Financial Reporting Accountant 9 month fixed term

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Financial Reporting Accountant 9 month fixed term
We are looking for a qualified/newly qualified Accountant to join our Financial Reporting team for a 9 month fixed term contract.Based in Utmost Life and Pensions Head Office in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Requirements:
Essential
Newly Qualified accountant (ACA; ACCA).
Strong financial analyst skills able to solve complex problems that have broad impacts.
Desirable
Experience of Insurance Financial Reporting either through audit or in Insurance companies.
Knowledge of IFRS17 requirements.
Core competencies:
Good working knowledge of General Ledger and Microsoft Excel.
Numerate and accurate with a keen eye for detail.
Good communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as problem solving skills.
Confidence in dealing with other business areas to ensure they deliver timely and appropriate data and information.
Team player, with highly flexible approach to work especially during reporting periods.
Ability to organise and prioritise workloads.
Organised and structured way of working, and able to challenge others in the team to work in the same way.
Expectation to be able to work independently as well as playing a key role within the team.
Key Responsibilities
Key Tasks
Preparation and reconciliation of working papers and trial balance to support the monthly and quarterly financial reporting processes.
Support the preparation of the quarterly and annual statutory, PRA regulatory returns and the preparation of IFRS17 reports to Group Finance.
Review working papers of other team members as part of above process.
Analyse results and query figures.
Assist with the preparation of the monthly MI and provision of commentary.
Liaison with third parties where required, including external auditors and fund custodians, to progress resolution of any queries.
Support of the on-going Finance projects (system; regulatory).
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