Senior Accountant

Munich Re; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Accountant to assist in financial reporting and process improvement. This role involves managing a small team, ensuring compliance, and enhancing financial controls. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and excellent Excel knowledge.

Benefits

Agile/Hybrid working

Private Healthcare (Aviva)

Employer Pension contribution of 13%

Annual bonus

Professional qualification support

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

x2 wellbeing days per year

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (passed finalist) - CIMA, ACA, ACCA.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team and contribute to month and quarter close processes.
• Ownership of month end deliverables and tax balances.
• Provide financial support and respond to ad-hoc requests.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent MS Excel Knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Continuous improvement

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA)

Job description

Role: Senior Accountant

Location: Manchester / Birkenhead (Hybrid working)

Permanent

Job Purpose:

The focus of the Senior Accountant role is to assist in the preparation and reporting of high-quality financial information, including undertaking and being accountable for various key financial processes.

Additionally, the role holder will support and drive continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, in addition to enhancing the control environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Potential management of a small team. To lead, develop and mentor.
• Contribution to the month and quarter close process in line with company policies and timetables.
• Create and maintain relationships with various stakeholders.
• Ownership of key month end and quarter end deliverables, for example a subset of the tasks below depending on the team:
  • Monthly affiliate pack submitted to HSB IIC
  • Oversight of balance sheets, ensuring understanding and control of balances
  • Ownership of payroll postings and reconciliations across the all group companies
  • Tax balances, including calculating and posting of corporation tax estimates, and completion of Insurance Premium Tax and VAT returns
• Provide Financial support and respond to ad-hoc requests from key stakeholders across the HSB and Munich Re group.
• Represent finance on various current and future projects relating to both the team and wider business.
• Adhering to robust and compliant accounting processes to ensure accurate reporting of both the P&L and Balance sheet.
• Commitment to personal development in order to meet both current and future requirements of the business.

Key Skills & Experience:

Essential

• Self-motivated
• Excellent MS Excel Knowledge (VLOOKUP, Pivot tables etc).
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Identification and drive of continuous improvement activities
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• Experience of working within the insurance and / or Engineering industry

Additional Skills & Responsibilities:

• Interacting with people: Establishing relationships with various teams across the business.
• Initiative: Innovative approach to problem solving, anticipating opportunities and the ability to question/challenge existing methods and approaches.
• Attention to detail: Applying high quality standards to all tasks undertaken.
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both verbally and written.
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly and across locations, where deadlines require, within the Company's required operating hours.

Qualifications & Educations Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (passed finalist) - CIMA, ACA, ACCA

Benefits:

A snapshot of some of our benefits:

• Agile/Hybrid working
• Private Healthcare (Aviva)
• Aviva Digital GP
• Employer Pension contribution of 13%
• Annual bonus
• Professional qualification support
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• x2 wellbeing days per year

At HSB Group (including Premier Gurantee), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed.

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