External Reporting Manager

Role Overview

• Prepare and deliver annual statutory financial statements for the MGA and Group holding entities under FRS 102.
• Draft technical accounting papers on judgemental areas (intangibles, going concern, intra-group transactions, R&D and other tax items) and own the disclosure checklist.
• Maintain the group accounting manual and ensure consistent policy application across UK, Gibraltar and Portuguese entities.
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for Deloitte across the MGA and Group.
• Run the audit timetable, deliverables tracker and Prepared By Client list.
• Manage substantive audit queries, draft responses on technical positions, and prepare the Audit Committee paper pack.
• Close out management letter points within agreed timescales.
• Own the production and consolidation of the annual SFCR narrative across Sections A to E, working closely with the actuarial team (who own the QRTs and technical provisions), risk and capital management, and the Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs.
• Coordinate the cross-functional sign-off process and the external regulatory audit of the SFCR.
• Coordinate the corporation tax compliance cycle with external advisors (current and deferred tax computations, group relief, transfer pricing documentation).
• Manage VAT (including any partial exemption and reclaim positions), PAYE/PSA, and the R&D tax credit cycle including any HMRC enquiry support.
• Own the tax provisioning conversation in the year-end accounts and maintain the SAO sign-off file.
• Prepare and submit FCA returns for the MGA and Group (RMAR / RegData), and group-level GFSC returns.
• Maintain the regulatory reporting calendar and the controls framework around submissions (data lineage, four-eyes review, evidence pack).
• Support ad hoc regulatory requests and thematic reviews.
• Operate and improve the financial reporting control framework (key controls catalogue, evidence packs, reconciliations).
• Drive automation and the use of AI and reporting tools to compress close timelines and improve quality.
• Mentor junior team members and act as a technical sounding board across the wider Finance team.

Requirements

• ACA / ACCA qualified, ideally Big 4 or Top 10 trained with a financial services portfolio
• 2-4 years post-qualified experience in industry or audit
• Insurance, MGA or broader financial services background
• Hands-on experience preparing statutory accounts under FRS 102
• Working knowledge of the SFCR narrative structure and the regulatory reporting environment
• Experience working through an external audit, ideally from both auditor and auditee sides
• Working knowledge of UK corporation tax, VAT and R&D tax credits
• Strong technical writing
• auditor-ready papers and clean disclosure prose
• Advanced Excel; comfortable with large data sets and reconciliations
• Active and curious user of AI tools in day-to-day work

Benefits

• market-competitive salary
• private medical insurance
• company share options
• generous holiday allowance
• wellbeing benefits