Assistant Accountant

Overview

An insurance group operating within the Lloyd’s market is seeking a Assistant Accountant to support the day-to-day accounting and reporting for a portfolio of entities. The role sits within a collaborative finance team and offers hands-on exposure to financial reporting, management accounts, audits, and regulatory requirements. It's a great opportunity for a part-qualified accountant looking to gain specialist market experience and develop toward full qualification.

• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements
• Assist with monthly and quarterly management reporting for their entities
• Perform accounting entries and reconciliations, including bank reconciliations and journals to trial balance
• Provide day-to-day administrative and accounting support across the corporate member portfolio
• Assist with external audits and coordinate audit deliverables
• Represent the business on internal or external working groups as required
• Develop familiarity with Lloyd’s reporting and compliance obligations

• Some accounting experience within insurance (Lloyd’s market preferred but not essential)
• Capable of preparing reconciliations and accurate postings to trial balance
• Familiar with management account preparation
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets
• Good general IT literacy and willingness to learn bespoke systems (training provided)
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage tasks to deadline
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative working style

• Part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), actively studying toward full qualification

This is a great opportunity for a motivated assistant accountant to develop in a specialist Lloyd’s reporting environment, with support from an experienced finance team and exposure to senior stakeholders and external auditors.