EY Financial Services - FAAS Insurance Senior Consultant 

United Kingdom, England, London 

411976148

What you will do:

As a Senior/Assistant Manager within our Insurance FAAS team you will specialise in Insurance and will work closely with Finance clients, and assist senior management in leading engagement teams, provide valuable insight and advice to support clients to make strategic and operational decisions about their business. You will contribute to the continued success and growth of the practice, alongside some of the most highly regarded colleagues within the Financial Services industry.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Supporting delivery of insurance accounting and regulatory change projects by assessing engagement risks, driving conclusions

Preparation of underlying materials as well as leading/participation in client workshops

Supporting Financial management of client engagements

Driving innovation by creating an environment that encourages innovation and being a leader in this area by implementing new and improved ways of working, delivery models and / or technological advancements

Establishing and managing effective working relationships with peer-level clients as part of project delivery roles

Managing the sharing of knowledge, experience (positive and negative) and lessons learned

Qualifications and skills

An Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACMA, ACCA, CPA)

Confident and comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity in a project environment

Always display excellent communication and presentation skills to people across all levels of an organisation

Take personal responsibility for the quality of delivery

Extremely comfortable and confident around senior stakeholders, internally and externally

Extremely comfortable with Excel and PowerPoint. Much of our work involves detailed analysis and report writing, so it is critical you can work with these tools

Professional experience:

Typical experience may include, whilst not limited to:

Experience of working in a consulting role in insurance or a transformation role in industry, focusing on the Finance function

Experience in leading delivery of Finance change programmes in insurance and demonstrable experience of leading change gained from:

Hands-on consulting experience at a Big 4, or top tier consulting firm within Financial Services, or leading change programmes at a Financial Services organisation, or leading a Line function at a Financial Services organisation

Accounting and regulatory change e.g. IFRS9, IFRS17 – supporting clients to understand and address complex change, and leading delivery of programmes / projects

Financial Control – including internal and external statutory reporting

Finance operating model design and implementation

Front to back process, control and governance

Balance sheet management and financial resource optimization

Cost reporting and management

Finance Cost Reduction and Process Improvement

Finance systems architecture and strategy delivery

General Ledger, consolidation and EPM projects

Regulatory, statutory and management reporting projects including Solvency II

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

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