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Based in the UK Finance team in Cardiff and reporting to a Senior Accountant, this is a crucial role in ensuring our month end processes are completed accurately and efficiently as well as supporting with other financial reporting. You’ll play a key role in making sure our financial reporting is accurate, reliable, and delivered on time. You’ll work across the business, helping teams understand the numbers and improving how we do things.
Job Responsibility
Developing a good understanding of the activities of the business and a strong working relationship with managers across the business, in order to be able to provide financial, numerical and procedural assistance to a variety of departments
Timely completion of Month End activities and developing a thorough understanding of key accounting processes within the UK insurance business
Supporting the production of reporting issued to the Group’s insurance companies, co-insurers and re-insurers
Ownership and management of key balance sheet reconciliations to ensuring accurate and timely reconciliation
Developing existing control and accounting processes and drive improvements with a view to reducing the time it takes to complete month-end activities
Supporting with the improvement of accounting processes, controls and reporting
Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
Supporting the internal and external audit process
Providing general support and completing ad-hoc tasks as required by Finance managers
Requirements
Qualified Accountant with experience in Financial Accounting or Management Accounting (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
Strong academic background with strong numeracy and analytical skills
Experience of accounting / month end processes and a good understanding of internal financial controls
Good interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with relevant stakeholders
Desire to probe further into data, pro-active in all aspects of the role
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and large data sets manipulation skills
Nice to have
Insurance
Payroll and Share schemes accounting understanding
Microsoft Dynamics experience desirable
Experience working in the Financial Services sector
What we offer
Up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service
33 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing up to 38 days
Option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave