Senior Manager – Insurance Accounting & Reporting, Finance Strategy, Finance Transformation, Technol Full Time NEW

Job Description

Connect to your Industry

The Finance Strategy team is part of the wider Deloitte Finance Transformation team which supports CFOs to imagine, deliver and run the future of their Finance organisations. We support CFOs across an array of industries, including Insurance, helping senior finance leaders to transform their Finance functions.

Deloitte’s Finance Transformation, Insurance, is experiencing significant growth, driven by an expanding client base across General Insurance, including London Markets and Life & Pensions. We advise them on how to transform the way they operate their businesses, making the most of leading technology to deliver better results for their customers.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients’ become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

Connect to your opportunity

We’re looking for an ambitious Senior Manager to join our growing Insurance practice. This role requires providing expert guidance on accounting and reporting process across diverse insurance segments, such as General Insurance, Life & Pensions, Insurance Brokers, and London Markets, encompassing technology, data management, and process optimisation.

You will bring expertise in process optimisation, operating model design, and tech-enabled transformation, helping clients modernise accounting and reporting through automation, data and digital platforms. The role will also involve supporting large-scale transformation programmes, including post-merger integration and cost optimisation initiatives.

You’ll work within a dedicated team, collaborating firm-wide to drive business development and establish Deloitte as a thought leader in this field.

As An Insurance Senior Manager In Our Finance Strategy Practice, You Will Have The Opportunity To Deliver In The Following Areas

• Direct and deliver impactful Insurance transformation projects for our global clients, guiding teams to exceptional results while providing expert finance advice.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, becoming their trusted advisor on all matters related to Insurance finance.
• Play a pivotal role in expanding our insurance practice through thought leadership, knowledge sharing, team development, and identifying new market opportunities.
• Partner with leading technology providers to develop and deliver tailored solutions for our clients.
• Maintain a keen understanding of market trends and develop innovative Insurance finance solutions, establishing Deloitte as a thought leader.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence and knowledge sharing within the Insurance practice.

At Deloitte, you’ll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on leading Insurance organisations, drive financial innovation, and build a rewarding career in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Essential

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Significant experience within a consulting environment or finance transformation practice within an insurance organisation.
• Deep expertise in insurance financial reporting (e.g., IFRS 17, Solvency II, UK GAAP) and robust financial control frameworks.
• Broad knowledge of the Finance function and Finance operating models.
• Strong understanding of technology’s role in finance transformation (e.g. ERP).
• A strong understanding of the impact of AI on the Insurance industry and automation opportunities in accounting and reporting.
• Proven experience across General Insurance, Life & Pensions, Insurance Brokers and/or London Markets.
• Proven ability to identify and evaluate opportunities for process improvement across the Record to Report process.
• Experience in post-merger integration and/or large-scale, multi-year finance transformation programmes.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence at all levels.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to articulate complex ideas and effectively manage key stakeholders.
• Proven ability to support leadership in the structuring and delivery of projects.
• Proven ability to support junior team members in person and remotely.
• Strong people management and development skills with a strong focus on team development.

Desirable

• Qualified ICAEW, ACCA or CIMA accountant.

Connect to your business – Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Finance Transformation

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance. That’s where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your “Immediate Family Members” are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

“I thoroughly enjoy the opportunities and the people I engage with: they enrich my day immensely. Every week throws up new challenges, new risks to assess, new plans to develop.” – Montine, Technology & Transformation

“The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers are what sets this firm apart. In Human Capital, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors.” – Sophia, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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