The Role

This role sits within Finance Group Shared Services and is responsible for Record-to-Report (R2R) operations for the Adjusting business portfolio including preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheet ownership and general finance accounting tasks. The incumbent will be expected to support and work closely with the assigned EUROPE & UK Financial Accountant as well as with the Business Partnering team.

As this role supports Europe and UK entities, the hours are aligned to European time zone: 3pm - 11pm (first week of the month), 12pm - 8pm (rest of the month)

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Accountant in Performing comprehensive, timely and robust month end close and financials, delivering accurate and meaningful numbers and reporting these to the Group centre for consolidation.
• Assist in monthly balance sheet reconciliations process, ensuring reconciliation is conducted in a robust and timely manner, that old balances are investigated and resolved and that the output stands up to scrutiny from external auditors.
• Preparing & posting of journals as assigned by Accountant
• Preparing calculations of inter-company account reconciliations, recharges and revaluations.
• Carry out multi-currency bank reconciliations and calculate any revaluations.
• Review capital expenditure monthly, calculating the depreciation charge.  
• Assist in tax related accounting activities including producing the quarterly GST/SST/VAT returns, statutory reporting (GAAP and IFRS) and liaising with tax agents in providing information to produce and file company corporation tax return, ensuring returns are submitted to authorities by the deadlines stipulated. 
• Assist in the year end process on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the assigned Europe/UK legal entities in the R2R portfolio, supporting Accountant in ensuring that audit queries are resolved promptly and Statutory Accounts are signed on time.
• To support standardization initiatives rolled out by the group and follow policies and new processes implemented in the entity efficiently and effectively.
•  Ensuring internal controls processes are followed in compliance with company policy
• Carry out Ad Hoc duties and tasks that are allocated to you at the discretion of management and that are within your capabilities and within the scope of your post.
• Demonstrate and champion Charles Taylor Values by ensuring Agility, Integrity, Care, and Accountability and Collaboration.

Required Skills

• Semi-qualified Accountant with 4 years minimum commercial accounting experience preferably in multinational company
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership to the role assigned
• Strong accounting, analytical, time management and problem-solving skills with attention to details with a pro-active mindset
• Must be able to work independently, prioritise work under tight schedules, is deadline driven, focused and deliver quality results.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent spoken and written English that enable effective working relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.
• Highly numerate with a keen willingness to learn
• Broad experience in accounting and tax and familiar and up to date with accounting principles including IFRS from large multinational company.
• Experience with SUN & Cognos Controller system would be useful but not essential
• Willing to work UK hours: 3pm - 11pm (first week of the month), 12pm - 8pm (rest of the month)

About Us

Founded in 1884 as a mutual insurance association, Charles Taylor began under the leadership of coal merchant Charles Taylor, whose astute management set the stage for growth. Today, we are a global leader providing insurance services and technology solutions with a team of c.4,000 experts across 120+ countries on 6 continents.

Our unmatched depth of specialist expertise, from loss adjusters to forensic accountants, helps the global insurance market to address its challenges. Through our trusted partnerships model, we build long-term, personal relationships with clients based on trust and cooperation. Our powerful technology helps our clients improve their customers’ experience from start to finish. Thanks to our global reach, our clients can access our services wherever they are in the world, whenever they need us.

Our services and solutions support every stage of the insurance lifecycle and every aspect of the insurance operating model, across all major commercial insurance lines serving a blue-chip international customer base that includes insurance companies, mutuals, captives, MGAs, Lloyd's syndicates and reinsurers, along with brokers, distributors and corporate insureds. Our Group Business Services (GBS) function supports the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the company ensuring that teams have the tools, systems and support needed to deliver high-quality client solutions. Focused on finance operations, HR services, IT infrastructure, legal and compliance support, and workplace management, the GBS function enables the business to operate with agility, maintain compliance and focus on delivering value to our clients.

Expertise you can trust - for more information, please visit www.charlestaylor.com

Why join Charles Taylor?

Charles Taylor prides itself on being a people-centric business. Our culture and values define who we are, what we stand for and how we behave. They guide how we work with our colleagues and our clients, today and in the future. By living our values every day when we come to work, we deliver better results for the world of insurance.

We strive to provide a positive working environment that offers opportunities for professional development and growth across all our business areas. This includes a structured onboarding process, job-specific skills development, online and in-person training, as well as study assistance
for professional qualifications.

Our Values

• Accountability (We take ownership and responsibility)
  We all have a role to play in Charles Taylor’s growth and overall success.
• Agility (We learn, evolve and adapt quickly)
  We anticipate, prepare for and adapt to change; it’s how we stay competitive.
• Care (We are compassionate and human)
  We are approachable and genuinely interested in others.
• Collaboration (We are one)
  We are unique but united in our work.
• Integrity (We do the right thing)
  At all times, we act with responsibility and respect.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Charles Taylor, we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We foster an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance to discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

We recognise that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is essential in enabling us to deliver better insurance outcomes and fulfilling our responsibilities to clients, colleagues, and the community. We proactively promote and celebrate differences and strive to create an environment where our people feel included and can reach their full potential. We take pride in our inclusive and diverse culture, which is supported by strong partnerships and a transparent, fair recruitment process.

Contact information

Cara Norkett