Group Financial Senior Accountant

at  PHOENIX group

Job Type : FTC for 12 months
Location: London with Hybrid working. 2 days a week in the office
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Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.
Closing D ate: Wednesday 24th Nov
Salary and benefits : £75,000 - £85,000 plus 30% bonus up to 60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more
Recruiter: Tim Singh
We have an incredible opportunity to join our Group Reporting team as a Group Financial Senior Accountant.
If you’re an experienced qualified accountant in the financial services industry looking for exposure to the life and pensions industry within a fast paced FTSE 100 Group Reporting function, then this is the opportunity for you!

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and assisting in the preparation of the IFRS financial statements and Solvency II reporting for the Group.
• Preparing analysis of and providing insight into the Group’s externally reported financial results, across a variety of metrics.
• Developing subject matter expertise in a range of areas in order to effectively review and challenge divisional submissions and prepare external reporting, including an understanding of IFRS insurance accounting, Solvency II and investments reporting.
• Continually enhance and adapt reporting processes, for example as a result of acquisitions, corporate activity or changes to reporting requirements and accounting standards.
• Supporting the delivery of Group Finance projects in respect of corporate activity, including the integration of acquired businesses into the Group’s financial reporting processes.
• Partnering with divisions and other Group functions to ensure that Group reporting requirements are understood and met, and to provide advice on financial and regulatory reporting issues.
• Coaching junior members of the team and review of outputs.
• Acting as the first point of contact for and management of relationships with the team’s key stakeholders, including divisional finance teams, Group Tax, Treasury, Actuarial and Investor Relations.

• Leading and assisting in the preparation of the IFRS financial statements and Solvency II reporting for the Group.
• Preparing analysis of and providing insight into the Group’s externally reported financial results, across a variety of metrics.
• Developing subject matter expertise in a range of areas in order to effectively review and challenge divisional submissions and prepare external reporting, including an understanding of IFRS insurance accounting, Solvency II and investments reporting.
• Continually enhance and adapt reporting processes, for example as a result of acquisitions, corporate activity or changes to reporting requirements and accounting standards.
• Supporting the delivery of Group Finance projects in respect of corporate activity, including the integration of acquired businesses into the Group’s financial reporting processes.
• Partnering with divisions and other Group functions to ensure that Group reporting requirements are understood and met, and to provide advice on financial and regulatory reporting issues.
• Coaching junior members of the team and review of outputs.
• Acting as the first point of contact for and management of relationships with the team’s key stakeholders, including divisional finance teams, Group Tax, Treasury, Actuarial and Investor Relations.