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Group Accountant

2 months ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Ecclesiastical Insurance Group Full time

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: 12 month FTC 

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 202679

About the role

Benefact Group, are looking for a Group Accountant to join us on a 12 month FTC to deliver accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting for the group and its businesses. This position will be based at our Gloucester office and is available on a hybrid basis. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and forward thinking business, giving you a real opportunity to develop your career and be part of a purpose led organisation.

Key responsibilities
  • Support the delivery of the Group’s statutory and regulatory reporting through sourcing, analysing and preparing financial information for use in returns and financial statements.
  • Contribute to the preparation of external IFRS financial statements for the Group’s UK entities.
  • Support the delivery of regulatory (Solvency II) returns for annual and quarterly submissions for Group and UK regulated entities.
  • Provide support to the external auditor for efficient and surprise free statutory and solvency assurance engagements.
  • Support a continuous improvement culture within the Group Reporting team and across wider Group finance function.
  • Assist with the preparation of narrative reporting for statutory and regulatory reporting, including the Strategic Report, SFCR and RSR.
  • Contribute to areas of accounting judgements and support the Group Reporting team with the statutory and regulatory reporting Group Governance requirements.
  • Support the implementation and improvements to the Group’s accounting controls and procedures for statutory and regulatory reporting.
  • Proactive engagement with wider Group Finance objectives and projects.
  • Actively expand personal technical knowledge both informally (networking internally and externally, internet, industry press) and formally (In-house training, CPD)
Knowledge, skills and experience
  • Qualified/Part Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
  • Understanding of IFRS. Solvency II experience beneficial, but not essential.
  • Experience with the production of statutory accounts and knowledge of consolidations.
  • A skilled communicator capable of interpreting and explaining complex information to stakeholders.
  • Experienced and disciplined user of Microsoft Excel.
  • Aptitude for learning, interpreting and applying accounting and regulatory requirements and best practice.
  • Knowledge of the Financial Services industry would be beneficial but not essential.
  • Ability to meet demanding deadlines, handle competing priorities and adapt to the needs of the business.
  • Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
  • Well organised with a meticulous attention to detail.
What we offer
  • A competitive salary - let's discuss it
  • Flexible working
  • Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
  • Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
  • An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
  • Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  • Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
  • Employee Assistance Programme
About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and currently the 3rd largest corporate donor in the country, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have an ambitious plan to become the number one corporate donor with strategic objectives in place to double the groups size over the next five years.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people offer career opportunities and personal development through a fantastic learning and career framework. Luckily for us, the nature of who we are – our giving ethos, our 135 year history and the diversity of what we do – has built a culture of kindness, of great ambition, of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.


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