Accounting Manager - Insurance

I am very pleased to be supporting my client in the recruitment of a Accounting Manager. This is a 3 month day rate contract operating inside of IR35. I am seeking an individual with demonstrable experience within Insurance (Lloyd's market experience would be ideal) but general insurance is also considered. Please find an overview of the role below.

Responsibilities:

• Management and control of the General ledger and all associated inputs
• Ensure accurate and timely ledger postings for all transactions including technical entries, period end adjustments, daily cash movements with the data attributes required by the Financial Reporting and FP&A teams
• Management of the completion, review, and status monitoring of month end reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts
• Timely investigation and resolution of unsupported or unreconciled balances
• Management of the completion and review of the Profit & Loss Account reconciliation
• Confirmation and delivery of auditor requests
• Establish and maintain process documentation
• Assist in the development of the financial systems and processes to include greater automation of the financial accounting process
• Day-to-day and performance management of direct reports

Skill & Experience:

• General Insurance financial accounting experience
• General ledger applications and database querying tool skills
• Good data manipulation and mapping skills
• Hands-on team management with an ability to coach and motivate
• Qualified, ACA, ACCA or equivalent