Senior Statutory Accountant (contract)

Job description

IGA is supporting a UK insurance business to appoint a Senior Statutory Accountant as an external contractor on an initial 6-month assignment.

This is an extremely hands-on role focused on legal entity statutory accounts, IFRS 17, UK insurance reporting, external audit preparation, auditor liaison, and documentation prep for Board / oversight committee review.

Please note: this role requires directly relevant UK insurance accounting and audit experience. It is unlikely to suit candidates from general finance, FP&A, internal audit, non-insurance statutory reporting, or purely group consolidation backgrounds.

Mandatory experience:

Qualified accountant, ideally ACA / ACCA

External audit training, ideally Big 4 or Top 10

Strong IFRS 17 insurance knowledge

Practical understanding of UK insurance reporting / regulatory requirements

Proven experience preparing or materially owning legal entity statutory accounts for insurance businesses

Experience in external audit preparation, including working papers, reconciliations, disclosures and evidence

Direct external auditor liaison, including audit queries, technical explanations and issue resolution

Experience producing papers or reporting documentation for Board, Audit Committee, Risk Committee or equivalent forums

Key responsibilities:

Preparation of legal entity statutory accounts for UK insurance entities

Manage audit preparation and supporting documentation

Act as a key point of contact for external auditor

Apply IFRS 17 knowledge in a statutory reporting/audit context

Produce notes, documentation and committee-level papers

Work with finance, actuarial, technical accounting and senior leadership teams

Support knowledge capture and process documentation during a busy reporting period

This assignment is best suited to candidates from:

UK insurance financial/statutory reporting

IFRS 17 insurance reporting or audit methodology

Insurance technical accounting

Legal entity reporting for a UK insurer or reinsurer

The strongest candidates will have taken individual insurance entities from trial balance / general ledger through to statutory accounts preparation, audit evidence, audit review and sign-off.

Please only apply if you have direct experience across insurance statutory accounts, IFRS 17, external audit delivery, UK insurance reporting and legal entity reporting.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

27-06-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English