Senior Technical Accountant

We are working with a highly reputable and recognised organisation within the insurance and financial services sector to recruit a Senior Technical Accountant to join their established Finance function in Ipswich.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong, fully qualified accountant to join a complex, regulated organisation and develop their career within the insurance sector.
The opportunity could particularly suit someone already working within insurance or reinsurance, or a qualified accountant currently working within accountancy practice who has strong audit, statutory reporting or financial reporting experience and is looking to make their move into industry.

• Supporting the preparation of statutory financial accounts in accordance with relevant accounting standards
• Supporting the preparation of technical accounting papers across key audit and reporting matters
• Researching and interpreting new and emerging technical accounting issues and helping determine the appropriate accounting treatment
• Working closely with external auditors and internal stakeholders to support successful audit clearance
• Providing technical accounting guidance and support to wider Finance teams
• Supporting independent reviews of balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensuring relevant financial controls, processes and documentation are appropriately maintained
• Building effective relationships across a large, matrix organisation
• Developing your knowledge of accounting requirements across insurance, reinsurance and investment activities

You will be a fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA - with a strong grounding in financial and technical accounting.
For this opportunity, candidates must be fully qualified; part-qualified and qualified-by-experience applications will not be considered.
We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with:

• Experience with in insurance, reinsurance or wider financial services
• Strong statutory and financial reporting experience
• Good working knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP, including FRS 101 and FRS 102
• Experience of financial audit and balance sheet reconciliations
• The ability to interpret and communicate technical accounting matters clearly
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• The confidence to work independently within a complex and regulated environment

We are also very interested in speaking with fully qualified accountants from accountancy practice
, particularly those with experience auditing or supporting insurance, reinsurance or financial services clients who are now looking to take their first step into industry.
This is a great opportunity to bring your technical accounting expertise into a leading sector environment, working within an established Finance function with exposure to complex statutory and technical accounting matters.