Financial Services Audit Manager (Insurance)

at  Forvis Mazars GmbH Co KG

PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified accountant with insurance audit experience in a large practice environment (minimum 1 year PQE)
• Role model within the team setting high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to self-development.
• Communicates team goals with clarity, sets clear objectives for team members that are aligned to business plans and monitors and assesses performance, providing timely feedback and support as necessary.
• Effectively develops talent within the team.
• Experience in leading and operational supervision of large audit assignments
• Thorough understanding and technical proficiency in IFRS, FRS 102 and Solvency II
• Fluent English with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and project management capabilities

You will be given the opportunity to manage a portfolio of clients and carry out work to a high technical standard in a commercially beneficial manner. You will have the responsibility of leading a dedicated team including managing, organising and deploying staff on assignments as necessary. You will have a key role in formulating the strategic direction of the Insurance team internally in terms of quality and standards and externally in terms of market direction for the team.

Other duties include:

• Develop and manage a portfolio of Insurance client
• Assist partners and directors in business development activities
• Control the financial aspects of a client portfolio; including budgeting, negotiating, billing and recovery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the firm and assist and collaborate with different business areas
• Effectively plan and resource staff on assignments.
• Promote the firm’s values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintaining an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary.
• Communicate team goals with clarity and set clear objectives for team members that are aligned to business plans and monitors and assesses performance, providing timely feedback and support as necessary.
• Recruit, promote and develop talent within the team, ensuring equal opportunities and providing feedback.
• Maintain and apply up-to-date knowledge of the firm’s risk management policies and operational procedures and ensures team adherence to these.
• Ensure client expectations and issues are understood, developing collaborative relationships.
• Contribution to learning & development and coaching of junior staff including participation in the delivery of internal training course s