Senior Accounts Technician - Accounts Payable

Allianz; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Development days

Product discounts

Volunteering days

Job summary

Allianz UK is seeking a Senior Accounts Technician to join the accounts team in Guildford on a hybrid basis, ensuring accurate reporting and acting as go-to for queries and covering for Team Leader.

You will own Accounts Payable processes, drive improvements, oversee external audit, collaborate with offshore AP, and mentor colleagues. The role offers a comprehensive reward package and flexible working options within Allianz's global structure.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working within an Accounts Department.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and good knowledge of other Office applications.
• Understanding how the business areas operate and how this translates into the financial transactions.
• Good knowledge of the SAP and BEx systems and business systems that are used for the team's work.
• Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
• Capability to mentor peers within team.

Responsibilities

• Act as Accounts Payable subject matter expert for the relevant vertical workstream, ensuring processes are aligned with the global operating model, policies and standards.
• Improve the controls environment and support manager to implement recommendations from Audit.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve Accounts Payable efficiency, productivity, quality and service delivery.
• Own external audit process.
• Support projects relating to Accounting Harmonisation & improvement in payment process.
• Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation and standardisation, working with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement sustainable solutions.
• Develop strong relationships with both internal and external customers, understanding their needs and ensuring their output meets their requirements.
• Build an effective Control Framework for their area, ensuring all payments and controls are completed accurately and on time.
• Work closely with offshore Accounts Payable team to assess process execution, identify operational challenges and ensure adherence to agreed procedures.
• Support the Team Leader, mentor wider team, acting as a referral point for queries and covering when the Team Leader is away.
• Monitor key Accounts Payable performance indicators to identify trends, inefficiencies, service delivery issues and opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Accounts payable

Excel

Business understanding

Mentoring

AI usage

Education

Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

Tools

SAP

BEx

Job description

Role Description

We're looking for a motivated and detail-orientated Senior Accounts Technician to join our accounts team.

As a Senior Accounts Technician, you will ensure all reporting is completed accurately and in a timely fashion to enable the completion of wider teams work. You will have excellent knowledge of the team's systems and processes and be the go-to person for queries, covering for the Team Leader in their absence.

This is a hybrid role, based in Guildford.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £55,000 per annum.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

As a Senior Accounts Technician, you will:

• Act as Accounts Payable subject matter expert for the relevant vertical workstream, ensuring processes are aligned with the global operating model, policies and standards.
• Improve the controls environment and support manager to implement recommendations from Audit.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve Accounts Payable efficiency, productivity, quality and service delivery.
• Own external audit process.
• Support projects relating to Accounting Harmonisation & improvement in payment process.
• Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation and standardisation, working with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement sustainable solutions.
• Develop strong relationships with both internal and external customers, understanding their needs and ensuring their output meets their requirements.
• Build an effective Control Framework for their area, ensuring all payments and controls are completed accurately and on time.
• Work closely with offshore Accounts Payable team to assess process execution, identify operational challenges and ensure adherence to agreed procedures.
• Support the Team Leader, mentor wider team, acting as a referral point for queries and covering when the Team Leader is away.
• Monitor key Accounts Payable performance indicators to identify trends, inefficiencies, service delivery issues and opportunities for improvement.

Essential Skills

• Significant experience of working within an Accounts Department.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and good knowledge of other Office applications.
• Understanding how the business areas operate and how this translates into the financial transactions.
• Good knowledge of the SAP and BEx systems and business systems that are used for the team's work.
• Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
• Capability to mentor peers within team.

Desirable Skills

• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from - so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Ouraim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We're here to support you.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Closing date: 4th November 2026.

108572 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent