accountant

accountant Manchester, England

HSB Norr
Full Time Manchester, England 45000 - 26000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Senior Accountant

Company
HSB
Location
Manchester , United Kingdom

Role: Senior Accountant

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)

Permanent


Job Purpose:

To assist in the preparation and reporting of high quality financial information, including undertaking and actively managing various key month end processes. Potential for direct management of up to two Account Assistants.

Support and drive continuous improvement initiatives and automation, in addition to enhancing the control environment.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Management of two team members. To lead, develop and mentor.
  • Contribution to the month and quarter close process in line with company policies and timetables.
  • Create and maintain relationships with various stakeholders.
  • Ownership of key month end deliverables, for example a subset of the tasks below:
    • monthly affiliate pack submitted to HSB IIC, including cash flow
    • quarterly reporting to MunichRe (incl IFRS17)
    • investment reporting, working alongside investment managers
    • tax balances, including calculating and posting of corporation tax estimates, and completion of Insurance Premium Tax and VAT returns
    • working cross-function to set IBNR reserves and manage reinsurance recoveries/treaty costs
  • Ownership of balance sheet accounts ensuring understanding and control of balances.
  • Provide Financial support and respond to ad-hoc requests from key stakeholders across the HSB and Munich Re group.
  • Represent finance on various current and future projects relating to both the team and wider business.
  • Adhering to robust and compliant accounting processes to ensure accurate reporting of both the P&L and Balance sheet.
  • Commitment to personal development in order to meet both current and future requirements of the business.


Key Skills & Experience:

Essential

  • Self-motivated.
  • Strong analytical and investigative skills
  • Identification and drive of continuous improvement activities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
  • Good MS Excel knowledge (VLOOKUP, Pivot tables etc).


Desirable

  • Experience of working within the Insurance and / or Engineering industry.
  • Tax accountancy experience/understanding


Qualifications & Educational Requirements:

  • Qualified Accountant (passed finalist) – CIMA. ACA, ACCA

Apply now!

accountant
HSB Norr

www.hsb.se
Luleå, Sweden
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