Senior Reporting Accountant - MERJE Ltd : Job Details

Senior Reporting Analyst 12-month FTC

MERJE is looking for a Senior Reporting Analyst to join a leading company in the Insurance industry on a 12-month fixed term contract. As a Senior Reporting Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing and preparing comprehensive financial reports for the Chief Financial Officer, the Management Committee and Group. The successful candidate will support the automation and streamlining of reporting processes, including supporting the population of a central data-lake with all reported data and automation of some existing reports using Power BI. You will need to ensure effective automated or manual controls and reconciliations are in place and work to improve the alignment of financial reporting between Finance and other functions.

Salary: c £80,000 plus benefits

Location: Ipswich or London, hybrid/flexible working available

The Company

Our client is a leading company in the Insurance industry. They work smart and empower their people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and their customers.

The Role

As a Senior Reporting Analyst, you will be responsible for:

- Ensuring accuracy of core Group reports through effective automated or manual controls and reconciliations

- Reviewing, co-ordinating and analysing reporting submissions and looking to improve the accuracy of financial reporting

- Producing monthly financial performance packs to a high standard and supporting key monthly deliverables including the Monthly Business Report for Group Finance

- Assisting with the preparation of Chief Financial Officer notes and Board reports to a high level with minimal errors

- Developing and nurturing stakeholder relationships across the business leading to a detailed understanding of the reporting process

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Reporting Analyst:

- Ensuring effective automated controls and reconciliation are established to ensure accuracy of reported data

- Establishing and agreeing monthly reporting processes to ensure all regular and ad-hoc deadlines are achieved

- Working with the Project team and contributors of reports, to replace current regular reports with Power BI based reporting to ensure the replacement report continues to fully meet the reporting requirements of customers

Required knowledge and experience for the Senior Reporting Analyst role:

- Qualification in ACA, ACCA or CIMA is preferred

- Experience of developing quality clear and reliable financial information

- Proficient in acquiring feedback from Group Finance, including the Finance Director's and peers in the Finance Community

- Experience of providing high-quality communication with internal customers and other team members

- Good understanding of delivery to customer requirements

Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

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