Company Background

Ayvens Insurance is part of the Ayvens group, a leading provider in mobility services with 3.3 million vehicles under management worldwide. Euro Insurances DAC (trading as Ayvens Insurance) offers fleet insurance solutions to Ayvens operating entities with assets under management of above €1bn.

The Ayvens brand was launched in 2023, following the merger of ALD and LeasePlan leasing groups to create a market leader in mobility. Ayvens Insurance incorporates legacy insurance books from the ALD and LeasePlan groups.

Ayvens Insurance is part of the Societe Generale Group.

Job Purpose

The Financial Accountant will be involved in the preparation, analysis and review of financial reporting processes for monthly group reporting, regulatory reporting and statutory reporting. The Financial Accountant will report to the Financial Reporting Manager. This is a high-impact role with significant exposure across the business, offering the opportunity to interact with multiple departments and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Support the technical accounting and reconciliation of inputs from various operating systems into the general ledger and sub-ledgers of Finance Reporting system (SAP).
• Review and analyse data flows between operating systems and integration of data.
• Prepare management accounts and reports with analysis of variances and trends.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to senior management in the Company.
• Prepare statutory financial statements.
• Co-ordination of statutory and internal audit processes, engagement with external auditors.
• Review and monitoring of the Company’s investment portfolio ensuring investment month end closing processes are completed and accurate.
• Support the planning and budgeting cycles as required.
• Proactive in identifying and implementing financial system and process improvements.
• Take part in ad-hoc financial projects and process improvement activities as required.

Knowledge

• Excellent technical accounting background with IFRS17 experience an advantage.
• Advanced Excel
• Ability to work with sizeable data sets.
• Solvency II reporting experience an advantage

Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work across departmental and organisational lines.
• Ability to operate withing strict reporting deadlines.
• Strong time management and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise workload and multitask.

Education and experience

• Qualified accountant preferably ACA or ACCA
• At least 2 years PQE experience preferably in financial services