Syndicate Finance Team Lead

at  Beazley Management Limited

General:
Exciting opportunity to join Beazley’s Reporting and Corporate Finance team. We are looking for a Syndicate Finance Team Lead.

WHO WE ARE

Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years’ experience helping people, communities and businesses to manage risk all around the world. Our mission is to provide beautifully designed insurance, innovating to give our clients the maximum benefit with minimum hassle.
Our products are wide ranging, from cyber & tech insurance to marine, healthcare, financial institutions and contingency; covering risks such as the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons.

TEAM:

• Management and mentorship of three syndicate accountants.
• Manage the workload and development of your team.
• Ensure that your staff have clearly defined objectives and valid job descriptions setting out their responsibilities and reporting lines.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent) – minimum of 3 years PQE.
• University degree in finance/business/accounting preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Advanced Excel skills essential.
• Intermediate level knowledge non-life insurance accounting.
• Working knowledge of IFRS/FRS102/FRS103. IFRS 17 knowledge not essential.
• Intermediate skills working with MS Office software, such as Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
• Must be able to work as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive, self starter, seeks continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge of non-life insurance company accounting is preferred.
• Knowledge of Lloyds market/syndicate accounting is preferred, but not essential.

COMPETENCIES

• Team work
• Coaching ability
• Technical competence and expertise
• Accuracy
• Analytical thinking/information seeking
• Speed and quality
• Communication
• Energy
• Integrity
• Flexible