Syndicate Accountant

Since Aspen was founded in 2002, we have become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. We respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for our clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.

We believe the way we work is just as important as the work we do, and we are guided by our core values of respect, honesty, trust and professionalism.

Aspen is a great place to develop your career offering an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded.

To assist in the delivery of accurate, meaningful and timely financial information, both internal and external, for Syndicate 4711, and related companies in accordance with agreed standards and deadlines.

• Preparation and/or review of regulatory returns for Lloyd’s and Singapore entities, including SII.
• Preparation and/or review of quarterly consolidation reporting to Group.
• Preparation of entity management information for submission to the group team, supported by analysis.
• Preparation and/or review of both monthly and quarterly reconciliations to support the P&L and Balance Sheet for all Lloyd’s entities.
• Assist in the production of technical papers.
• Input to comply with and support implementation of new accounting standards and developments within the Lloyd’s entities, in addition to Aspen’s internal policies and procedures.
• Preparation and/or review of Lloyd’s related statutory accounts and other statutory information.
• Posting of technical account transactions to the general ledger.
• Develop a good understanding of dataflows and dependencies to support the population of the general ledger and financial reporting.
• Participation in continuous process improvements.
• Input into the development and ongoing maintenance of systems and processes required for management information and regulatory reporting for Lloyd’s entities.
• Support the assurance of the quality of output from Offshore function to ensure that it meets the required standard for the UK Platform teams to be able to effectively report.
• Support the Lloyd’s Platform’s reporting framework, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and development.

Skills & Experience 

• A formal accounting qualification is essential (ACCA, ACA).
• Insurance background (Lloyd’s Market experience essential).
• Strong grasp of US/UK GAAP.
• Family: calibri, sans-serif;">Negotiating, verbal and written communications, numerical reasoning, report writing, analytical.
• Self-starter, motivated and able to work flexibly.
• Problem solver.
• Good at building solid working relationships internally and externally.
• Process and control oriented.

At Aspen we know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is good for our people, good for our business and good for the environments in which we operate.  We therefore welcome applications from people which allows us to draw on diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences.