Reporting Accountant

The Role

Canopius are looking for a talented nearly or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) to join our Regulatory Reporting team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise within the Lloyd’s and insurance market while working closely with senior finance stakeholders across the business.

In this role, you will gain exposure to a broad range of regulatory and financial reporting disciplines, including Lloyd’s returns, UK GAAP reporting, Solvency UK, performance monitoring and overseas regulatory submissions. You will work with experienced finance professionals in a collaborative environment that encourages continuous improvement, innovation and professional development.

If you are a motivated accountant who enjoys analysing complex financial information, delivering high-quality outputs and building strong relationships across a business, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of regulatory and financial reporting to Lloyd’s, including UK GAAP, Solvency UK, performance monitoring and overseas regulatory reporting.
• Collate, analyse and prepare financial information for both external regulatory submissions and internal management reporting.
• Assist in the preparation of analytical reviews, reconciliations and control documentation to support a robust reporting framework.
• Support the presentation of regulatory returns and reporting outputs to senior management for review and sign-off.
• Liaise with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to coordinate inputs and ensure reporting deadlines are achieved.
• Contribute to maintaining a strong control environment, ensuring reporting is accurate, complete and compliant.
• Partner with teams including Syndicate Production, Group Finance, FP&A, Capital, Tax and Reserving to drive effective collaboration and understanding.
• Develop productive working relationships with WNS, our outsourced financial services provider, to support successful delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance reporting and leverage technology and automation.

Skills and experience:

• Nearly or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and challenge financial information.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet demanding deadlines.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to build effective relationships across teams.
• Experience within insurance, reinsurance or the Lloyd’s market.
• Knowledge of syndicate reporting, UK GAAP, Solvency UK or regulatory reporting frameworks.
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements or automation opportunities.

 

 

 

About UsOur benefits
We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.

About Canopius
Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.
At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.
Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.  
We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.
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