Job Title: Senior Finance Accountant
Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Department / Team: Finance
Reports To: Assistant Director, F&TP
Contacts Internally: All Staff (Globally), Auditors
Contacts Externally: Third Party Providers
Principal duties and responsibilities
* Maintenance and review of fixed assets’ registers
* Maintenance of nominal ledger and all supporting spreadsheets/workings
* Updating of FX rates and Bank reconciliation on Cash Manager
* Reviewing of Bought Ledger and Cashbook reports
* Production of client money reconciliations
* Production of monthly management accounts
* Production of the Bii (monthly Income Report)
* Provision of assistance in the calculation of corporate tax
* Production of VAT return
* Production of regulatory returns for the Group’s subsidiary companies (e.g., FCA’s RMAR, Resilience report)
* Assistance in devising, implementing, and reviewing internal controls with respect to financial matters
* Assistance in preparing the Group’s year-end financial statements and interim profit verification, including technical review and challenge of accounting consolidation
* Preparation of the Group’s annual budget
* Production of annual 1099 forms for the US entity regarding Suppliers payments
* Calculation and proposal of FX trading activity and investment of surplus funds
* Reviewing UK entities' P11D’s and ensuring timely payment and submission of forms
* Maintaining relationships with external counterparties (banks, consultants, etc.)
* Ad hoc duties as required
Skills and competencies
* Fully Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA, 2 years post qualification
* Ideally from an insurance/broking background
* Experience in both practice and industry
* Proven senior management interaction
* Ability to use initiative to handle multiple challenges
* Excellent planning and organizational skills
* Ability to meet tight deadlines
* Attention to detail and focus on high-quality work
* Adaptability and resilience under pressure
* Familiarity with the CASS (Client Money) rulebook, especially chapter 5 (highly desirable)
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