Qualified Accountant - Isle of Man

Our client seeks a Qualified Accountant to join their Financial Reporting Team.

To apply; you must be willing to consider re-locating to the Isle of Man

Role Profile:

The successful candidate can expect to:

• Join a Finance team of around 60 people
• Be part of the financial reporting team
• Expand their experience through rotations between the various teams over the course of their career

Reporting to one of the Financial Reporting Managers, this role will be responsible for ensuring that source data used by the Financial Reporting team is delivered on time, of a high quality and able to stand up to external scrutiny.  The successful candidate will work with the finance and senior management team to pro-actively keep pace with accounting and regulatory development within the Group to help ensure the robustness of reported results supporting analysis. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare internal, external and regulatory reports
• Support the monthly close process within agreed timelines, ensuring quality and integrity of reporting
• Work alongside the actuarial team, to understand and rationalize the results
• Engage with management and Regulators as required to explain the results
• Participate in project work to enhance financial reporting working alongside other members of the Finance team

Key Skills and Experience: 

• Qualified accountant, or very nearly qualified with experience
• Financial reporting and management accounting experience
• Good Excel skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work to challenging deadlines

Why the Isle of Man?

Boasting huge lifestyle benefits such as short commutes, breath-taking scenery, excellent schooling, plenty of outdoor activities, sports and clubs, the Isle of Man makes a compelling proposition for you and your family. The first country to be recognised in its entirety as a UNESCO Biosphere region – this island truly covers all the bases.

The Isle of Man operates a simple taxation regime with a lower rate of tax on individuals of 10%, a higher rate of 20% and generous personal allowances. They also offer a relocation National Insurance rebate scheme.