Senior Group Finance Manager

Job Description

Your new company
A rapidly expanding, multi‑entity insurance group is seeking a high‑calibre Senior Finance Manager to support group‑wide reporting, consolidation and financial control. This newly created position offers excellent exposure, senior stakeholder interaction, and the opportunity to shape and enhance the control environment within a complex, international structure.

Your new role
This is a broad and varied role with responsibilities including:

• Lead key components of the monthly, quarterly and annual close process.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation and control governance
• Support group consolidation and intercompany processes across multiple entities
• Manage insurance‑specific reconciliations (premiums, claims, reserves, reinsurance)
• Prepare supporting schedules for statutory, regulatory and external reporting
• Coordinate audit deliverables and assist with technical accounting papers
• Work closely with actuarial, FP&A, tax, treasury and international finance teams
• Contribute to accounting policy development and process improvement initiatives

What you'll need to succeed

• Qualified Accountant - ACA preferred
• Strong technical grounding in IFRS, consolidation and financial control
• Background in insurance sector with strong IFRS 17 knowledge
• Experience of group close processes, reconciliations and balance sheet governance
• Comfortable working with complex entity structures and multi‑currency consolidations

What you'll get in return
You will be rewarded with the opportunity to join a forward thinking, technology enabled insurance business in an important, newly created role. This will allow significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the chance for internal progression and development.

What you need to do now
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