Financial Accounting & Reporting Team Leader (IFRS17 & PCEA)

Description

Reporting directly to the Head of Accounting and Reporting, you will join an international, dynamic, and fast-growing environment. In this pivotal role, you will act as a critical financial partner, empowering the Accounting and Reporting team while driving financial excellence across Spain, France, and Italy towards our parent company in the UK. We are looking for a high-caliber professional with solid experience in team management and supervision within the insurance sector, who is an expert in PCEA and IFRS 17, possessing strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, a change-management mindset, and talent development skills.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Coordinate and review monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closures, ensuring the correct application of local (PCEA) and international (IFRS 17) accounting standards.
• Leadership and Team Management: Lead, mentor and upskill the existing team, raising technical capabilities in IFRS 17 and Solvency II to foster autonomous, high-performing professionals.
• Annual Accounts and Audit: Coordinate the preparation of the company's Statutory Annual Accounts and regulatory reports, serving as liaison for both internal and external auditors.
• Solvency II and Capital Coordination: Guarantee the highest quality of accounting data for Solvency II reporting (SFCR, QRTs), partnering closely with Actuarial and Capital teams.
• International Coordination: Partner with the UK Group Finance team and provide robust reporting support and process alignment to local teams in France and Italy.
• Internal Control and Risk Mitigation: Supervise and optimize the internal financial control framework in line with Group standards, guaranteeing proper documentation, process updates, and the effective mitigation of operational risks.
• Digital Transformation and Change Management: Act as the finance stream coordinator for the new ERP implementation, driving change management and process optimization across Europe.
• Management Reporting & KPIs: Deliver high-level financial reports, variance analyses, and key KPIs to support decision-making for the Head of Department and the CFO.

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