Victoria-jayne (Vikki) Smith
Crawley,West Sussex
Summary
I am a driven professional with a keen eye for financial detail. I consider myself poised to contribute significantly to the role of Investment Accounting Integration Consultant leveraging my extensive experience of over 20 years working with a leading global insurance/reinsurance legacy solutions provider. I am available to work immediately.
- Over 15 years of expertise in Investment Accounting and Treasury, including financial & regulatory reporting, regulatory compliance, data/system migration projects, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), acquisitions and Part VII transfers.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Clearwater Analytics, most recently, working on initiatives to automate investment postings to the general ledger, and regulatory reporting (SII).
- Proven leadership skills, having managed a team of six whilst UK Treasury Manager from 2017 to 2022.
- Strong communication and organisational skills and a proactive problem solver.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
UK Investment Accounting Manager
Enstar
Guildford, Surrey
2022.06 - 2025.10
- Calculate, prepare and enter monthly investment activity for the Group's UK investment portfolios to accounting ledgers (accounting on a Solvency II or UK GAAP basis depending on company involved).
- Reconciliation of UK GAAP to US GAAP investments within the ledgers for UK companies.
- Reconciliation of monthly custodian statements to Clearwater Analytics data.
- Provide regulatory data (Solvency II ) for investment portfolios for UK companies on a quarterly and annual basis as required.
UK/EU Treasury Manager
Enstar
Guildford, Surrey
2017.05 - 2022.05
- Managed a team of 6 over 2 locations.
- Responsible for all aspects of cash & liquidity management, currency matching, bank mandates, banking portal administrator, audit requests, internal controls, bank reconciliations, cash accounting and appraisals.
- Worked to successfully onboard Kyriba (Treasury Management System) for all UK/EU and AUS entities.
- Fostered strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication and updates.
Treasury & Investments Assistant
Enstar
Guildford, Surrey
2009.04 - 2017.04
Credit controller
Enstar
Guildford, Surrey
2005.01 - 2009.03
Team Leader, Marine Reinsurance XOL
RSA Insurance
Chelmsford, Essex
1994.01 - 2004.09
Bank office clerk
Lloyds Banking Group
Chelmsford, Essex
1989.07 - 1993.12
Education
GCSEs - Mathematics, Computer Studies, Geography
Boswells Comprehensive
Chelmsford, Essex 1984.09 - 1989.06
GCSEs - English Language, English Literature, Economics, Biology, Chemistry & French
Boswells Comprehensive
Chelmsford, Essex 1984.09 - 1989.06
Skills
- Investment Accounting experience of over 15 years
- Good working knowledge of Clearwater Analytics, most recently working on two projects; 1 to automate investment postings straight to ledgers, and 2 automating regulatory reporting
- Involvement in various data/system migration projects ( eg Underwriting/Claims/Reinsurance/Treasury Management System)
- Spreadsheet proficiency (very comfortable with pivots, vlookups for example)
- Leadership skills (managed a team of 6 whilst UK Treasury Manager 2017-2022)
- Financial reporting (15 years reporting cash and investment positions to very tight deadlines)
- Responsible for Solvency II regulatory reporting to Finance Team (forms S0602, S0603, S0901)
- Mergers and acquisitions insight (working with a leading global legacy solutions company for 20 years)
Timeline
UK Investment Accounting Manager
Enstar
2022.06 - 2025.10
UK/EU Treasury Manager
Enstar
2017.05 - 2022.05
Treasury & Investments Assistant
Enstar
2009.04 - 2017.04
Credit controller
Enstar
2005.01 - 2009.03
Team Leader, Marine Reinsurance XOL
RSA Insurance
1994.01 - 2004.09
Bank office clerk
Lloyds Banking Group
1989.07 - 1993.12
GCSEs - Mathematics, Computer Studies, Geography
Boswells Comprehensive
1984.09 - 1989.06
GCSEs - English Language, English Literature, Economics, Biology, Chemistry & French
Boswells Comprehensive
1984.09 - 1989.06