A London Market Insurance business is recruiting for a Reconciliation Accountant on a 6-month fixed term contract basis.
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller you will assist in shaping and standardising the monthly reconciliation processes. You will be expected to strengthen the processes as well as the efficiency of them so that they are ready for the upscaling of the business.
Key responsibilities within the role will be the monthly reconciliation of general ledger (GL) accounts across the group, identify and resolve discrepancies in financial records, prepare reports detailing account reconciliation status, improve reconciliation processes, standardising the reconciliations process, where possible, across all existing entities as well as (potential) newly acquired entities, perform regular tracking of intercompany balances / reconciliations, assist the group to implement control and governance programs, and assist the wider finance team over routine deliverables.
Applicants must be qualified accountants with proven experience in GL reconciliations gained within insurance or other financial services organisations including problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve / clear differences, experience of working with companies within groups with different functional currencies, and proficiency in accounting software (e.g. Sun, or equivalent) and Excel.