Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

Role Overview

• Support both BAU and project work within the Finance workstream of the Athora integration project
• Support production of all the regulatory reporting produced by the Finance function including:
• The quarterly and annual Quantitative Reporting Templates (QRTs) for the regulated and group entities;
• The Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCRs);
• New group reporting requirements to the Athora Group; and
• Liquidity reporting
• The role holder will have responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of regulatory deliverables and supporting regulatory reporting for both PIC and PICG
• Work closely with members of the Finance business teams to support the Athora integration project and shape PIC’s ongoing reporting to Athora
• Support the testing and dry run of the Athora integration and work closely with Change Accounting team as well as external project teams
• Drafting of the 2026 SFCRs, including testing and preparation of the Workiva narrative reporting system
• Analysis of the latest regulatory changes to the SUK framework, including updating of existing methodology documents and models
• Testing of the Tagetik reporting system ensuring preparedness for Q4 and annual reporting
• Review and analysis of quarterly QRTs
• Support the timely preparation and delivery of reporting templates to Athora.
• Provide support on ad hoc tasks, answering queries, contributing to team wide projects and initiatives as needed

Requirements

Experience:

• Proven post qualification financial reporting experience
• Experience in entity and group reporting within financial services (preferred), ideally within insurance industry or similar within a big 4 accounting environment
• Working knowledge of Solvency UK and its implications for life insurance reporting
• Experience of working on projects and meeting agreed timetables and deadlines

Knowledge:

• Detailed knowledge of the Life Insurance industry and the relevant reporting metrics such as IFRS, Solvency II
• Experience gained from other reporting roles.
• Fundamental knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office package – especially Excel
• A good understanding of Solvency UK (SUK) regulatory accounting and reporting requirements and their application to Life insurance companies
• Knowledge of Tagetik and Workiva

Skills:

• Ability to influence key senior stakeholders and to analyse complex problems and propose solutions
• Ability to work under pressure towards tight deadlines and to prioritise and distinguish what really matters amongst a large quantity of information and make judgement calls
• Ability to create and deliver clear and concise written reports and to take existing processes and improve/ simplify
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Open and actively seek to discuss issues and share information
• Ability to drive change and contribute to ongoing projects and initiatives

Benefits

In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you will get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and much more.