Financial Accountant (Senior)

Senior Financial Accountant | Insurance | Excellent Salary Package plus 25 days holiday and Private health care | Candidates must be qualified or near qualifying ACA, ACCA or similar UK qualification | Gibraltar | EU Applicants only

SRGEurope are recruiting for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join an established Insurance Company based in both Gibraltar and the UK. The Senior Financial Accountant will be a part of the Finance Team, reporting to The Financial Controller and primarily responsible for the internal and external financial requirements for their clients and the clients Companies. You will have strong technical expertise in a similar role within the Insurance sector.

The role reports to the Finance Controller based in Gibraltar.

Senior Financial Accountant Responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage the monthly management accounts
• Preparation of annual budget and reforecasts
• Preparation of the coinsurance and quota share bordereaux
• Cash flow management
• Conduct accurate and timely inter-company accounting and invoicing
• Liaise with the auditors at year end and on an ongoing basis as and when required
• Responsible for managing the auditors in their preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax returns
• Overview of banking and investments of client
• Prepare legal, statutory and regulatory returns, to include but not limited to: FSC returns, IPT, ABI, MIB, FOS, FSCS, LFB
• Undertaking work in the completion of reporting on Solvency 2 Pillar I and III requirements
• Maintain accurate and up to date process notes
• Undertake project work as required
• Work closely with the other team members to provide coordinated service to the business
• To ensure compliance with company and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times
• Any other duties as reasonably required

Senior Financial Accountant Skills:

• Ideally Qualified ACA,ACCA,CIMA level or nearly qualified
• Must have at least 2 to 3 years similar experience working with Clients on their Accounting requirements
• Insurance accounting experience is essential for this role
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good time management and organisation skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Problem solving skills, with the ability to identify problems and adopt a logical approach to resolving problems
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Computer literate
• Commercially focused

The Company

Our client is a market leader in the Insurance Management sector in Gibraltar. They value their staff and actively promote career progression from within their organisation.

Why Gibraltar?

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory on the edge of the Iberian Peninsula neighbouring Southern Spain. It boasts 300 days of sunshine per year, a relaxed out of work lifestyle and is easily accessible to the rest of Europe from Gibraltar and Malaga airports. The primary currency in Gibraltar is pounds/sterling and there are excellent English speaking schools if you are relocating with your family. We will help you with your relocation process about which you can read here: https://www.srgeurope.com/working-in-gibraltar/relocating-to-gibraltar

To Apply

If you would like to proceed to the next stage press apply now, if you want to know more e-mail us at support@srgeurope.com or call us for Gibraltar +350 200 69999, for UK 0207 183 6462 we look forward to hearing from you.

Skills: ACCA , ACA , CIMA , Qualified , Senior Financial Accountant, Gibraltar, Insurance