Job Description

Who we are?

Liberty Specialty Markets is part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, a leading global insurer. We offer a breadth of world-class insurance and reinsurance services to brokers and insureds in all major markets. Established in 2013, bringing together Liberty’s company, syndicate and reinsurance operations into one combined operation of over 1,800 people, over 50 specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products and four underwriting platforms.

About the Team:

Finance in Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) consists of circa 100 FTE and has a number of key rolesand strives for continuous improvement in all areas and aims for excellent customer service, supported by quality and efficient processes, all operating within a robust control environment.

About the Role:

• Support the documentation of LSM’s technical accounting policies under USGAAP, UKGAAP, and other relevant national accounting standards
• Evaluate the effects of new technical accounting policy changes on current processes and ensure impact is fully assessed and applied consistently across the statutory accounts
• Document accounting policies memo for complex transactions
• Prepare training materials and assist with the training
• Keep up to date with changes in accounting standards; coordinating impact responses and recommendin appropriate course of action to achieve adherence to the new standards;
• Plan and manage the year-end audit and the interim review with the regulatory team and deal with any queries from the Auditors
• The role also has an emphasis on developing and improving the underlying processes and controls, in line with the policies and standards of the syndicate. The job holder must have a strong sense of accountability and ownership of work assigned

What the ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified accountant with a working knowledge of UK GAAP and or IFRS (US GAAP would also be advantageous)
• You must have worked in Insurance and have some experience in Regulatory accounting (including Solvency II regulation).
• You should be comfortable communicating complex technical accounting requirements in a non complex way both verbally and in writing.
• You should be intellectually curious, assertive when you form a view and have an insatiable desire to learn and articulate your view.
• You should be able to work effectively as part of the wider finance team and have a service oriented attitude to delivering the business requirements.
• High degree of skill using core MS Office product suite

What we can offer you:

At LSM, we recognise and encourage the values of diversity, inclusion and collaboration and we know that working together to share our unique perspectives helps us make better decisions, deliver innovative solutions and pursue our goals.

We know that each of us has a ‘unique perspective’, shaped by our different backgrounds, personalities, life experiences, beliefs and many other dimensions of difference.We are a proud sponsor of MumsNet and encourage a flexible work life balance.

LSM reward individuals based on their performance, ability and attitude, no matter the focus or seniority of their role, with our competitive benefits package. All LSM employees have access to flexi-benefits to suit their particular lifestyle needs, which include competitive basic salary, pension and bonus, 25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy or sell 5), generous contribution towards gym membership, private health and dental care and full health screening, good maternity and paternity leave options, full study support towards any relevant qualifications and flexibility to work remotely. On top of all of this we are based in the prestigious Walkie Talkie building and all employees have individual and guest access to the Sky Garden.