Assistant Accountant

Job Description

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract - (12 months)

Location: This role will be based in our Edinburgh office with time spent working in the office and at home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025

Salary and benefits: £31,100 - £40,000 (dependant on experience) plus bonus up to 16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12 x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked. We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Business Finance Analyst to join our Fund Accounting Reconciliation team to assist in the provision of professional accountancy and finance analysis service by executing specific and regular finance processes to ensure the organisation meets its regulatory, reputational and commercial requirements.

You Will Be Responsible For:

1. Support the delivery of robust, effective and efficient operational and finance processes and controls.
2. Deliver a controlled and efficient month-end close.
3. Investigate and where appropriate prepare and post journals to correct the ledger position across areas including policyholder accounting records such as premiums, claims etc.
4. Reconciliation of Ledger accounts, providing control and assurance over the balance sheet.
5. Preparation of month-end reconciliations, analysing and commenting on any variances and exceptions in the month.

What are we looking for?

1. Experience of working in an Accounting team in financial services with a good level of accounting knowledge.
2. Strong Excel skills.
3. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
4. Excellent communication skills.
5. Proactive and organised, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
6. Qualified / Part Qualified Accountancy qualification would be advantageous.

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Find out more about:

• Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
• Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us