Senior Manager - Client Finance Syndicates

PoloWorks is a leading provider of outsourced services to the insurance market. Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Client Finance Syndicates to join our Client Finance leadership team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant with strong insurance industry experience to take ownership of financial reporting, compliance and controls across a portfolio of Lloyd's insurance clients.

Responsibilities

Lead the team providing financial reporting processes for Lloyd's syndicates across PoloWorks, providing leadership and technical guidance to all staff working on these clients; Where remediation or process redesign is required, lead the change, working with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues; Primary review of the financial results for Lloyd's syndicates, including oversight of the process to ensure integrity and delivery of all regulatory and statutory financial reporting for the entities under management; Responsibility for managing financial compliance; Working with Client Finance Managers, play a leading role in onboarding of new clients, reviewing/establishing accounting policies, overseeing and establishing an appropriate level of documentation and controls within the client finance team, resolving reporting/processing issues and embedding this into BAU; Preparation of Committee papers, attending meetings if required; Reviewing and (where relevant) improving financial controls on a rolling basis; Liaison with external auditors on the audit and any relevant internal audit reviews; Management of the preparation, interpretation, maintenance and application of accounting policies in accordance with current accounting standards; Work closely with clients on the interpretation of any new accounting standards, preparing technical papers and aligning processes to meet the new requirements; Playing a leading role in finance projects, including IT financial systems development where relevant; Oversight of the work in the team, but getting into detail, resolving issues and working with clients where required; Training and developing the team in insurance related skills at every opportunity; Working with the Head of Client Finance and the learning and development team to understand skills gaps, identify suitable training and strengthen team knowledge

Requirements

Qualified accountant; Strong insurance accounting experience; Extensive insurance industry experience in a reporting role; Detailed regulatory return experience; Experience of leading a team; First class people management skills; Ability to deal with senior stakeholders both internal and external; Driving and implementing change; Excellent organisational skills; Ability to multi-task; Strong attention to detail; Highly analytical; Ability to work independently and use own initiative to problem solve; Good teamworking and collaboration skills; Ability to work under pressure and be flexible; Efficient, self-motivated; Good verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Competitive salary; Discretionary annual bonus; Minimum 26 days annual leave with option to buy more; Flexible hybrid working; Private health insurance; Life assurance; Income protection; Enhanced pension contributions; Occupational maternity and paternity pay; Company volunteering days; Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing scheme; Employee assistance programme with retail discounts and savings; Generous employee referral scheme; Regular sports and social events