Reporting Accountant

Description:

Reporting Accountant

Role Type: Contract - 12 months

The Role:
To manage the preparation and delivery of quarterly and annual financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP accountancy standards and manage the reporting requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the group financial reporting team members, in the preparation of the AIHL consolidated financial statements, consolidation and elimination journals, and supporting schedules
• Manage the preparation of the quarterly financial supplement
• Assist with the preparation of internal and external slide presentations
• Responsible for the production of the annual report and accounts and certain other regulatory reports or submissions within the remit of the group financial reporting team
• Production of the quarterly group reporting timetable, and co-ordination of group close activities to support group reporting activities
• Liaise with external auditors on issues and work independently to resolve them
• Dealing with multiple stakeholders, including regional controllers, Finance system and other teams to cleanse the data in the ledger
• Produce reconciliations between actuarial and finance for insurance losses.
• Assist in ad-hoc projects on finance reporting integration

Skills & Experience:

• Qualified Accountant (ICAEW, ACA, CA or equivalent)
• 5 + years post qualified experience
• Experience in the insurance industry is essential
• Experience preparing consolidated financial statements
• Big 4 audit firm experience
• Finance system change projects experience would be beneficial
• Advanced Word / Excel / PowerPoint skills