About the role
A newly formed, globally-backed reinsurer is seeking a Financial Accountant to join its lean and high-performing team based in Bermuda. This is a rare opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a business in its growth phase.
Operating within a fast-moving and technically complex environment, this role offers significant exposure across finance, capital, and regulatory functions. You'll work closely with senior leadership, third-party providers, and affiliated entities to ensure reporting excellence and control integrity, while contributing to the strategic evolution of the finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare quarterly management accounts and reports in accordance with US GAAP, including variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Prepare annual audited financial statements in compliance with US GAAP.
- Oversee all core accounting functions including cash management, accounts payable, general ledger, period-end journal entries, and reconciliations.
- Support the development of annual budgets and periodic forecasts (P&L and Balance Sheet), in close coordination with capital and risk teams.
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of annual Bermuda regulatory filings.
- Maintain and update accounting policies and procedures in line with internal standards and external compliance requirements.
- Lead documentation and control initiatives around financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
- Drive automation projects focused on strengthening financial data integrity and improving efficiency across reporting cycles.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and service providers.
- Contribute to board materials, regulatory submissions, and other strategic presentations.
- Collaborate directly with the local finance lead and cross-functional teams across jurisdictions.
- Take on additional responsibilities as needed in a growing, agile environment.
Qualifications & Experience
- CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent accounting designation.
- Minimum 2 years of post-qualified experience in re/insurance or a professional services firm working with re/insurance clients.
- In-depth knowledge of US GAAP and understanding of Bermuda's regulatory environment.
- Strong financial and investment accounting knowledge.
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort with complex models and reconciliations.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage projects, drive automation initiatives, and adapt to change within a lean structure.
Please note that applications will be considered up until July 31st. All applications will be only considered through applying through the appropraite prompts.
Apply Now
About Oliver James
We introduce talented people to great organisations so that both may grow and benefit from each other’s experiences, helping to fulfil their potential.
We understand that each client’s mix of people, culture, and objectives is unique, so our approach and solutions are flexible and adapted to each person, team, company, and situation.
Although your relationship with OJ is with your local consultant(s), their network, relationships, and knowledge of diverse local candidate pools are backed by those of their local permanent, contract, and temp team colleagues.
When working with international markets, we can access the market maps and relationships of the global OJ collective, giving you access to the best-suited talent in the market (not just the best talent available at that time).
As such, you can come to expect a consistently high level of service and delivery, placing up to C-suite talent in permanent and contract positions, as well as project-based consultancy and temp solutions worldwide from our 12 global locations.
Our current areas of specialisation include:
• Accountancy & Finance • Technology • Actuarial • Risk & Compliance • Transformation & Change Management • Underwriting & Claims
Our additional services:
OJ Professionals | Flexible resourcing solutions across secondment, project-based sourcing and temp-to-perm recruitment | https://www.oliverjames.com/professionals
OJ Consulting | Unrivalled access to a network of highly qualified, contracting professionals across the world| https://www.oliverjames.com/consulting
OJ Executive | Specialising in senior, commercial appointments at the forefront of business transformation, technology, digital and data-driven delivery| https://www.oliverjames.com/exec
Work with OJ - https://www.oliverjames.com/work-with-oj
Work for OJ - https://workforus.oliverjames.com/
License number: Oliver James Associates - #63797 | OJ Consulting - #65136 | Astral - #65211
About the role
A newly formed, globally-backed reinsurer is seeking a Financial Accountant to join its lean and high-performing team based in Bermuda. This is a rare opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a business in its growth phase.
Operating within a fast-moving and technically complex environment, this role offers significant exposure across finance, capital, and regulatory functions. You'll work closely with senior leadership, third-party providers, and affiliated entities to ensure reporting excellence and control integrity, while contributing to the strategic evolution of the finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare quarterly management accounts and reports in accordance with US GAAP, including variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Prepare annual audited financial statements in compliance with US GAAP.
- Oversee all core accounting functions including cash management, accounts payable, general ledger, period-end journal entries, and reconciliations.
- Support the development of annual budgets and periodic forecasts (P&L and Balance Sheet), in close coordination with capital and risk teams.
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of annual Bermuda regulatory filings.
- Maintain and update accounting policies and procedures in line with internal standards and external compliance requirements.
- Lead documentation and control initiatives around financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
- Drive automation projects focused on strengthening financial data integrity and improving efficiency across reporting cycles.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and service providers.
- Contribute to board materials, regulatory submissions, and other strategic presentations.
- Collaborate directly with the local finance lead and cross-functional teams across jurisdictions.
- Take on additional responsibilities as needed in a growing, agile environment.
Qualifications & Experience
- CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent accounting designation.
- Minimum 2 years of post-qualified experience in re/insurance or a professional services firm working with re/insurance clients.
- In-depth knowledge of US GAAP and understanding of Bermuda's regulatory environment.
- Strong financial and investment accounting knowledge.
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort with complex models and reconciliations.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage projects, drive automation initiatives, and adapt to change within a lean structure.
Please note that applications will be considered up until July 31st. All applications will be only considered through applying through the appropraite prompts.
Apply Now
About Oliver James
We introduce talented people to great organisations so that both may grow and benefit from each other’s experiences, helping to fulfil their potential.
We understand that each client’s mix of people, culture, and objectives is unique, so our approach and solutions are flexible and adapted to each person, team, company, and situation.
Although your relationship with OJ is with your local consultant(s), their network, relationships, and knowledge of diverse local candidate pools are backed by those of their local permanent, contract, and temp team colleagues.
When working with international markets, we can access the market maps and relationships of the global OJ collective, giving you access to the best-suited talent in the market (not just the best talent available at that time).
As such, you can come to expect a consistently high level of service and delivery, placing up to C-suite talent in permanent and contract positions, as well as project-based consultancy and temp solutions worldwide from our 12 global locations.
Our current areas of specialisation include:
• Accountancy & Finance • Technology • Actuarial • Risk & Compliance • Transformation & Change Management • Underwriting & Claims
Our additional services:
OJ Professionals | Flexible resourcing solutions across secondment, project-based sourcing and temp-to-perm recruitment | https://www.oliverjames.com/professionals
OJ Consulting | Unrivalled access to a network of highly qualified, contracting professionals across the world| https://www.oliverjames.com/consulting
OJ Executive | Specialising in senior, commercial appointments at the forefront of business transformation, technology, digital and data-driven delivery| https://www.oliverjames.com/exec
Work with OJ - https://www.oliverjames.com/work-with-oj
Work for OJ - https://workforus.oliverjames.com/
License number: Oliver James Associates - #63797 | OJ Consulting - #65136 | Astral - #65211