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Assistant Group Financial Controller

Arthur
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

London, Greater London EC2V7NQ, England

Salary

£80,000 - £96,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Arthur Financial is seeking an Assistant Group Financial Controller for a 6-month contract with a global insurance and reinsurance firm in London.
  • The role requires support during the year-end reporting period and involves managing acquisition accounting and financial integration.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience and be ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent, with advanced Excel skills and in-depth knowledge of UK GAAP.
  • Key responsibilities include reviewing consolidation models, preparing statutory financial statements, and collaborating with divisional CFOs.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Arthur Financial have partnered with a global insurance and reinsurance business based in London to support with their search for an Assistant Group Financial Controller to support them for 6-months. The successful candidate will be required to support the Group Finance team during the year-end reporting period, coinciding with significant acquisition activity. The focus will be on delivering accurate and timely consolidated financial information, facilitating financial integration, aligning processes for acquired businesses, managing acquisition accounting, and ensuring a strong control environment.Key Responsibilities:
  • Review the existing consolidation model to identify and address information gaps, implementing more efficient processes.
  • Prepare mappings from SUN ledger to statutory financial statements and internal management reports.
  • Analyse the chart of accounts for opportunities to improve its structure and rationalise the number of accounts.
  • Implement change management controls for the chart of accounts.
  • Assist with the management of the external audit process.
  • Lead the production of statutory financial statements for the UK and Jersey, and coordinate the approval process with the Company Secretary.
  • Assist in the preparation of lender covenant compliance reporting.
  • Collaborate with divisional CFOs and Financial Controllers to produce consolidated financial information.
  • Work with international offices to identify and account for GAAP differences in the consolidation model.
  • Review the process of converting overseas entity balances to the Group functional currency to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
  • Implement a balance sheet substantiation control framework, ensuring the preparation and review of account-level reconciliations.
  • Take ownership of consolidation postings and group account reconciliations (intercompany investment eliminations, shareholders' equity).
  • Assist in the financial integration and process alignment of acquired businesses.
Skills & Capabilities:
  • Confident and effective use of accounting and consolidation systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel.
  • ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent.
  • In-depth knowledge of UK GAAP, particularly acquisition accounting.

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