Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a good understanding of day-to-day Accounts-related tasks such as dealing with bank reconciliations, journals and suspense entries, credit control, etc.
As well as carrying out your own tasks, you’ll support and monitor the development of a team of six Accounts Administrators. We’re offering this role on a fixed-term basis within our fantastic Finance team, where you’ll be trained and supported fully. We thrive on the benefit of everyone’s differences and love to learn from each other - being totally committed to equal opportunities opens up massive benefits, not just to our organization and people, but also to our members and our products. Whoever you are, whatever you are and in whatever way you identify, you’re welcome here.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Accurately allocating and processing bank statements entries, journals or adjustments to the appropriate accounting and policy system
• Liaising with third parties where necessary, ensuring you adhere to best practice, SLA’s, regulatory requirements, and Group policies
• Being responsible for reconciliations, resolution and clearing of all differences, suspense entries etc. on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to maintain quality standards.
• Dealing with internal or external customer/member queries to ensure we provide all customers with a high-quality service
• Taking responsibility for organizing your own workload, ensuring that all daily, weekly, and monthly accounting tasks are completed in accordance with SLA’s
• Reviewing processes, implementing changes and improvements where required, and updating procedure documentation where necessary
• Carrying out team leadership duties such as performance reviews, absence management and providing support to the six members of staff who will report to you
• Quality checking the work of others, and providing feedback on mistakes in a calm and constructive manner
• Involvement in team projects, in collaboration with the Finance manager.

We’ll make reasonable adjustments for your specific needs to make sure your individual requirements are accommodated as far as possible – just let us know what you need, and we will be more than happy to discuss. You’ll work 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday).

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday – which increases after two years’ service to 28 days
• The opportunity to buy or sell up to five days’ holiday
• An annual bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• Cycle to work scheme
• A competitive pension and Pensions will double match the amount you pay, up to 14% (please click here to read more about it)
• You’ll receive up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Possess strong computer skills and be able to competently use programmes such as Excel and Word
• Pay close attention to detail to ensure work is completed accurately, and be able to efficiently quality-check the work of others, spot and rectify any errors
• Demonstrate excellent written English, and good numerical skills
• Be well organized, with great time-management skills, and have the flexibility to change routine when required
• Maintain a committed and enthusiastic attitude, and thrive as part of a team
• Be able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, and take responsibility for their own workload
• Hold strong team leadership skills and have experience of providing support to colleagues in a previous role
• Have achieved GCSEs in Math and English, or equivalent
• Be working towards, or have achieved, AAT qualification