Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time and Hybrid

About The Job

As a senior member of the Service Company team you will be responsible for supporting the accurate, timely production of financial reporting for the MS Amlin Service Companies. This includes both Internal Reporting to the MS&AD Group and Service Company Management, Statutory filings to Companies House and Returns to Regulators.

The key areas of responsibilities will be focused around Service Company reporting and management of a small team.

What You’ll Spend Your Time Doing

• Overall responsibility for the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles for the Service Companies
• Preparation of the underlying books and records, including posting transactions, reviewing and assisting with balance sheet reconciliations, managing intercompany processes and cash transaction processes
• Performing key controls in line with MS Amlin control standards and JSox requirements
• Understanding and explaining results to Group and Service Company stakeholders
• Supporting the Finance Operations Team in resolving legacy issues, proactively liaising with stakeholders to identify, investigate and resolve data integrity and reporting issues and reduce reconciliation backlogs
• Providing guidance and assistance to fellow MS AUL colleagues
• Supervising and supporting the Service Company team
• Statutory Accounts to sign off by external auditors and stakeholders
• Preparation and review of Internal MI and Regulatory Reporting (DFSA)
• Responsible for Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Group Reporting (FCCS Pathway, FCCS 2)
• Management papers and additional information for MENA, AUS and AHL Board members
• MENA Annual budget
• Production of financial information ensuring that data produced remains relevant is subject to proper analysis, explanation and control and always reflects the activities of the organisation
• Projects and ad-hoc requests, production of answers and resolutions to requests from key finance stakeholders. Projects will centre on MS Amlin’s continuous aim to improve the standard of its financial reporting in terms of quality and speed of delivery
• Continuous review of all financial and operational outputs, ensuring that adequate controls and processes are employed, assumptions and reviews are documented and procedures are up-to-date and relevant
• Stakeholder management with customers and suppliers related to the syndicate financial reporting process. This network of relationships will require close management

This role is based within the Finance Team in London reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager.

You’re going to enjoy this job if you also:

• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrate a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
• Are a strong problem solver with critical thinking ability
• Are highly adaptable, proactive, and thrive in dynamic environments to meet evolving business needs effectively and promptly

What you’ll need:

For this particular role there are some important experience we need you to have. These include:

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of Oracle
• Experience of Subscribe 2000
• Strong MS Office skills especially Excel
• A team player
• Strong communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Initiative / proactive
• Willingness to challenge and assimilate information
• Proven experience with Premium Trust Fund rules

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What Can You Expect From Us?

• Competitive Base Salary
• Performance Related Discretionary Bonus
• Holiday: 28 days core annual leave, and you can buy up to 5 days
• Pension: A minimum 2% employee contribution plus 7% MS Amlin contribution (9%) up to a maximum of 5% employee contribution plus 13% MS Amlin contribution (18%)
• Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added.
• Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits. 
• Life Assurance: 5 x annualised base salary
• Enhanced Parental Leave (maternity and paternity): 6 months full pay, entitled from day 1. 
• Continuous Learning Approach: Including study support with professional qualifications.
• Employer Supported Volunteering: 3 days volunteering leave.
• Carers Leave: 5 days full pay.
• Annual health screening
• Give as you earn
• Cycle to work
• Season ticket loan
• Green car scheme  
• Retail discount platform

About MS Amlin

MS Amlin is a group of leading global (re)insurance companies, and we are part of the global top-10 non-life insurance group MS&AD.  We operate through four legal entities operating in the Lloyd’s, Continental European, US and Bermudian global (re)insurance markets.

This role is in our Lloyd’s business

Our Lloyd’s business writes a diverse (re)insurance portfolio and specialises in providing insurance coverage to commercial businesses and offering reinsurance protection to other insurance companies around the world.  We operate from our offices in the heart of London’s (re)insurance district and from our market hubs in Asia and the Middle East. We work in partnership with our brokers and clients to provide proactive risk solutions and support across a broad range of trades and industries. We operate through our Lloyd’s Syndicate 2001, and we can trace our roots in the insurance market, back over 100 years.