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About the Role

The Head of Corporate & External Reporting leads the Group's external financial and regulatory reporting agenda, ensuring the delivery of transparent, high-quality, and compliant reporting to shareholders, regulators, customers, and other key stakeholders. This role provides leadership across multiple reporting frameworks (IFRS, US GAAP, Solvency II) and acts as the Group's technical accounting lead, shaping accounting policies and reporting positions in collaboration with BWS, external auditors, and senior stakeholders. The role has accountability for key reporting outputs including BWS reporting, Annual and Half-Year Reports, statutory accounts, SFCR, climate and sustainability disclosures, and regulatory submissions. It also supports governance by providing financial reporting insights and papers to senior management, the Audit Committee, and the Board, while driving reporting excellence and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation and delivery of key external and regulatory reporting, including quarterly US GAAP reporting to Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS), the IFRS Half-Year and Annual Report & Accounts, statutory accounts, SFCR, climate and sustainability disclosures, and other regulatory submissions.
Oversee the consolidation, review, and analysis of Group financial results across IFRS, US GAAP, and Solvency II, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with reporting requirements.
Provide expert technical accounting guidance on significant transactions, business initiatives, and regulatory developments, including the implementation of new accounting and sustainability reporting standards.
Establish and maintain accounting policies across reporting frameworks, partnering with BWS Group Finance, business stakeholders, and external auditors to resolve complex technical matters.
Build effective relationships across Finance, Actuarial, Risk, Sustainability, Retail, and Defined Benefit teams to coordinate reporting activities and ensure consistent messaging and outputs.
Maintain a robust control environment, ensuring appropriate governance, reconciliations, and review processes support the integrity of reported information.
Lead external audit engagement activities and oversee the preparation of financial reporting papers for senior management, the Audit Committee, and the Board.
Coordinate climate and sustainability reporting requirements across the Group, ensuring disclosures meet regulatory obligations and stakeholder expectations.
Lead, develop, and mentor the Corporate Reporting team, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture.
Drive process simplification, control enhancement, and reporting transformation initiatives, while supporting wider corporate activities including debt issuance, rating agency engagement, and other strategic projects.

Requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience, including leadership of financial reporting, technical accounting, or finance functions at a comparable senior level within a complex and regulated organisation.
Strong technical accounting expertise across IFRS, US GAAP, and/or Solvency II, with the ability to interpret and apply complex reporting requirements.
Proven experience leading external financial and regulatory reporting within a large, regulated organisation.
Life insurance sector experience, ideally within a multi-GAAP reporting environment.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence at all levels.
Demonstrated ability to lead through change, take ownership of outcomes, and drive continuous improvement.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic and commercially minded approach.
Experience managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outputs to demanding deadlines.
Sound understanding of governance, risk management, and financial control frameworks.
Proven people leadership experience, with a track record of developing high-performing and inclusive teams.

Skills

IFRS
US GAAP
Solvency II
Technical Accounting
Financial Reporting
Regulatory Reporting
Stakeholder Management
Communication
Leadership
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving
Process Simplification
Control Enhancement
Reporting Transformation

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior level

Education Level

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Benefits

Competitive salary
Pension scheme
Life assurance
25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday
Private medical cover
Income protection
Generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company
Free access to the Headspace app
24/7 employee assistance helpline
Trained physical and mental health first aiders
Variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal
Several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

About the Company

We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.
This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.

Equal Opportunity

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.
We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.