Accounts Assistant

Key Retirement Group Ltd; Preston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Charity day

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health plan

Job summary

more2life, part of the Key Group, is hiring a Temporary Accounts Assistant for its transactional finance team in Preston for a 3-month period. You will ensure all more2life financial transactions are accurately recorded and posted on time, supporting stakeholders as needed.

Key duties include processing interface files, reconciling balances, posting to ledgers across multiple companies, preparing broker payments, and reconciling bank transactions.

Qualifications

• Experience of computerised accounting systems.
• Experience of posting to multiple company Nominal, Sales and Purchase ledgers.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• Awareness of the importance of processing and posting data accurately.

Responsibilities

• To process system generated interface files.
• To monitor fund requests and reconcile facility balances.
• To post financial transactions into the accounting system in a timely and accurate manner into multiple companies.
• To produce broker commission payments and statements.
• To reconcile bank accounts and post transactions to the general ledger.

Skills

Computerised accounting systems

Posting to multiple ledgers

Microsoft Office

Data accuracy

Job description

We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive. To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who we are, and proud of what we do. More2Life is part of the Key Group of companies and has been a pioneering force in the Equity Release market since its launch in 2008. Today, operating from our offices in Preston, we help over 1000 people every month to confidently release cash from their homes, significantly growing year on year to become one of the largest lifetime mortgage lenders in the UK.

We are hiring for a Temporary Accounts Assistant to join our busy transactional finance team for a period of 3 months.

As our Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for ensuring that all more2life financial transactions within your remit are accounted for accurately and on a timely basis and to support key stakeholders as and when required.

Main duties and responsibilities

• To process system generated interface files
• To monitor fund requests and reconcile facility balances
• To post financial transactions into the accounting system in a timely and accurate manner into multiple companies
• To produce broker commission payments and statements
• To reconcile bank accounts and post transactions to the general ledger.

Key knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience of computerised accounting systems.
• Experience of posting to multiple company Nominal, Sales and Purchase ledgers.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• Awareness of the importance of processing and posting data accurately.

Most of all we look for people who display and work around the core values of our business: Ambitious – to break ground to help our customers enjoy a better retirement. Supportive – relationships are key to everything we do. Personal – going above and beyond to offer exceptional service. Integrity – honest, true and transparent in all our relationships. Responsive – whatever the challenge we’ll deliver the right result. Expert – experts in our field, our thirst for knowledge never stops.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Rising to 28 based on length of service.
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• 1 charity day
• Tier 1 pension (5% Employee, 8% Employer)
• Simply Health
• Life Assurance
• Key Group

Our purpose is to help people finance a better retirement. Our mission is to be the UK's leading later life lending company. Our connected portfolio of brands comprises of Key (The adviser), Key Partnerships (The partner), more2life (The lender) and Air Group (The Coach).

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