Your Role
You will join Apollo as a Partner Syndicates Assistant Accountant, supporting the Partner Syndicate Reporting Manager in the oversight and delivery of finance activities across Apollo’s diverse and growing portfolio of Platform Partner Syndicates.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to develop their accounting career within the Lloyd’s market. You will gain exposure to syndicate reporting, regulatory returns, treasury management, audit activity, financial controls, and process improvement, while working alongside experienced finance professionals in a collaborative environment.
The role offers broad exposure across both technical reporting and day-to-day finance operations, providing a strong platform for continued professional development and accounting qualification progression.
What You’ll Do
- 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.
- Analyse 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.
What We Are Looking For
- 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.
