Financial Accountant

AXA Group; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and asset management firm based in Redhill is seeking a motivated Financial Accountant to support audits, bank reconciliations, and tax matters. The ideal candidate is a part-qualified accountant with strong Excel, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Join a dynamic team offering a hybrid working model and competitive rewards including a performance-based bonus and private healthcare benefits.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)

Private Healthcare Benefit

AXA employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in collating audit evidence or coordinating audit tasks is a plus.
• Familiarity with VAT and company tax reporting is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Help gather audit evidence and collaborate with auditors.
• Prepare and complete bank reconciliations.
• Review VAT-related topics and support tax return processes.
• Recommend solutions to improve finance function efficiency.
• Support financial activities with data collection for month-end reviews.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Job description

Join Our Team as a Financial Accountant!

Are you a part-qualified accountant looking for an exciting opportunity to grow your career? AXA Partners UK & Ireland is seeking a motivated Financial Accountant to join our dynamic Finance team based in Redhill. If you embrace change, have a solid grasp of financial accounting, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect role for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Support Audits and Statutory Accounts: Help gather audit evidence and collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure a smooth audit process for our UK and Ireland entities
• Bank Reconciliations: Prepare and complete bank reconciliations for our Home and Motor business lines and assist in clearing any unreconciled items
• Tax Matters: Review VAT-related topics and assist with the annual corporation tax return for multiple entities while supporting ad hoc tax queries
• Promote Change: Identify weaknesses in current processes and recommend solutions to improve efficiency within the finance function
• Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with various stakeholders across the business to support financial activities, including data collection for month-end reviews

Your Profile

• You’re a part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with a desire to learn and grow in the finance sector
• Previous experience in collating audit evidence or coordinating audit tasks is a plus
• Familiarity with VAT and company tax reporting is desirable but not essential
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills will help you manage and analyze large datasets effectively
• You have a solid understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail
• You work well in a team and maintain a positive attitude

About AXA

AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients at every step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfy their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and assetmanagement. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 million clients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with astrong focus on risk prevention.

Our mission: Empower people to live a better life.

Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.

About the Entity

AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.

AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.

Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

Join a company that helps protect the forests! At AXA Partners, we plant a tree for every new recruit (with a permanent contract).

What We Offer

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Partners, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that.

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Hybrid working
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• Private Healthcare Benefit
• AXA employee discounts