Head of FRC Technical Accounting & Financial Control

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VN-18607

Permanent

Hove

Competitive

3 February 2021

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The Head of FRC Technical Accounting & Financial Controls will lead all aspects of technical accounting and financial control for FRC, working collaboratively with the FRC BAU and Projects teams. You'll be providing expertise and thought leadership as an adviser to the FRC senior management team helping to further develop a specialist centre for statutory and regulatory reporting.

  • Providing technical assurance to all external financial reporting deliveries (IFRS and SII), as an additional level of review over and above BAU procedures for new and / or complex accounting and reporting
  • Accountable for the accuracy of the statutory account filings for all legal entities within the FRC
  • Providing ad-hoc technical advice on any matters arising on accounting standards and internal accounting policies
  • Technical input into FRC projects; input and/or review of associated technical accounting papers.
  • FRC lead for impact assessment of new accounting standards and amendments (in collaboration with Group Accounting Policy team), ensuring BAU accounting and reporting teams are engaged as required.
  • High Potential ACA/ACCA Big4/Big10 trained Accountant
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing Financial Control enhancements
  • Demonstrable experience of reviewing Balance Sheet controls and delivering improvements
  • Demonstrable technical accounting experience within Insurance/Financial Services; ideally with technical accounting knowledge of IFRS17
  • Hands-on and Driven; able to be strategic but also hands-on to put the strategy into action and build relationships with a number of key stakeholders and engage/drive change together
  • Needs to be able to demonstrate senior experience to have the gravitas and knowledge to influence change
  • Financial Services experience

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 30 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, as well as a 12% car allowance scheme. Your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

From HR and Digital teams through to Group Finance, Risk and Corporate Comms – our Group function support our businesses across the UK and abroad. Delivering essential services and activities that have a real impact on our business and our customers lives, we enable our people to do what they do best, contributing to delivering a great customer service, profitability and strategic growth.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Rachel Chima at Rachel.Chima@landg.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-chima/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.

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About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

From HR and Digital teams through to Group Finance, Risk and Corporate Comms – our Group function support our businesses across the UK and abroad. Delivering essential services and activities that have a real impact on our business and our customers lives, we enable our people to do what they do best, contributing to delivering a great customer service, profitability and strategic growth.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Rachel Chima at Rachel.Chima@landg.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-chima/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.