Ceded Reinsurance SOX & Audit Consultant

Job Description

Ceded Reinsurance SOX & Audit Consultant
Our sister company Stellarmann is supporting a leading insurance organisation with an urgent requirement for a Ceded Reinsurance SOX & Audit Consultant. This role will play a key part in supporting audit activities, SOX compliance documentation, controls embedding, and wider ceded reinsurance change initiatives across the business. Working closely with Finance, Risk, and Operational stakeholders, you will help strengthen the controls environment, support audit delivery, and drive process improvements within a highly regulated insurance environment.

We are looking for:
Demonstratable experience in Internal Audit, SOX Compliance, Accounting, Risk Management, or related disciplines
Strong Insurance industry experience, with essential exposure to Ceded Reinsurance
Solid understanding of SOX requirements, internal control frameworks (COSO), and audit methodologies
Experience documenting and embedding controls within complex business environments
Proven track record coordinating audit requests and managing audit evidence collection
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence process owners across the business
Experience identifying control gaps, process inefficiencies, and implementing improvements
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
Professional qualification preferred: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Key Responsibilities
Support the documentation, maintenance, and enhancement of SOX-compliant controls and processes
Ensure control evidence is accurately captured, maintained, and available for audit purposes
Coordinate with external auditors and business stakeholders to facilitate audit delivery
Track audit requests, deliverables, and testing activity, providing regular progress updates
Support ceded reinsurance change initiatives and related process improvement activities
Partner with business teams to identify control weaknesses and operational inefficiencies
Educate and guide business process owners on compliance requirements and best practices
Contribute to ad-hoc projects across Finance, Risk, and Operations as required

This is a 6 month initial contract and is a paying a competitive market day rate outside IR35 with a mixtue of office and homeworking

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Ceded Reinsurance SOX & Audit Consultant