Accounts Assistant

NFP, an Aon company; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

NFP in Bromsgrove is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support the Finance team with revenue recording, invoicing, and month-end activities across the UK holdings.

You will collaborate with external partners, manage commissions, assist with budgets and audits, and help streamline finance processes.

Qualifications

• Good communication across the business with colleagues and external clients.
• Strong stakeholder management to deliver objectives on time.
• Pro-active, fast-paced work style with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent attention to detail and error spotting in numbers.
• Accounting experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Workday is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming commissions by supporting the wider team and record accurately.
• Process commission-related bank transactions and ensure bank reconciles.
• Oversee invoices and ensure sales invoices are raised for relevant entities.
• Assist with annual budgets and reforecasting throughout the year.
• Support the group in audit requests as required.
• Assist with month-end reporting documents as required.
• Aid with finance transformation activities to improve processes.
• Handle ad-hoc finance projects as required.
• Chase commission revenue not received in a timely manner.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Accounting experience

Workday experience

Tools

Workday

Job description

Posting Description

We’re hiring for an Accounts Assistant to support our growing Finance team in Bromsgrove!

To keep up with our growth in the UK and Ireland, we're looking for a dedicated Accounts Assistant to support the Sales Ledger Finance Manager in managing incoming revenue, maintaining accurate financial records, and completing key accounting activities across the NFP UK Holdings group of companies.

We’re Looking For Someone With

• Good communication to communicate effectively across the business with colleagues and with external clients via e-mail, phone or face to face
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to build effective relationships with external partners and ensure the timely delivery of objectives whilst managing the expectations of stakeholders regarding delivery timescales.
• A pro-activeness, who works at a fast pace but doesn’t sacrifice attention to detail and enjoys being busy
• Excellent attention to detail, ensuring that work is checked thoroughly and picks up on small errors. Able to compare numerical and written information and spot patterns and/or discrepancies.
• Accounting experience in a fast-paced working environment
• Experience with Workday preferred but not crucial

Using These Skills, You’ll Be

• Managing incoming commissions by supporting the wider team, to ensure all incoming commissions for the business lines (Employee Benefits, Wealth, HR advisory) are recorded accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Processing commission related bank transactions and ensuring bank reconciles.
• Overseeing invoices, ensuring sales invoices are raised and issued as required for the relevant business entities.
• Working with the broader finance group to help build the annual budgets and reforecast as required throughout the year.
• Assisting the group in the completion of audit requests as and when required
• Supporting the wider finance team in the preparation of month end reporting documents as required
• Assisting with transformation activity across the group in order to improve and streamline finance processes
• Aiding with ad-hoc finance projects as required.
• Chasing commission revenue not received as encouraged in a timely manner

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let our Talent Team know – we’ll do our best to support you.

Who is NFP?

With Over 600 People In The UK And Ireland And Over 8,000 Employees Worldwide, NFP Is Part Of The Aon Group And Specialise In Helping Businesses In Four Core Areas

• Insurance (helping them manage key risks)
• Health and safety (supporting them to create a safer workplace for their employees)
• Employee benefits (helping them reward their people more effectively)
• HR, people and talent (supporting employers and their people to thrive through changes and challenges)

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• working in a multifaceted, fast-paced organisation in an exciting industry
• the opportunity to do globally impactful work from day one
• learning from industry and business line specialists with decades of experience
• a huge variety of projects to work on and challenges to tackle
• our People First culture, which illustrates our dedication to your wellbeing and development, not just as an employee but as a human being
• a rich suite of employee benefits and out-of-work perks