Senior Results Reporting Accountant

Responsibilities

• This role sits within Group Finance and plays a critical part in the integrity, consistency and communication of the Group’s key performance metrics
• The Senior Results Reporting Accountant is responsible for providing deep subject matter expertise across Group reporting metrics, supporting robust results production, and ensuring clear, high‑quality explanations of performance to senior stakeholders and the external market
• The role reports to the Head of Group Results and Analysis and interacts regularly with senior finance and business leaders
• Act as a subject matter expert on the methodology underpinning key Group performance metrics supported by a good technical understanding of IFRS 17, including:
• Adjusted operating profit and Operating change in CSM
• Capital Generation and Solvency II
• AUMA and flows
• Support the quarterly production of Group results across all relevant metrics, ensuring accuracy, consistency and clear linkage between measures. This includes production of relevant results packs and analysis
• Assist the Head of Group Results and Analysis in applying metric methodologies to new products, business segments and transactions, ensuring impacts are well understood and appropriately reflected in Group metrics
• Develop a deep understanding of planning assumptions across all Group metrics that feed into forecasts and the outturn process, influencing and challenging inputs as necessary to improve alignment between forecasts and actuals
• Draft narrative sections for semi‑annual business and financial reviews, and Q1 and Q3 trading updates, clearly explaining performance and movements in key metrics for market announcements
• Act as a subject matter expert on assigned Group reporting metrics, confidently discussing methodology, assumptions and results with senior stakeholders

Benefits

• 8% non-contributory pension plus up to 5% matching
• Life Assurance & Death in Service
• Support, feedback and development programmes to help you reach your full potential
• Flexible culture and ways of working
• Focus on health & wellbeing
• 30 days holiday as standard (excluding bank holidays), with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
• Time off when you need it includes carer’s leave, faith leave, grandparent leave and career breaks
• New parents receive up to 26 weeks of full pay while on leave
• 4-week back-to-work transition for new parents: work 80% of your contractual hours, be paid for 100%
• New parents can take family leave in flexible blocks within the first year of birth/adaoption

Suggested Essential Skills

• Experience supporting Group‑level results production and performance analysis
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and explain outcomes clearly
• Proven capability to produce high‑quality written narratives for external and senior internal audiences
• Ability to apply complex methodologies to new and evolving business activities
• Good understanding of IFRS 17 and Solvency II reporting requirements and their application
• Ability to develop in‑depth understanding of Group performance metrics and how they are used to manage the business
• Accounting and regulatory expertise
• Judgement and attention to detail
• Results reporting and performance analysis
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Analytical thinking and problem‑solving
• Clear, concise written communication
• Influencing and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work across multiple priorities