Location: Hybrid / Office | 12 month | ASAP Start
About the Role
This specialist insurer are recruiting for a an interim Senior Financial Accountant to support the financial integration of an insurance company merger. This role combines high-level technical accounting expertise with hands‑on consolidation delivery, You'll be working on combination accounting, group consolidation, and merger integration planning under UK GAAP (FRS 102/FRS 103) and Solvency-UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical accounting for the merger including business combination accounting, acquisition accounting, goodwill, fair value adjustments, and consolidation treatment under FRS 102/FRS 103
- Consolidate multiple trial balances into group financial model, performing intercompany eliminations and accounting policy adjustments
- Prepare technical accounting memos for auditors and governance committees
- Build or enhance consolidation models and produce group management accounts and statutory‑ready financial statements
- Hands‑on delivery: clean trial balances, resolve reconciliation issues, and support audit evidence gathering
- Support merger integration planning and financial governance design
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with direct insurance experience
- Strong experience in in financial statement preparation, combinations, and multi-entity consolidations within the insurance sector
- Deep knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS 102) and FRS 103 (Insurance Contracts)
- Proven track record delivering group consolidations under time pressure
- Advanced Excel skills for consolidation models and complex workings
- Ability to operate at both strategic/advisory and hands‑on/execution levels
- Strong communicator able to explain technical accounting to non‑specialists
- Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and delivery‑focused
What's On Offer
An exciting interim role for a developing insurer with direct exposure to senior leadership, external auditors, and complex technical accounting challenges. Opportunity to be involved in an exciting finance project in a complex insurance group
Our client is committed to diversity in all of its forms and operates an inclusive recruitment process and has a hybrid office working environment.
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