Financial Accountant

Charles Taylor

  • Portsmouth
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 25 days ago
  • Apply easily
About Charles TaylorCharles Taylor is a leading global provider of professional services and technology solutions to the insurance industry. We are a profitable, growing organisation that is highly regarded in the insurance industry, employing some of the industry’s ‘best in class’ professionals and technical experts. Our services and solutions support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model, across all major commercial insurance lines as well as technical areas of personal insurance. We serve a diversified blue-chip international customer base that includes national and international insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd's syndicates, and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors, and corporate insureds.Charles Taylor is PE-backed, following a majority investment by Lovell Minnick Partners in January 2020, and has strong ambitions for organic and acquisition-led growth.Our delivery of high quality, tailored services and solutions to our clients is backed by our core values of support, excellence in people, client partnership, quality of work, entrepreneurship, and positive change. We look for employees who exemplify these values to join us and help drive our growth.For more information, please visitOverall purpose of the jobThe role sits within Finance Group Shared Services and is responsible for running the Record-to-Report (R2R) operations including preparation of monthly financial accounts for a selection of Charles Taylor operational entities across EMEA. The role requires an experienced accountant to take ownership of the entities to ensure smooth and efficient management of the accounts.Key responsibilities
  • Ownership of accounting and financial reporting and local finance operations activities to ensure that ledgers are accurate and complete at all times.
  • Monthly close activities are performed based on a consistent process that ensures complete and accurate information being submitted to CT Group on a timely basis.
  • Manage the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process to ensure robust and timely completion, old balances are investigated and resolved, and that the output stands up to scrutiny for audit.
  • Ensure the group control framework is embedded and is operating effectively.
  • Look for opportunities to streamline processes, enforce policies, and work closely with business leads.
  • Perform tax accounting activities including producing the quarterly VAT return, intrastate accounting, statutory reporting (GAAP and IFRS) and managing with the company corporation tax return.
  • Lead the year end process for the preparation of the annual statutory accounts ensuring any external audit queries are resolved promptly.
  • Annual Audit preparation
ValuesOur values define who we are, what we stand for and how we behave. They guide how we work with our colleagues and our clients, today and in the future. By living our values every day when we come to work, we deliver better results for the world of insurance. INTEGRITY: We do the right thing COLLABORATION: We are one AGILITY: We learn, evolve, and adapt CARE: We are compassionate and human ACCOUNTABILITY: We take ownership.Required Skills
  • Part or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
  • Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Experience of working in an international business
  • Change management mindset and an ability to improve current process and controls.

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