Interim Financial Reporting Manager

Collinson

Financial Reporting Manager for Collinson Group managing financial reporting and statutory accounts. Overseeing monthly management accounts and audit processes in the insurance division.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeHaywards Heath • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Delivering all Group reporting, including monthly management packs and annual Group Audit Packs ensuring they are completed in line with Group deadlines for the specified entities.
Ensure compliance to general financial reporting standards as well as standards for Insurance Reporting (FRS103).
Provision of accurate financial reporting to the insurance lines of business and take ownership from a Financial Reporting team perspective at meetings with Underwriting & Actuarial teams.
Deliver clarity of understanding for financial reporting at scheme/client level is provided to Line of Business owners within weekly business meetings and provide support on the all key calculations (eg Profit share in currency, etc)
Review of monthly P&L trend analysis and analytical reviews for their entity/entities to ensure Group and the business have a good insight into key movements and the financial performance of each entity, highlighting any exceptions to management
To ensure all insurance transactions are processed accurately
Day to day team management including objective setting and regular one to one reviews.
Help develop and motivate staff by providing them with clear direction to achieve their goals
Manage quarterly BSR (Balance Sheet Review) meetings with the team, providing oversight to the Financial Controller – Insurance, ensuring the process and sign off aligns to Group policy and the Finance team can support the ‘as at date’ balances
Ownership of the inter-company position, ensuring this is reconciled monthly to agree with the other group entities and settled as per Group policy
To work with the Commercial Finance team to ensure all accruals, prepayments and ad hoc journals are processed with a high level of accuracy and understanding
Collaborate effectively with all stakeholders including Commercial Finance, Underwriting and Actuarial to ensure the integrity in the numbers being recorded in the management accounts and provide support on the variance to budget analysis
Work with Finance Operations to ensure all transactions processed are accurate and complete and recorded in a timely manner
Support the Financial Controller - Insurance on all audits (including but not limited to, internal, 3rd party or year-end), reviewing the year end Group Statutory packs with supporting evidence for balances as required as well as assist with managing audit requests ensuring the evidence for audit samples is sufficient to support the sample requests and performing the walkthroughs with explanations for postings and processes
Provide regulatory reporting for VAT, Corporation Tax and any 3rd party reporting as required
Ensure reconciliations for systems feeds into SAP form part of the management accounts/ financial statements
Assist with continuous embedding and delivery of the Finance Transformation project
Ensure robust controls are in place and look to enhance where possible
Keeping abreast of technical accounting developments to ensure that the impact of changes are understood and applied on a timely basis, specifically FRS103 and IFRS4 and 17
Ensuring all process documents are regularly reviewed and updated
Strive to deliver process improvements, delivering ‘best’ in class processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or Equivalent) or qualified by experience
Proven Insurance related experience at a similar level
Regulated entity (eg: PRA/MFSA)
Proven Solvency II knowledge in Pillar III is preferable
Good knowledge of SAP accounting system preferable
High personal levels of motivation and delivery orientated focus
Able to work well under pressure
A proactive, forward looking and challenging mindset
Detail focused with strong organisation and planning skills
Ability to interact with and develop working relationships internally and externally in order to achieve best outcomes for the business and customer
Ability to encourage, train and develop the Financial Accountants and Assistant Financial Accountants
Knowledge and experience of best practice within industry to consistently improve delivery within department

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingP&L trend analysisaccrualsprepaymentsjournal entriesregulatory reportingreconciliationsaudit supportprocess improvementstechnical accounting

Soft Skills

team managementmotivationobjective settingcommunicationorganizationplanningrelationship buildingproactive mindsetdetail-orienteddelivery focus

Certifications

ACCACIMAACAQualified Accountant