Assistant Accountant- Job Details
Ref: UKU02342
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Overall purpose of job:
To provide the Finance Manager with accurate and timely financial information this meets legal, statutory and business requirements. To develop and maintain a control environment in the distribution companies, specifically for processes on the core systems and accounting entries for the distribution businesses.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- To reconcile on a monthly basis all Distribution insurance balance sheet accounts and review those accounts to ensure the accuracy of the accounting records
- Supervise the credit control process, reporting to the Finance Manager and liaising with Account Managers to ensure a complete and accurate process is maintained.
- Supervise the reconciliation of daily credit card receipts to core systems.
- Devise and monitor a robust cash management process in the distribution companies.
- Implement Audit checking for all insurance declarations periodically to ensure compliance with Underwriter rates and accuracy of client information.
- Oversee daily processing to agreed deadlines and accuracy.
- Continuously develop the daily processing in the distribution team to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection and delivery.
- Develop and oversee robust process for external payments to agents and affiliates.
- Develop user guides and procedures for Distribution processes.
- Oversee, and where appropriate answer, information requests and queries from the distribution sales and account management teams.
- Liaise with Finance Manager and Management Accountant to ensure resource is provided for testing on project work.
- Monitor compliance with legislative requirements, especially in relation to the recording of customer data.
Technical Skills Required:
- Experience of working in a customer service environment
- Moderate to high level of knowledge of Microsoft packages
- Excellent communication skills - comfortable conversing with all levels of Management
- Self motivated and methodical person with attention to detail and ability to undertake some repetitive work
- Part qualified accountancy based qualifications
Other Skills Required:
- Continuous Improvement and attention to detail
- Team Work
- Customer Focus
- Achievement Focus
For further information, or if you wish to apply for this position, please click here, and quote Ref: UKU2342