Business Accountant

Benefact Group; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international financial services group is seeking a Business Accountant for their Gloucester office. This fixed-term role involves supporting financial reporting and accounting standards in a collaborative environment, offering competitive salary and benefits in line with the company's giving ethos. Ideal candidates will be well-organized with solid analytical skills and engage in varied tasks across the finance team.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%

Full study support to gain professional qualifications

Private healthcare and income protection

Volunteering days

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Competent user of MS Excel, able to interpret complex information.
• Aptitude for learning and applying accounting requirements.
• Some experience of preparing statutory accounts is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the Group's statutory, regulatory, and management reporting.
• Engagement with business unit stakeholders for reporting deliverables.
• Support implementation of accounting controls and procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: 12 month FTC

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 203954

About the role

Benefact Group are looking for a Business Accountant to join our Gloucesteroffice.

Work as part of a small, supportive team within Group Finance to support the delivery of accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting for the group and its businesses.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that's committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group-where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Preparation of the Group's statutory, regulatory and management reporting through sourcing, analysing, and preparing financial and narrative information for use in returns and financial statements.
• Board and committee support to insurance entities supported by EIO under the Joint Administration Agreement including paper preparation, Board and committee attendance
• Support the implementation of and improvements to the Group's accounting controls and procedures for statutory and/or regulatory reporting.
• Proactive engagement with wider Group Finance and outsourced insurance company objectives and projects.
• Engage with business unit stakeholders as required to prepare the various statutory, regulatory and management reporting deliverables

What you'll need to have

• Competent user of MS Excel Ability to interpret complex information.
• Aptitude for learning, interpreting and applying accounting and/or regulatory requirements.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills. Ability to meet tight deadlines and adapt to the needs of the business.
• Ability to work effectively in a team or individually.
• Well organised with a meticulous attention to detail.

What makes you stand out

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Understanding of IFRS. UK GAAP, Charities SORP and Solvency II experience beneficial, but not essential.
• Some experience of preparing statutory accounts and engaging in year end audit process is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in Power BI is also beneficial but not essential.
• Knowledge of the Financial Services industry would be beneficial.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Hybrid working
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
• Generous annual bonus scheme between 6% and up to 24%
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
• Up to £400 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Hear from the hiring manager

"We're a small, supportive team within Group Finance, involved in varied work within a number of different business units. If you enjoy a challenging, rewarding role with the opportunity to add value then we'd like to hear from you."

Nick Edy

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK's number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group's size.

We believe it's essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.
If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change's UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26

Company Benefact Group Role Finance Locations Gloucester Remote status Hybrid Employment type Fixed Term Contract - Full Time