Service Company Financial Accountant (12 month FTC)

What you’ll spend your time doing: 

While there is rarely a typical day, here’s a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:

• Responsible for preparing the accounts during the monthly and quarterly ledger close cycles for all entities in scope. This includes journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining key controls within Regulatory and Head Office reporting timelines in accordance with the working day timetable.

• Perform balance sheet substantiation procedures.

• Perform analytical reviews to create insights over financial accounts that will support the relevant entity’s result over the reporting period.

• Responsible for challenging the financial data inputs, integrity of information and be able to explain the results over accounts in their designated area.

• Prepare Statutory Accounts, produce year-end audit schedules and respond to audit queries in a timely manner.

• Prepare internal MI, management and board papers (for MENA and AHL) and regulatory reporting (DFSA)

• Responsible for Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Group Reporting

• 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

• Ensuring processes are well documented and the risk and controls associated are identified with appropriate risk management applied (testing design and effectiveness)

• To become involved in ad-hoc change and transformation projects as they arise.

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

• Have a Problem-solving mind-set with critical thinking ability

• Are a motivated, dynamic individual looking to set high standards and deliver

• Embrace change and continuous improvement

• Enjoy a collaborative working environment

• Demonstrate a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy

What you’ll need:

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

Essential

• Working towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent accounting qualification

• Understanding of financial accounting

• Demonstrate evidence of interpreting and manipulating data clearly and accurately

• Proven track record of working in a deadline driven environment

• Good organisational skills including effective scheduling, prioritisation and time management skills

• Proficiency in financial software (Microsoft Excel, accounting systems and ERP)

• Good communication skills to articulate insights

• Excellent analytical skills

• Strong controls and reconciliations experience

Desirable

• Understanding of the Lloyd’s Market and Service Companies

• Experience with using Oracle general ledgers.

• Experience with or interest in automation of finance processes to meet accelerated timetables

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What Can You Expect From Us?

As well as a competitive base salary and performance related discretionary bonus, here is a link to our employee benefits - Benefits of working at MS Amlin | MS Amlin

Hybrid Working

At MS Amlin we operate a hybrid working model to empower our people with flexibility to blend where they work. We value collaboration and believe that we work better together, our teams typically do 3 days a week in the office.

About MS Amlin

MS Amlin is a leading (re)insurer and part of the global MS&AD Group, with operations across Lloyd’s of London, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. With over 120 years of experience, we support businesses facing complex and demanding risks, providing continuity in an uncertain world. Our expertise covers Property, Casualty, Marine, Crisis Management, Natural Resources and Reinsurance, backed by strong underwriting capabilities and deep sector knowledge. At the core of our claims service is TRUST - Transparency, Responsiveness, Understanding, Solution-driven thinking, and Technical expertise. This defines how we manage claims and build lasting relationships.

DE&I at MS Amlin

We will build a workplace where all talent is welcomed, and everyone has the opportunity to influence how the business works. We have dedicated employee resource groups that support our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) goals.

MS Amlin is proud to be one of the founding partners of Lloyd’s Inclusive Futures programme which aims to get more Black and ethnically diverse people into the insurance industry - supporting them all the way from the classroom to the boardroom. Visit this link (Inclusive Futures Impact Report) to find out more about the programme and its aims and achievements so far.

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