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 manages ~$30 billion in assets, services over 1 million customers with superannuation, investments, and life insurance policies, and has 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
Join Resolution Life as a Balance Sheet Reconciliation Lead and play a pivotal role in our finance transformation journey! Over the past three years, we've implemented numerous initiatives to support our strategic goals, and now, with evolving regulations and reporting deadlines, your expertise is crucial. You'll ensure our financial position is accurately reflected in our statements and manage emerging risks of write-offs. Collaborating with various business units, senior finance leaders, and subject matter experts, you'll align finance deliverables with our objectives and timelines.
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
RLA has adopted agile ways of working, providing a flexible environment for individuals to make a significant contribution to our success through the application of their skill and experience. To thrive in this environment ideally, a candidate has the following attributes:
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
Experience in onshore people management essential
Experience in managing outsourced providers essential
Ability to work to tight deadlines in an agile environment
Strong relationship management skills
Critical Skills
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. As an equal opportunity employer strongly committed to working in a diverse and inclusive workforce you will be provided with any support or accessibility requirements throughout your interview process. Please feel free to contact our Talent Team directly at ******.
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