Steve Collins

Experience

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  Towergate Insurance

  Nov 2009 - May 2014

  Accounts Assistant

  Reporting directly to the Regional Finance Director, tasks include:· Completing monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations.· Preparing month end journals including salary, accruals and prepayments.· Maintaining the fixed asset register and monthly depreciation runs.· Preparing month end and mid-month solvency calculations in accordance with government CASS regulations. · Overseeing the purchase ledger and processing invoice payments within supplier credit terms.· Analysing monthly overhead expenses in line with target.· Daily cashbook and bank reconciliations.· Reporting weekly performance numbers to Corporate Management.· Responsible for issuing weekly/monthly volume forecasts.· Review weekly cash receipts against aged debtor profiles and provide analysis to corporate management. · Issuing debtors reports to Team leaders, then collating and reporting responses for Senior Management review.· Preparing status Income Reports to Senior Department managers.· Assisting internal/external auditors with queries. I also helped prepare the annual budget and assisted in preparing and finalising year end P&L, BS and other statutory accounting reports. Show less

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  HSB Engineering Insurance

  Jun 2014 - May 2017

  Financial Reporting Accountant

  • Responsible for the production of the monthly financial reporting package sent to our parent company containing a full Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss and detailed analysis, prepared on a US GAAP and IFRS basis.• Production of Quarterly Loss Triangles for all business segments and lines of business. Also providing detailed analysis and commentary to our immediate parent company and at a group level.• Solely responsible for entering and maintaining the correct reserves in our ledger with regards to ceded claims and recoverable balances.• Maintained our SUN general ledger in accordance with company policies, responsible for user administration, account amendments and set up / control of account analysis fields. • Working closely with the Business Intelligence and Analytics team to enhance the quality and volume of information held within our core business system, allowing for faster and more detailed reporting. • Handled month-end system close for in-house Policy Administration System including maintaining relationships with various internal stakeholders to ensure close handled in a smooth and efficient manner.• Assisting with regulatory reporting requirements, PRA return, ONS and APRA return.• Assisted other finance team members with production of monthly Management Accounting package, solely responsible for all claims data contained within.• Responsible for posting, analysing and reporting on GBP 100m of investments held in multiple currencies including detailed FX analysis.• Working with the Solvency II Project Leader to assist in the transition of Solvency II reporting into standard month end production.• Developed thorough knowledge of data/sources and systems, responsible for assisting other departments with data queries. Show less

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  Bells Accountants

  Jun 2017 - now

  Accountant