We are looking on behalf of our client, a well established insurance company in Gibraltar, for a Financial Controller.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Manage the production of all annual financial statements for the Europe entities in compliance with applicable regulations and accounting standards and submit to regulators on time.
- Where entities apply local GAAP, ensure accurate conversion into IFRS for consolidation purposes.
- Calculate taxes for European entities and ensure timely submission of tax returns.
- Prepare and submit all financial regulatory and statistical filing for Europe in accordance with the applicable regulations.
- Liaise with actuarial teams to align financial and solvency reporting
- Review and submit external financial reports for Europe within deadlines.
- Assess and document the impact of new IFRS accounting standards, tax regulations and other new regulatory changes. This includes review of nonstandard transactions of the European regional entities and providing guidance as needed.
- Maintain the tax policies for all European entities, including transfer pricing policies
- Continuously improve to mitigate reporting risks.
- Manage a small Financial Reporting team (one staff Accountant to be hired), including performance appraisals and objective setting.
- Act as the European Regional lead, working with the Global Financial Reporting team on implementing new accounting standards, policies, and process/control changes related to external financial reporting and European consolidation.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive – Europe, Senior management or the Core team.
- Prepare Board deliverables, including but not limited to the mid-term capital plan and financial updates, on a quarterly and annual basis and ensure accurate and timely submission.
Requirements:
- Professional accounting designation (e.g., CPA, CA, ACCA)
- Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in financial or regulatory reporting
- Technical Accounting Expertise & Industry experience
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS and Solvency II regulations
- Strong understanding of prudential regulatory frameworks (e.g., Solvency II, Basel III, BMA regulations, NAIC, etc.)
- Experience in the insurance industry
- Tax transfer pricing knowledge
- Hands-on experience in preparing and submitting reports to financial regulators
- Familiarity with regulatory templates and tools
- Experience interpreting and implementing new regulatory requirements
- Experience with internal and external audits (coordination, support, resolution of findings)
- Preferred proficiency in general ledger systems (e.g Great Plains Dynamics)
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, macros)
- Experience with regulatory reporting platforms
- Team leadership or supervisory experience
- Experience working cross-functionally (e.g., risk, actuarial, compliance, legal)
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