Edenbrook
Syndicate Financial Controller
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Syndicate Financial Controller
Location: London or Cheltenham (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent
An established and growing insurance organisation is looking to hire an experienced Syndicate Financial Controller to join its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an insurance finance professional with strong Lloyd's market experience to take ownership of the financial reporting and regulatory requirements for multiple syndicates while supporting business growth and finance transformation initiatives.
The Role
You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end financial reporting and accounting for a portfolio of syndicates, ensuring accurate regulatory reporting, maintaining a strong financial control environment and partnering with key stakeholders across the business.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Managing quarterly and annual financial reporting and Lloyd's regulatory returns.
- Overseeing the syndicate close process, reporting timetables and external reporting requirements.
- Coordinating external audits and acting as a key point of contact with auditors.
- Supporting the onboarding of new syndicates and finance transformation projects.
- Reviewing technical accounting matters and preparing high-quality management and Board reporting.
- Driving process improvements, standardisation and automation across finance.
- Partnering with finance, actuarial, claims and data teams to deliver meaningful financial insight.
- Leading and developing a small finance team while fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
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About You
To be successful, you will have:
- A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
- Significant post-qualified experience within the Lloyd's and London Market insurance sector.
- Strong knowledge of syndicate reporting, Lloyd's regulatory requirements and UK GAAP.
- Previous experience managing financial reporting and external audits.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A proactive approach to process improvement and finance transformation.
- Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and developing others.
If you have strong Lloyd's syndicate reporting experience and are looking for your next challenge in a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
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