Senior Project Accountant - Insurance - London (Hybrid) - £80,000 - £85,000 + bonus and benefits

Your new company
A leading international insurance organisation is seeking a highly capable Senior Project Accountant to join its Financial Control function. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with strong systems experience to play a pivotal role in shaping and improving key finance processes across a complex, fast moving environment.
Your new role
Your main responsibilities will include:

• Enhancing financial systems and close processes, from small improvements to larger transformation projects
• Supporting analysis of financial results and ensuring accuracy across key insurance technical accounting areas
• Identifying, investigating and resolving data or accounting issues across finance systems
• Providing system support throughout the financial close cycle to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Monitoring data flows and integrations across multiple internal platforms
• Raising, tracking and testing system fixes, enhancements and change requests
• Keeping process and control documentation up to date
• Assisting with external audit queries relating to system-generated balances
• Contributing to system governance committees and helping shape future priorities

What you’ll need to succeed

• Qualified accountant, or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of insurance technical accounting across P&L, balance sheet and cashflow
• Experience delivering finance system projects or supporting system implementations
• Solid knowledge of financial systems, general ledger processes and data platforms
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets
• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with IT, vendors and finance colleagues
• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain technical issues to non technical stakeholders
• Highly organised, proactive and accountable in managing workload

What you’ll get in return
You’ll join a respected global insurance group with a strong reputation in the Lloyd’s and company markets. The organisation offers a collaborative working culture, long term career development and the opportunity to influence major finance transformation initiatives.