Accounting Data Lead - IFRS17
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Leading FS Business
Long Term Contract Opportunity
About Our Client
A leading Financial Services business based in York.
Job Description
The Accounting Data Lead - IFRS17 will be the lead finance role on this large scale programme. This requires building the capability to retrieve accounting data from existing data repositories and transfer into the IFRS17 Calculation Engine in accordance with Working Day Timetable. The accounting data must also meet the technical requirements of IFRS17 itself. The workstream also has responsibility for developing downstream processes in the Oracle General Ledger and Group Consolidation Platform.
Key responsibilities:
- To design & plan the E2E accounting data processes for IFRS17
- Design & test of strategic accounting data controls, ensuring they are adequate & operate effectively and are business ready
- To provide ad-hoc analysis, briefing packs and governance documents to meeting the requirements of key stakeholders, including external auditors
- Support the development of an IFRS17 Shared Service Centre for Accounting related activity and document key accounting processes
- Define & document the TOM for Accounting Data and align with hand ins & hand offs across several multi-functional teams
The Successful Applicant
The Accounting Data Lead - IFRS17 requires and experienced Qualified Accountant, with knowledge of accounting processes and financial reporting in large complex Insurance or Financial Services organisations
You will be/have:
- Ability to understand IFRS17 requirements and build into accounting data/reporting deliverables
- Experienced planner with the ability to manage deliverables of the Team and coordinate plans across multi-functional workstreams
- Advanced power point user and extensive experience of drafting briefing packs and slide decks for senior stakeholders
- Excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex issues to senior stakeholders
- Knowledge of data sourcing and data manipulation on large data sets to be able to explain complex issues
- Comfortable working with other team members across a variety of IFRS17 Project workstreams and able to use initiative to achieve key deliverables
What's on Offer
The Accounting Data Lead - IFRS17 role is a minimum 12 month fixed term contract and attracts the following:
- A salary between £50,000-£80,000 depending on location, experience and qualifications
- Generous defined contribution pension scheme
- Annual performance related bonus and pay review
- Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
- Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme
- Based in York with some home working