About the Role
Support the Partner Syndicate Reporting Manager in overseeing and delivering finance activities for Apollo’s Platform Partner Syndicates. This role offers exposure to syndicate reporting, regulatory returns, treasury management, audit activity, financial controls, and process improvement within the Lloyd's market.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and post journals to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the General Ledger.
- Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations, including technical and non-technical reconciliations, Lloyd’s Central Accounting (LCA) reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
- Support treasury management activities, including liquidity monitoring, weekly cash flow tracking, and processing ad hoc payments.
- Analyze financial data and investigate variances or discrepancies to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Assist with regulatory reporting submissions, including Reserving Return Quarterly (RRQ), Reserving Return Annual (RRA), and US and Canada reporting requirements.
- Support the preparation of syndicate annual reports and financial statements.
- Contribute to the production of Management Information (MI) to support business and finance decision making.
- Support internal and external audit activities, helping ensure efficient and timely completion of audit requirements.
- Maintain finance processes and procedures, ensuring appropriate documentation and controls are in place.
- Contribute to finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, controls, and reporting capability.
Requirements
- Working towards a professional accounting qualification, such as AAT, ACA, or ACCA.
- Previous accounting or finance experience, ideally gained within insurance, financial services, or another regulated environment.
- Exposure to Lloyd’s market reporting would be beneficial, although not essential.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate and resolve financial discrepancies.
- Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to managing competing priorities.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively across teams.
- A proactive and curious mindset, with a genuine desire to learn and develop within a finance career.
- Strong Excel and systems capability, with the ability to work effectively across multiple finance platforms.
Skills
- Excel
- Systems capability
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible working
Education Level
- Working towards AAT, ACA, or ACCA qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive and attractive salary
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- 31 days’ annual leave
- Non-contributory pension
- Private medical insurance
About the Company
- Apollo, a Skyward Group company, is an innovation-inspired insurance platform operating at Lloyd’s of London, delivering data-driven and creative solutions across a broad range of risks.
- Founded with a pioneering mindset, Apollo has grown into a diversified insurance group offering products across Property, Casualty, Marine, Energy and Transportation, Specialty and Reinsurance, alongside Smart Follow and digital and embedded risk programmes.
- With a team of more than 300 professionals, Apollo combines underwriting excellence, innovation and collaboration to enable a more resilient and sustainable world.
Equal Opportunity
- At Apollo, people are at the heart of everything we do. We are a diverse, growing team of empowered experts who bring collaboration, innovation and data-driven thinking to every relationship and every risk.
- We believe diversity and inclusion go far beyond targets. They are essential to understanding the global communities we serve and to making better decisions. That’s why we are committed to developing diverse talent at every level and creating an environment where different perspectives are genuinely valued, supported and celebrated.
- We also run a programme of events, training and initiatives designed to recognise both the challenges and opportunities that come with building an inclusive workplace.
- Apollo is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience where every candidate feels supported and able to perform at their best.
