support on ad‑hoc tasks and queries, contributing to team‑wide projects and initiatives as needed
Assist in the timely preparation and delivery of disclosures for the financial statements and accompanying notes
Requirements
Proven post qualification financial reporting experience
Experience in entity and group reporting within financial services (preferred), ideally within insurance industry or similar within a Big 4 accounting environment
Working knowledge of IFRS 17 and its implications for insurance reporting
Ability to influence key senior stakeholders and to analyse complex problems and propose solutions
Ability to work under pressure towards tight deadlines and to prioritise and distinguish what really matters amongst a large quantity of information and make judgement calls
Ability to create and deliver clear and concise written reports and to take existing processes and improve/ simplify
Strong communication and influencing skills and ability to drive change and contribute to ongoing projects and initiatives
Open and actively seeks to discuss issues and share information
Detailed knowledge of the insurance industry and the relevant reporting metrics such as IFRS, Solvency II
Experience gained from other reporting roles
Fundamental knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office package, especially Excel
A good understanding of IFRS 17 and its application to insurance companies
Experience of Oracle Fusion, Oracle FCCS and Oracle Narrative tool
Experience of using the SmartView Excel add-in
Benefits
private medical insurance
28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
competitive base salary
opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan
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