Interim Finance Manager

Our client is recruiting for a highly motivated, qualified accountant with strong technical skills and extensive knowledge of Solvency II for this interim Finance Manager role, working within a finance operations team.

Client Details

A leading York financial services organisation.

Description

We are recruiting for this Interim Finance Manager for a well known Financial Services business. You will be a highly motivated, qualified accountant with strong technical skills and extensive knowledge of Solvency II. You will have a strong mix of relationship management, communication and technical accounting skills (ideally across both IFRS and Solvency II), with a keen interest in streamlining end to end processes.

You will be able to understand and interpret large amounts of data and narrative, working closely with Finance systems, and summarise it into succinct, meaningful and insightful commentary. You will have a proven record of delivering to time and quality, be capable of developing strong working relationships and building high-performing teams.

The interim Finance Manager will be responsible for:

• Technical IFRS / SII development of the team
• Consolidation of the Group financial data
• Generation of financial statements and corresponding notes
• Generation of quarterly and annual QRTS
• Feed into the generation of the SII narrative reports
• Analysis of consolidated data and oversight of controls to give comfort over the quality and accuracy of Group accounts and regulatory returns

Profile

The interim Finance Manager must be/have:

• Degree level or equivalent
• Qualified Accountant
• Proven record in stakeholder management and team leadership
• IFRS and Solvency II experience; ideally in the financial service sector and across large company consolidations
• Implementation of change and continuous improvement
• Considerable Financial Systems experience, particularly Excel, Oracle and Magnitude
• Strong financial/regulatory reporting and accounting skills
• Strong IT skills and systems knowledge (Excel, Magnitude, Financial systems)
• Excellent people leadership skills
• Insightful at detailed analytical review whilst seeing the big picture
• Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate across all levels and across different geographies
• Ability to work independently and on their own initiative and know when to escalate
• Ability to identify problems and help resolve these or escalate as appropriate

Job Offer

Up to £55,000 plus Bonus and Excellent Benefits

York base, some travel to London

9 month contract