Senior Statutory Accountant (contract)
* UK Insurance
* 6-month initial contract
* £600-£650 per day (Inside IR35)
* Hybrid (2 dpw office time)
IGA is supporting a UK insurance business to appoint a Senior Statutory Accountant as an external contractor on an initial 6-month assignment.
This is an extremely hands-on role focused on legal entity statutory accounts, IFRS 17, UK insurance reporting, external audit preparation, auditor liaison, and documentation prep for Board / oversight committee review.
Please note: this role requires directly relevant UK insurance accounting and audit experience. It is unlikely to suit candidates from general finance, FP&A, internal audit, non-insurance statutory reporting, or purely group consolidation backgrounds.
Mandatory experience:
* Qualified accountant, ideally ACA / ACCA
* External audit training, ideally Big 4 or Top 10
* Strong IFRS 17 insurance knowledge
* Practical understanding of UK insurance reporting / regulatory requirements
* Proven experience preparing or materially owning legal entity statutory accounts for insurance businesses
* Experience in external audit preparation, including working papers, reconciliations, disclosures and evidence
* Direct external auditor liaison, including audit queries, technical explanations and issue resolution
* Experience producing papers or reporting documentation for Board, Audit Committee, Risk Committee or equivalent forums
Key responsibilities:
* Preparation of legal entity statutory accounts for UK insurance entities
* Manage audit preparation and supporting documentation
* Act as a key point of contact for external auditor
* Apply IFRS 17 knowledge in a statutory reporting/audit context
* Produce notes, documentation and committee-level papers
* Work with finance, actuarial, technical accounting and senior leadership teams
* Support knowledge capture and process documentation during a busy reporting period
This assignment is best suited to candidates from:
* Big 4 / Top 10 insurance audit
* UK insurance financial/statutory reporting
* IFRS 17 insurance reporting or audit methodology
* Insurance technical accounting
* Legal entity reporting for a UK insurer or reinsurer
The strongest candidates will have taken individual insurance entities from trial balance / general ledger through to statutory accounts preparation, audit evidence, audit review and sign-off.
Please only apply if you have direct experience across insurance statutory accounts, IFRS 17, external audit delivery, UK insurance reporting and legal entity reporting.