Assistant Controller - UK Life Solutions/ Holding & Finance Companies

We’re hiring! Are you looking for a role where your financial and technical expertise helps shape confident decision-making in a global environment? Looking for a supportive, collaborative team where you can grow whilst impacting and leading others? This is a hybrid role based in London, with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our London office, in line with our smart working policy.

Aon are currently recruiting a UK Life Solutions /Holding & Finance Companies Assistant Controller to join our team in London. Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What The Day Will Look Like

In this role, you will support the UK Holdings and Finance Companies Controller in the oversight of financial and technical matters pertaining to the UK Life Solutions/Holding & Finance entities. You will work closely with controllership business partners, finance colleagues and wider stakeholders including senior finance stakeholders to help ensure reporting is accurate, timely and well controlled, maintaining strong financial governance and a robust control environment, while contributing to an inclusive and supportive team environment.

• Leading the timely and accurate month end close process for Life Solutions Limited through working closely with the UK and Krakow FP&A department. This will include the review of revenue recognition in relation to complex transactions, incentives and related accounting treatment as well as balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the development of other team members through task management, ongoing feedback, and documentation of performance management.
• Responsibility for leading the timely production of Life Solutions Limited monthly MI reporting through the review and documentation of walkthroughs of actual management results to plan and forecast.
• Review of the existing transfer pricing mechanism calculations such as the Aon Network Fee, Global Brand Royalty and Global Client Profitability. The role will include reviewing bi-annual walkthroughs and presentations to UK Controllership.
• Review and production of the quarterly intercompany management recharges for Life Solutions in accordance with the existing transfer pricing agreements. The role will include co‑ordinating with UK and US finance and transfer pricing teams.
• Responsible for the preparation of the quarterly statutory extended trial balance under IFRS developed from the processing of statutory journals which are reconciled on a quarterly basis. This will include the monthly submissions received from the corporate accounting team in respect of share based payment accounting and owning the statutory financial statement process end to end until delivery of the financial statements to the Board for approval and signing.
• You will help identify opportunities to strengthen controls, simplify processes and resolve any weaknesses impacting management or statutory reporting and support wider finance projects and M&A activity where required.
• Responsibility for the review and submission of the quarterly statutory forecasting and analysis of profit before tax, net asset valuation and cash flows for tax.
• Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.

Skills And Experience That Will Lead To Success

• Extensive knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP.
• Experience in accounting/reporting function.
• Ability to demonstrate good verbal, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Experience of working independently on project based tasks and delivering required results in a timely manner.
• University degree preferred; Qualified accountant, ACA preferred.
• Insurance industry experience preferred.
• Experience with financial systems preferred.