Senior Syndicate Accountant

Overview

Title: Senior Syndicate Accountant

Company: Everest Advisors (Uk), Ltd.

Job Category: Finance

About Everest: Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role: Everest (re Syndicate 2786) is looking for you—a highly skilled and experienced Senior Syndicate Accountant—to join our team. In this role, you ll be part of the Syndicate Accounting team, where you ll play a key part in ensuring the accurate and timely completion of syndicate group and regulatory reporting requirements. You ll also support reporting for related legal entities, including the Service Company, Corporate Member, and Managing Agent.

To thrive here, you ll need a strong understanding of Lloyd s syndicate operations, regulatory reporting, financial accounting, and control principles. If you re ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic and collaborative environment, we d love to hear from you.

This position will be based in our London office with a hybrid schedule that has the option of working two days remotely each week.

• You will assist in the general ledger close for the Syndicate and its related legal entities, ensuring accurate Group reporting under US GAAP and local reporting under UK GAAP.
• Identify and act on opportunities to improve existing accounting and reporting processes, implementing best practices to boost efficiency and accuracy.
• Maintain and strengthen controls over general ledger account balances, ensuring accurate recording across years of account and business classes, and perform timely reconciliations of bank accounts, technical accounts, and other balance sheet items.
• Collaborate with departments like IT, Underwriting, Claims, Credit Control, and Reinsurance to support financial processes and change initiatives.
• Support the implementation of the XLPro interface for the Syndicate s ceded results into the general ledger. You ll create and run controls, and post assumed results into the ledger of Group affiliate reinsurers.
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects as needed, bringing flexibility and insight to evolving priorities.
• Partner with other Finance teams—including FP&A, Tax, Actuarial, Treasury, and Group Head Office—to support analysis, planning, and reporting activities.
• Participate in audits of the Syndicate and related entities, liaising with internal and external auditors and providing documentation, analysis, and clear explanations.
• Offer support to your colleagues in the Finance and Syndicate Reporting teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

You will bring an academic foundation in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, ideally supported by a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) or active progress toward one.

With deep knowledge of the Lloyd s market—including Xchanging and LCA processes—you re confident navigating the broader financial and regulatory landscape.

You must have experience partnering with underwriting and claims teams and be familiar with their policy and claims administration systems.

Known for your accuracy and attention to detail, you re proficient in Microsoft Office, an effective communicator, and comfortable engaging stakeholders at all levels.

You should be self-motivated, able to work independently as well as collaboratively, and bring added value if you have experience with Oracle ERP or exposure to core market returns (CMR), market data collection (MDC), and Lloyd s/FCA/PRA reporting requirements.

What if I don t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or…