HFG are currently partnering with a leading London market insurer in search for the next Finance Manager. The role will be Responsible for financial controls related to all technical general ledger account balances including gross and ceded premiums, losses and acquisition costs. Manages the financial systems and all data elements feeding into them including the booking of losses and premiums.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the timely and accurate production of the monthly underwriting results of the Syndicate and Company operations.
• Management, motivation and development of a small team of accountants, including annual goal-setting, feedback and performance reviews, and coaching and career development.
• Collaborate effectively with other functions in the organisation including FP&A, D&A, Actuarial, Reinsurance and IT teams to deliver accurate underwriting results to strict deadlines.
• Review and development of all financial controls, reconciliations and schedules related to gross and reinsurance technical account balances.
• Continuously identify opportunities for improvement of the financial close process activities with the aim of improving efficiency, review and controls related to the underwriting results production.

If you are a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a solid understanding of insurance technical accounting, including company market and Lloyd's, along with strong financial analytics skills and the ability to analyse key trends and ratios against expectations on an insurance P&L and balance sheet, please feel free to reach out for more information.