About the job
About Us
At Admiral, people come first – and we’re proud to have been named a Great Place to Work for over 25 years, including recognition as a Great Place to Work for Women and for Wellbeing.
We believe in creating a culture where everyone can truly Be You – where every colleague feels respected, valued, and empowered to be themselves. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.
We trust our people to work in the way that works best for them. Our hybrid approach provides colleagues with flexibility and control over how, when, and where they work, including the option for varied hours, where possible.
Our offices remain the heart of Admiral life. They’re designed to bring people together, encourage collaboration, and offer the space you need – whether that’s for focused work, team sessions, or company-wide events.
About the role
This is a pivotal role within EUI Finance at Admiral, reporting to the EUI CFO. The role focuses on managing the UK Finance, Accounting and Controls team to deliver accounting and reporting for the UK insurance intermediary.
The essential skills we need
- Can apply advanced knowledge of IFRS and insurance accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting and maintain strong internal controls.
- Able to assess accounting processes and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, or compliance.
- Skilled at identifying control gaps and leading change initiatives that improve process integrity and financial governance.
- Able to lead and develop a team, setting clear goals, providing coaching, and improving team performance over time.
- Strong numerical and analytical ability, with a track record of using financial insight to support commercial decision-making.
- Effective and impactful communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
Qualifications and Knowledge
- Five or more years of post-qualification experience with a recognised accountancy qualification and a strong academic background.
- Strong working knowledge of IFRS and insurance accounting, experience in accounting processes, and a strong understanding of financial controls.
What you’ll be doing
As the lead of our UK Insurance Financial Accounting and Controls team, you’ll support a brilliant group of qualified and trainee accountants to deliver our finance goals, while developing their skills and careers along the way.
You’ll help us maintain a strong and well-controlled finance environment across our UK Insurance intermediary, ensuring that our accounting processes, financial ledgers, and data sources are accurate, consistent, and in line with accounting standards.
You’ll play a key role in producing and consolidating management accounts, leading monthly close processes, and ensuring all reporting is timely, clear, and compliant with group policies and statutory requirements.
You’ll build strong relationships across the business to help improve reporting lines and control procedures, staying curious and connected to our products and customer journeys so you can evolve our accounting and control processes as we grow and change.
You’ll also:
- Oversee our regulatory and VAT returns, ensuring we meet all required obligations.
- Support operational finance activities like bank reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, and maintaining liquidity in line with group and regulatory requirements.
- Lead on our payments strategy, including line management of the Payments Strategy and Partnership Manager, and act as a key stakeholder in our payments transformation work.
- Be part of our wider finance transformation journey – working with senior leadership and change teams to improve systems, data, and processes.
- Take the lead in managing third-party suppliers to finance, in line with Admiral’s risk management approach.
- Work closely with our internal risk and audit teams, as well as external auditors, to meet reporting requirements.
- And last but not least – be a collaborative and values-driven member of our finance leadership team, helping our wider function support the business and deliver real value.
Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.
Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.
Talent Partner - Tech & Data
What areas do you look after?
I currently work within the Tech Recruitment Team as a Recruitment Officer, recruiting for various roles for our IT department, including but not exclusively Software Developers, Cloud Engineers/DevOps Engineers, Architects.
Tell us about you and your Admiral story?
I joined Admiral in February 2021 as a Recruitment Officer after having worked several years in external recruitment working for Tech Recruitment agencies and for RPO companies. Since joining Admiral, I recruited for different areas including Admiral Money, Digital and Marketing and Admiral IT.
Why would you recommend Admiral?
Admiral is a great place to work. Admiral is known for having a great culture and I couldn’t agree more, it’s a fun place to work, whether that be working from home or when we work from the office together. I enjoy my role and the team I work with are amazing, we are all really supportive of one another and we have lots of fun along the way.
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