Financial Reporting Manager

Financial Reporting Manager

Location: London

Hybrid role (2 days in office/ 3 from home)

Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to lead the preparation and delivery of accurate, timely financial reporting for a portfolio of regulated insurance and reinsurance entities based in the Netherlands.

This is a high-profile role requiring strong technical accounting expertise, leadership capability, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in overseeing statutory and regulatory reporting, maintaining a robust control environment, and supporting strategic restructuring and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Control

• Oversee the preparation and review of statutory financial statements for Dutch insurance and reinsurance entities.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with local GAAP requirements.
• Maintain a strong financial control environment across all reporting activities.
• Manage quarterly legal entity reporting and management reporting requirements.
• Support tax reporting processes by providing high-quality financial information and analysis.
• Identify and implement improvements to reporting processes, controls and governance frameworks.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and support the Netherlands-based finance team, providing effective guidance, coaching and motivation.
• Act as a key finance contact between UK and Netherlands stakeholders.
• Build strong working relationships with auditors, regulators and internal business partners.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tax, Legal, Actuarial and Operations teams to ensure reporting requirements are met.

Change, Transformation & Projects

• Support the implementation and optimisation of finance systems, including general ledger platforms.
• Lead projects focused on entity restructuring, run-off, wind-down planning and organisational transformation.
• Coordinate project governance, status reporting, risk management and stakeholder communications.
• Assess the financial reporting, control and accounting implications of business change initiatives.
• Review and reconcile differences between local GAAP and US GAAP reporting requirements where applicable.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 5-10 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong financial reporting experience within insurance, reinsurance or wider financial services.
• Experience managing reporting processes involving multiple stakeholders.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial accounting and reporting frameworks, including US GAAP and European statutory reporting requirements.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and data integrity.
• Proven ability to interpret complex accounting and regulatory guidance.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting and general ledger systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience supporting finance transformation, restructuring, merger, run-off or wind-down programmes.
• Experience managing regulatory reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of insurance and reinsurance accounting environments.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Resilience, adaptability and a proactive approach.
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to building effective working relationships.
• A customer-focused approach to supporting business objectives.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic finance function operating within a complex international insurance environment. You will play a key role in shaping reporting processes, driving finance transformation initiatives, and influencing business decisions while working alongside experienced professionals across multiple disciplines and geographies