Financial Accountant

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Hannover Re Full time
Financial Accountant - Hannover Re UK Life Branch

We are seeking a Financial Accountant to join our Hannover Re UK Branch for a 1 year fixed term contract. The Financial Accountant role combines hands-on accounting and finance expertise with leadership and oversight responsibilities. The role will own the financial planning and reporting processes for Hannover Re's UK non-insurance entities, the tax accounting and filing processes for the UK tax groups, as well as accounts payable and expense management.
The role will develop robust business processes for the production of statutory and management reporting, as well as effective planning and forecasting mechanisms. The successful candidate will work closely with the senior management teams of the UK businesses, to provide an insight in accurate and timely financial information. The role will manage the production of VAT and Corporation Tax returns for the UK tax groups, and ensure our entities comply with all necessary tax reporting and filing requirements. The Financial Accountant will lead the development and delivery of efficient processes to enable effective decision making and performance management of the organisation.
The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills, be resilient and flexible, whilst able to apply their knowledge and skills to new challenges in an evolving operating model.

Your Profile
  • Coordinate the delivery of consistent, accurate accounting and financial reporting for Hannover Re's UK holding and service companies across IFRS and German GAAP bases, for plan, forecasts, and actual performance.
  • Deliver internal financial and management reporting and forecasting to both the Group and senior local stakeholders, providing detailed analysis and explanations of the drivers of the results.
  • Deliver external reporting requirements of the Companies under UK GAAP, including statutory accounts and preparation of Senior Accounting Officer deliverables.
  • Develop and maintain excellent standards of control, governance, and documentation across the UK financial accounting deliverables, proactively and continuously improving processes.
  • Coordinating UK tax compliance for all Hannover Re UK entities. This includes income tax and VAT calculations, returns and payments, transfer pricing documentation and maintaining the local tax strategy.
  • Support the delivery of the statutory audit processes for the UK companies, through effective management of the finance and accounting deliverables.
  • Support dividend and capital repatriation processes for the UK holding companies.
  • Support company secretary duties of the Hannover Re UK legal entities.
  • Act as a trusted financial adviser to the Directors and management of the UK entities.
  • Provide guidance and support to junior colleagues and provide leadership and drive best practice in accounts payable, expense management and reporting, and cash management for Hannover Re's UK entities.
  • Maintain a robust and efficient accounts payable and cash management function.
  • Act as a key financial liaison and facilitator between the UK service company and the Talanx insurance entities.
  • Build effective and sustainable relationships locally and with Group to strengthen cross-departmental collaboration and foster a culture of trust and open feedback.
  • Lead the delivery of UK financial accounting projects, as well as UK participation in Group projects.
  • Maintain excellent knowledge of external developments that may impact Branch operations, deliver effective solutions to mitigate risks and take advantage of opportunities.
Your Tasks
  • Qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA).
  • Financial services or insurance sector experience is desirable.
  • UK statutory accounting and financial reporting processes.
  • Experience of UK Corporation Tax and VAT processes.
  • Delivering process change or optimisation.
  • Communicating and Influencing
    • Positively impacts the actions and decisions of stakeholders ensuring that they are involved throughout. Negotiates confidently whilst maintaining relationships, building support and buy-in for ideas. Adapts communication style depending on audience.
  • Problem solving
    • Uncovers information to identify causal links. Uses a variety of tools and techniques to break down complex issues and spots trends, patterns and interdependencies between issues. Assesses risks and is pragmatic when developing solutions.
  • Delivery and Accountability
    • Is accountable for own and team delivery to support the overall Branch priorities and objectives. Prioritises deliverables and identifies roadblocks that might affect delivery. Creates a safe environment whereby people feel safe flagging mistakes.
  • Innovation and Continuous Improvement
    • Creates and tests out new ideas and improvements which have a significant impact on the business operations or service offering. Identifies new ways of working and encourages ideas from their own team. Creates processes and inducements for team members to generate and test out ideas.
  • Developing Capability and Knowledge Sharing
    • Actively develops talent and builds capability, acting as a role model across the business. Willingness to share knowledge and to learn from peers using a range of development solutions.
  • Customer Focus
    • Has a deep understanding of customer needs. Takes action to overcome challenges and obstacles to ensure service excellence is maintained. Takes action to ensure that customer feedback is acted on and operational and technical challenges are overcome.
  • Team Player
    • A key player in building and maintaining a positive team culture and cross-functional relationships. Engages partners and encourages others to build relationships and brings together diverse stakeholders to deliver objectives.
What We Offer
Atmosphere: You will find an international working environment with short decision channels, an open feedback culture and a sense of community shaped by mutual esteem and a readiness to help.
Benefits: Structured onboarding, flexible working hours, benefits superior to those of the collective agreement as well as modern offers for personal development, health management and work-life balance are just some of our benefits.
Prospects: You contribute your specialist and methodological expertise and we offer you fresh input and the opportunity to further develop your potential - including room to come up with innovative ideas and act on them

If you too would like the assurance of a different way of working , take your next career step with us. To apply, please send an up-to-date copy of your CV and a cover letter to UK_HR@hannover-re.com stating the reference number 1818.

You can find out more about our working environment, your entry options and development opportunities at #J-18808-Ljbffr

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