Financial Accountant

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom General Re Corporation Full time
Job Overview

General Re Corporation is a leading global reinsurer, delivering innovative solutions to the life and property/casualty insurance industries. With a presence in all major reinsurance markets through a network of over 40 offices and supported by more than 2,000 employees worldwide, we have earned superior financial strength ratings from each of the major rating agencies.

We are seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant based in London to join our Finance team. The role will provide assistance with the timely and accurate preparation of management reporting, expenses reporting, and regulatory reporting across the General Re group companies in London.

Main Responsibilities:
  1. To assist members of the Financial Reporting Team in all aspects of regulatory and statutory reporting.
  2. Responsibility for reconciliations and key controls such as LCA/LCO, underwriting and technical control accounts including LCA and LCO, Investments, and bank.
  3. Responsibility for recording and inputting financial data in SAP (GL Package);
  4. Assist in the preparation of financial statements, and assisting with the preparation of regulatory returns for Lloyd's returns and other returns required for the Faraday companies;
  5. To assist in the preparation of a wide range of information and reporting completed by the London Finance team;
  6. To extract data from source systems, applying appropriate adjustments transparently and providing outputs and analysis to support the submission of information;
  7. To maintain and develop control checks to ensure workings are consistent and accurate with underlying data;
  8. Recording and inputting financial data in SAP (GL Package);
  9. To remain up to date with changes in reporting regimes and assist the implementation of such changes;
  10. To liaise with both internal and external clients including assisting the external audit team with questions as and when they arise;
  11. To maintain procedures manuals for areas of focus;
  12. To prepare ad-hoc additional returns as and when required and involvement in ad hoc projects where necessary.

Candidate Requirements:
  1. The ideal candidate will be AAT qualified or passed their CIMA/ACCA stage 1 matched with the relevant experience in an accounting role. We are looking for someone committed to starting or continuing the ACCA/CIMA qualification.
  2. Ability to analyse, manipulate and organise complex data.
  3. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel in particular).

What We Offer:
  • • A highly professional working environment that values excellence, integrity, personal responsibility and diversity.
    • A competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications (£45,000-£60,000 per annum) plus performance-based remuneration package.

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