Senior Branch Accountant

Aspen Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Branch (Project) Accountant for a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract. This position requires ACCA/ACA/CMA qualified candidates with a minimum of 3 years of experience in the insurance industry. Responsibilities include preparation of statutory returns and IFRS 17 deliverables. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong UK GAAP knowledge and experience dealing with auditors. A diverse and inclusive work culture is actively promoted.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualified experience in the insurance industry.
• Experience with complex finance or accounting queries.
• Dealt with auditors and C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory and regulatory returns for Canada Branch.
• Perform analysis of key areas in financial statements.
• Refine IFRS 4 to IFRS 17 bridge presentation.
• Manage queries from internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

ACCA/ACA/CMA qualified

UK GAAP and IFRS understanding

Advanced MS Excel

Insurance technical accounting

Team management experience

Problem-solving skills

Education

ACCA/ACA/CMA certification

Tools

Coda

Coda XL

WDesk

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Branch (Project) Accountant (12 month Fixed-Term Contract)

Since Aspen was founded in 2002, we have become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. We respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for our clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.

We believe the way we work is just as important as the work we do, and we are guided by our core values of respect, honesty, trust and professionalism.

Aspen is a great place to develop your career offering an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded.

The Role

We are recruiting for a Senior Branch (Project) Accountant to join us on a 12 month Fixed-Term Contract.

This role is responsible for the preparation of statutory and regulatory returns for Aspen’s Canadian Branch entity and delivery of Aspen’s key IFRS 17 deliverables during 2025.

Our Aspen Values are expected to be reflected in the delivery and performance of every role.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in the preparation of statutory and regulatory returns relating to the Canada Branch (re: P&C return, including the supplementary Notes to the Accounts), and performing the first review of the numbers before being sent to other reviewers
• Perform “deep dive” analysis into key areas in the Financial Statements, and to understand the key inputs driving the solvency calculations
• Further refine the UK GAAP / IFRS 4 to IFRS 17 bridge to be presented to key stakeholders, and to provide further challenge of the results from external data providers
• Improve controls around data preparation and understand the reconciling items vs the main AIUK insurance company ledger
• Respond to data requests from various internal and external stakeholders
• Deal with queries from internal and external key stakeholders (re: management, auditors, etc.)
• Determine own work priorities and activities in line with agreed plans to ensure the achievement of the function’s objectives

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• ACCA/ACA/CMA qualified accountant with +3 years post qualified experience in the insurance industry
• Strong understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS. US GAAP would be desirable
• Coda, Coda XL, WDesk would be desirable
• Detailed understanding of insurance technical accounting and reporting
• Advanced MS Excel, intermediate MS Word, PowerPoint
• Experience managing other team members or groups of individuals with relevant subject matter expertise
• Experience resolving complex finance or accounting queries; and significant experience of working with relevant specialist toolsets or applications
• Previously dealt with external auditors and key stakeholders (re: C-suite level queries, regulators, etc.)

At Aspen we know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is good for our people, good for our business and good for the environments in which we operate. We therefore welcome applications from people which allows us to draw on diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences.