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Accountant

Canada Life
Posted a day ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1BZ, England

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An opportunity has arisen for an Accountant within the Investments team, offering a 12-month fixed-term contract in locations such as Potters Bar, London, Bristol, or the Isle of Man with hybrid working options available.
  • The role involves preparing monthly trial balances, financial statements in accordance with GWL IFRS requirements, and local GAAP entity financial statements, as well as handling fee income invoicing and reconciliation of debtor balances.
  • Candidates should have a strong analytical skill set, excellent communication abilities, and ideally experience in the Wealth Management or Life Insurance industry, although this is not essential.
  • A qualified accountant is required for this position, which also includes responsibilities like assisting with external audits and maintaining control of capital and liquidity movements.
  • The salary for this role is not specified, but candidates should possess relevant experience to fulfill the key accountabilities outlined.

Location: Potters Bar, London, Bristol or Isle of Man (Hybrid working options available)

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

An opportunity has arisen for an Accountant within the Investments team. This team produce all financial accounting and external reporting in line with internal policies and relevant accounting frameworks in respect of IFRS, local GAAP , GWL OSFI and regulatory reporting ( including FCA & Solvency II ) requirements of the CLUK investments business unit.

Key Accountabilities

  • Preparation of monthly trial balance and management accounts
  • Financial statements in respect of GWL IFRS requirements
  • Fee income invoicing and reconciliation of all debtor balances
  • Local GAAP entity financial statements
  • Local regulatory including FCA regulatory statements on a quarterly and annual basis
  • Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, ICOFR requirements and maintain relevant documentation around the control environment
  • Assist in the co-ordination of the external interim & year audits.
  • Reconciliation of the company’s inter-company positions and maintenance of working relationships
  • Maintaining control of the capital/liquidity movements of the assigned entity including but not limited to cash rebalancing, dividends and interest payments
  • Contribution to Board and Committee papers and presentations in respect of the Wealth and Asset Management entities

Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills

  • Wealth Management and/or Life Insurance Industry experience - desirable, but not essential
  • Qualified accountant
  • Strong ability to apply analytical skills to business problems
  • Excellent communication skills - able to address non-technical and technical audiences in formal and informal settings
  • Good attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong Microsoft Office experience and comfortable working with multiple systems for reporting and data manipulation.

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