£140K/yr to £160K/yr
City of London, England
Permanent, Variable

Financial Controller

Posted by Insight Recruitment Solutions Limited.

An excellent opportunity for an established finance professional with significant commercial lines reinsurance accounting (direct or ceded) experience to join a leading international insurer. The appointee well be responsible for a complex operation which spans a number of international locations. The remit is broad and ranges from:

  • Leading all aspects of financial reporting in accordance with required local GAAP and regulatory requirements
  • The management and development of a highly professional and progressive finance team
  • Leading the forecasting and budgeting processes
  • Supporting the business in a number of commercial ways, examples include on the structuring of new deals and joint ventures and partnering with the FP&A team in the interpretation of results.
  • There will be wider commercial support e.g for new business initiatives and the role holder will develop relationships with all full board members and business heads - (FP&A, Risk, Actuarial, Underwriting and Claims)
  • Being the subject matter expert for technical accounting over a number of jurisdictions
  • Maintaining and developing a robust internal control environment and in accordance with SOX requirements
  • Leading large scale finance projects, coordinating with senior stakeholders across the business and the monitoring and reporting of project milestones / delivery

The company operates in a highly professional and collaborative environment.

  • *Our client is committed to diversity in all of its forms and operates an inclusive recruitment process**