Head of Technical Reporting

Meraki talent are partnering with a leading Asset Manager who are seeking to hire a Head of individual to lead their Technical Reporting function

The role will lead a team of 15, responsible for the production of financial results for their Life Insurance Investment division. We are looking to find a Chartered Accountant with significant Post Qualified experience who has deep knowledge of IFRS 17 & UK GAAP - Solvency II exposure is beneficial, but not essential

• Overall management and oversight of the entire Reporting Analysis team covering IFRS, UK GAAP, Capital generation and Solvency II results analysis for regulated insurance entities, providing leadership and direction
• Overall responsibility for oversight, review and challenge of the analysis of profit/ analysis of change for all insurance regulated entities and the commentary to the Board
• Overall responsibility for the high quality analysis and review of the insurance regulated entities contribution to IFRS Group results ensuring all reporting and disclosure requirements are met
• Ensure compliance of results produced with latest applicable accounting and actuarial standards and regulations
• Responsible for analysis of any financial reporting results and associated MI to support regulated insurance entity reporting including liaison with Investor Relations
• Management and oversight of the Insurance Reporting Analysis team, ensuring that Reporting Analysis team members have appropriate skills, technology, training and experience to enable the team to fulfil their roles and to continue to develop and grow along with the business
• Responsible for ensuring internal controls are effective, compliant, and timely with applicable standards and regulations including quarterly attestation of the RCSA and Internal Controls Framework ensuring effectiveness, timeliness and completeness
• Manage and support external audit process for areas of responsibility, addressing specific audit queries raised, supporting the development of statutory audit committee reports and demonstrating influence in these interactions.
• Support regulated insurance entity board and audit committee financial reporting production
• Keep up to date with the latest accounting and regulatory developments

• Chartered Accountant with significant years post qualified
• Highly experienced in Life Insurance financial analysis under IFRS 17, Solvency II including capital generation and UK GAAP
• Strong understanding of with-profits product complexities
• Experience leading multiple sub teams of professionals
• Excellent technical knowledge, with strong attention to detail
• Ensures successful implementation of defined strategy and owns end-to-end analysis processes
• Balances competing requirements to deliver a balanced set of results, resolving significant or priority conflicts
• Drives incremental and transformational change in response to experience of business needs and manage continuous improvements in processes and outputs