Job Description

The Assistant Accountant will support the Financial Accountants to ensure the Company maintains accurate and complete accounting records, including balance sheet reconciliations. The role will be responsible for preparing and posting journals, performing reconciliations and undertaking financial analysis.

Reporting to the Financial Accountants, the role will provide the successful candidate with insight into the insurance services sector as well as the opportunity to work in a private equity backed business with a history of significant organic and acquisitive growth. The business is very fast paced, and the role will give the successful candidate exposure to all levels of the business. The role will challenge the breadth of the candidate’s competencies ranging from system and technical skills to softer communication skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To perform accounting and finance operational processes, performing reconciliations across different systems and the balance sheet
• To undertake day-to-day transactional processes in collaboration with other UK functions and the offshore shared service Centre based in India
• To prepare and post monthly journals, including accruals, prepayments and intercompany entries ensuring all accounting entries are supported and accurate
• To undertake monthly variance analysis and ad hoc analysis as required
• To support the wider finance team on ad hoc work as required
• To assist in the preparation of statutory financial statements for the trading entities, complying with both US and UK accounting standards
• To support the team in the end to end audit process, working with the auditors on substantive testing and variance analysis.

What will you get for this role?

• Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications
• Many of our vacancies offer the opportunity to work flexibly, whether from office and/or home
• Healthcare scheme
• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Discounts on various products and services
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
• Life assurance
• Group Income Protection

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Educated to degree level or with an equivalent strong academic background
• A desire to obtain a professional accountancy qualification
• Experience of working in a highly pressured dynamic environment
• SAP experience helpful, although not essential
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet strict deadlines 
• Continuous improvement mindset and a willingness to challenge the status quo
• Strong communicator with the ability to communicate with Executives and non-financial individuals alike
• Ability to identify issues and use initiative to solve complex problems
• Team player with willingness to help others beyond their formal role 
• Exercise the utmost discretion when dealing with confidential information