BACKGROUND

Charles Taylor is a leading global provider of professional services and technology solutions to the insurance industry. We are a profitable, growing organisation that is highly regarded in the insurance industry, employing some of the industrys best in class professionals and technical experts. Our services and solutions support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model, across all major commercial insurance lines as well as technical areas of personal insurance. We serve a diversified blue-chip international customer base that includes national and international insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd’s syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds.
Charles Taylor is PE-backed, following a majority investment by Lovell Minnick Partners in January 2020, and has strong ambitions for organic and acquisition-led growth.
Our delivery of high quality, tailored services and solutions to our clients is backed by our core values of support, excellence in people, client partnership, quality of work, entrepreneurship and positive change. We look for employees who exemplify these values to join us and help drive our growth.
For more information, please visitwww.charlestaylor.com

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strong understanding of IFRS
• ACA/ACCA qualified accountant with at least 5 years PQE, with previous experience in a group consolidation and accounting role in an international business
• Experience with financial reconciliationsand journal entries and a strong working knowledge of IFRS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, sumifs and lookups,
• Able to analyse financial data and explain variances effectively and efficiently
• Comfortable working withlarge data setsand multiple ledgers
• Organised and able to work independently with strongwritten and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working withregional and cross-functional teams
• Ability tomanage multiple tasksand meet tight deadlines

THE ROLE

This is a 12-month contract role in our Group Consolidations and Reporting team, established to support an increased temporary workload. The role is part of a small, experienced group finance team and offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with colleagues on an expected mix of recurring activities and ad hoc projects. The position involves a mix of supporting and leading tasks, providing valuable exposure to group-level financial processes in a complex international group. It is expected the role be largely remote, with a requirement to attend either the London or Portsmouth office when required, with an expectation of one day per week on average.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• There is expected to be significant support required to a major group level project from this role
• Provide bandwidth to improve the quality of reconciliation activity including a focus on reducing the number of reconciling items
• Collaborate closely with local teams to resolve unreconciled items in a timely manner and escalate critical issues.
• Support the month-end close process, including the preparation and review of financial review schedules.
• Month end balance sheet reviews across the business with contact with the local reporting accountants
• Participate in monthly calls with regional finance leads and prepare meeting minutes.
• Assist with the preparation of yearend financial statements and audit schedules and journal posting
• Support statutory audit requirements, including responding to audit requests and providing supporting evidence.
• Review prior year adjustments and ensure appropriate accounting treatment in current year end close.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• ACA/ACCA qualified accountant with at least 5 years PQE, with previous experience in a group consolidation and accounting role in an international business
• Experience with financial reconciliationsand journal entries and a strong working knowledge of IFRS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, sumifs and lookups,
• Able to analyse financial data and explain variances effectively and efficiently
• Comfortable working withlarge data setsand multiple ledgers
• Organised and able to work independently with strongwritten and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working withregional and cross-functional teams
• Ability tomanage multiple tasksand meet tight deadlines