Financial Accountant

Hastings Insurance Services Ltd; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Une société d'assurance dynamique recherche un comptable financier pour un contrat de 12 mois. Le candidat idéal sera responsable de la gestion de la comptabilité financière pour le groupe, impliquant des consolidations mensuelles et une étroite collaboration avec l'équipe d'analyse financière. Des compétences en IFRS17 et une qualification ACCA/ACA/CIMA sont essentielles, avec des avantages tels qu'une allocation de voiture et une flexibilité de travail. Rejoignez une entreprise qui valorise ses employés et offre une culture inclusiste basée sur les principes 4Cs.

Benefits

Allocation de voiture de £5,000

Assurance médicale privée

Programme de bien-être mental

28 jours de congés annuels

Bonus annuel basé sur la performance

Qualifications

• Expérience en production/revue de consolidations mensuelles respectant l'IFRS17.
• Bonne maîtrise des analyses financières et réconciliations.
• Capacité à travailler de manière autonome.

Responsibilities

• Production/revue des ajustements de consolidation mensuels.
• Collaboration étroite avec les équipes IT et d'analyse financière.
• Provision de données pour les auditeurs externes.

Skills

Analyse des données

Compétences de réconciliation

Gestion du temps

Education

ACCA, ACA ou CIMA qualifié

Tools

Systèmes comptables

Job description

Financial Accountant - 12 month FTC

Location: Bexhill - Hybrid -

Welcome to Hastings Direct

We're a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company, we've made huge investments in our technology, pricing, data and analytics capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people. And as a Finance team, we're doing exactly the same - building a market leading finance technology platform, investing in our team and our approach to leadership development, with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business.

The fact you're now reading this job advert means we've tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD. If you like what you see, we hope you'll consider joining our team.

We have high standards and understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we would love to hear from you.

Role overview

The Financial Accounts Team is responsible for the Management and Financial Accounting for the retail trading entity plus all of the holding companies within the Hastings Insurance Group including full Group consolidations. The team also ensures the integrity of the Group's Balance Sheets by performing monthly reconciliations and using business insight to understand the movements and provide informative commentary.

Job details - you'll need to have demonstrable experience in:

• Production/review of all month end consolidation adjustments for the Hastings Insurance Group with adherence to IFRS17

• Working closely with IT and Operations on our customer interest calculations to ensure accuracy

• Production/review of month end journals for Hastings and all holding entities within the Group, including accruals and provisions

• Working closely with Financial Planning & Analysis team to finalise month end results

• Production of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, providing insightful commentary into movements and ownership of specific balance sheet area and leadership of related monthly control meetings

• Provision of data to external auditors

Essential skills/experience:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified

• Good organisational and time management skills

• Ability to analyse, summarise and insightfully comment upon data

• Strong Systems skills outside of pure accounting systems

• Excellent reconciliation skills and attention to detail

• Must be able to work on own initiative

The interview process

Our interview process involves the below:

• Recruiter screening call

• 1st stage interview with hiring leader

• 2nd interview with hiring leaders leader

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive - what this means to you is if you're applying for a job with us, you'll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website

Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Benefits: inaddition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive...

Flexible working - we champion a flexible hybrid working approach - please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail

Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus

Physical wellbeing - as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen

Financial wellbeing - as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes - discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support

Mental wellbeing programme - we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs

There's more! - 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ....

Join us and you'll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you'll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we'll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we'll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.

At Hastings Direct, we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.

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