Balance Sheet Reconciliations Lead

About Resolution Life

At Resolution Life, we are resolutely committed to protecting the financial futures entrusted to us.

For customers, advisers, companies and the industry, we are making an impact worldwide.

Resolution Life is a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and ongoing management of portfolios of life insurance policies.

Resolution Life Australasia, manage ~$30 billion in assets, service over 1 million customers with superannuation, investments and life insurance policies and have over 1000 employees across Australia and New Zealand.

Why us?

We are committed to providing our customers with peace of mind that their life insurance, superannuation, and investment policies are in safe and trusted hands for the long term, through providing quality investment management, competitive premiums and excellent customer service.

We are one of the first life insurers globally to operate in an entirely Enterprise Agile environment and have a contemporary 100% cloud-based technology offering.

The Opportunity

In this role, you’ll identify and mitigate risks during financial close, drive efficiencies through automation, and partner with our outsourced providers to achieve operational excellence. We’re looking for a qualified accountant with at least three years of experience in financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliation. If you have a knack for managing people and outsourced providers, and experience with ERP and finance platform implementations, we want to hear from you

This role offers a 12-month full-time fixed-term contract and embraces flexible working arrangements. You'll have the freedom to work remotely, with occasional office attendance required on an ad hoc basis, ensuring a harmonious balance between business needs and personal flexibility.

Your Story- Qualified Accountant (Open to AU or NZ and other)- At least 3 years of experience in financial reporting cycle and financial accounting- At least 3 years of experience in accountable for outcome of balance sheet reconciliation
Australian Life Insurance, banking and financial services industry experience essential- People management and mentoring skills to ensure deliverables are completed as a team, I’d say there are 2 key group of stakeholders:
- Experience in onshore people management essential (the individuals do not directly report to this manager, but the manager will need to ensure the team can collectively deliver on a team outcome)- Experience in managing outsourced provider essential (ensuring SLA are met, quality of the outsourced provider can be uplifted/maintained- Ability to work to tight deadlines in an agile environment- Strong relationship management skills - ability to manage external parties to timeframes flexibility - willingness to focus on additional initiatives as they arise

Critical Skills
At Resolution Life, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analysing data and problem-solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

What Will We Do For You:
Our culture underpins our values and guides our decision making. It's also what makes Resolution Life a great place to work.

Resolution Life Australasia supports virtual working, and our enduring primary place of work continues to be “virtual” with the physical office and home office used interchangeably. We recognise that our workers can contribute and connect equally regardless of where they are located, and we have seen and experienced the wellbeing and benefits that come from working at home. This means some of us work at home most of the time, in the office most of the time or a balanced mix.

Every day is an opportunity to grow - and we hope to offer our people a career, not just a job.

The learning and development opportunities we offer include supporting the completion of executive-level short courses, access to leading online learning tools, on the job training, and mentoring by highly experienced business leaders.

Join us

Before commencing employment in this role you will need to provide two references, full working rights and complete police and credit checks through an online provider.

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