Overview
London Direct Line is evolving. Across every part of our business, teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. The Financial Accounting Manager supports the Production and Control Senior Lead to ensure that all production activities provide a foundation for finance data and reporting to be driven from.
Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you’ll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office.
What You'll Be Doing
* Ensuring that all technical finance journals are validated, posted promptly and controls checked.
* Accountability for Solvency II balance sheet oversight.
* Support the Production and Control Senior Lead to manage Service level agreements.
* Challenge the month-end financial accounting process and identify opportunities for improvement.
* Review legal entity and consolidated financial statements. Analyse significant movements in the balance sheet and provide appropriate monthly reporting.
* Review substantiation evidence to auditing concepts, including completeness, existence and accuracy.
* Collaborate with appropriate Finance colleagues on Group-wide/Finance projects and new products. Provide technical accounting and financial process expertise to project requirements and specifications. Support user acceptance testing and implementation of new financial accounting outputs.
* Support the audit (Finance Risk team, internal and external audit) of the Group\'s legal entities, control environment and financial records.
What You'll Need
* Qualified accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a minimum of five years post-qualified experience.
* Knowledge of IFRS17.
* Knowledge of applying IAS 38 Intangible Assets, IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment and IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
* Experience in substantiation and reconciliation, including applying auditing concepts.
Benefits
* 9% employer contributed pension
* Annual performance related bonus – up to 10%, dependent on personal and company performance
* 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover
* Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
* EV car scheme
* Generous holidays
* Buy as you earn share scheme
* Employee discounts and cashback
* Plus, many more
Be yourself
Direct Line is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity of background and thinking as a strength in our people. We are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed. If you need adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will support you.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Finance and Sales
Industries
* Insurance
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