Edenbrook
Financial Reporting Accountant
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Financial Reporting Accountant
We are working with a specialty insurer to recruit a Financial Reporting Accountant to join their London-based finance team. This role sits within a controllership environment and offers strong exposure to financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and client money oversight within a fast-paced insurance business. The position requires a proactive individual who can challenge existing processes and contribute to continuous improvement across the finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
- Assist in preparation of statutory accounts and financial reporting
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and maintain strong financial controls
- Provide analysis to support capital planning and decision-making
- Assist with group reporting and liaise with international finance teams
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP, and insurance regulatory requirements
- Identify and challenge existing processes, driving improvements in controls and reporting
- Assist with internal and external audit processes
- Support oversight of client money in line with CASS 5 requirements
- Perform client money and fiduciary reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
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- Qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
- Background in professional services (practice/advisory) with exposure to insurance clients
- Experience supporting insurance, MGA, broker, or London Market clients within a professional services environment
- Understanding of insurance accounting principles and regulatory frameworks
- Experience supporting statutory accounts and audits
- Strong Excel and financial systems experience
- Proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge existing processes and ways of thinking
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