Contract Senior Financial Reporting Accountant
PIC, United Kingdom

• Supporting the production of all the external IFRS reporting produced by the Finance function, including the Annual Report and Accounts for the Group and it’s UK subsidiaries.
• Leading the process to source and verify numbers in the front end of the accounts.
• Peer reviews of the content and quality of all the external reporting deliverables.
• Providing support to the planning manager ensuring all the tasks are actioned on a timely basis.
• Supporting other members of the team as required in the production of management information and regulatory reporting deliverables.
• Contributing to 2 key financial reporting change projects.
• Working with the wider finance team to get everything needed to support the external audit process at year-end reporting.
• To understand and work within Pension Corporation's Guidelines on Treating Customers Fairly.

Requirements

Essential knowledge:

• Knowledge of the Insurance industry and the relevant reporting metrics such as IFRS and Solvency II.
• Experience gained from other reporting roles.
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Extensive knowledge of each element of the Microsoft Office package
• Experience of contributing to finance change projects alongside delivery of business-as-usual activities

Skills:

• Strong organisation skills
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to work under pressure towards tight deadlines
• Ability to drive change and contribute to ongoing projects and initiatives
• Ability to analyse complex problems and propose solutions
• Ability to prioritise and distinguish what really matters amongst a large quantity of information and make judgement calls
• Open and actively seeks to discuss issues and share information

Desirable:

• Life Insurance industry experience
• Experience of Oracle Fusion and Oracle FCCS
• Experience of using the SmartView excel add-in
• Experience of using Tagetik CCH.
• A good understanding of IFRS 17 and it's application to Life insurance companies
• Knowledge of the regulatory reporting and the Solvency II regime.

Benefits

N/A as a day rate contractor

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