Trainee Accounts Assistant

Lane Clark & Peacock LLP; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trainee Accounts Assistant to join their Pensions Administration Department. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide accounting services while developing your skills in a collaborative environment. You'll be involved in preparing pension scheme reports, managing audits, and supporting team projects. With a strong focus on personal and professional development, this organization offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a competitive pension scheme. Join a team that values diversity and inclusion, and make a meaningful impact in the world of finance.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Professional study support

Access to wellbeing and diversity networks

Life assurance

Income protection

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Volunteering opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and numerate with strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Pension Scheme Reports & Accounts for clients.
• Manage auditors during the audit process.
• Support ad-hoc team projects and develop team knowledge.

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to Detail

Initiative

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Excel (Intermediate)

Job description

Trainee Accounts Assistant

At LCP, we love what we do, and it shows. We help our clients make good decisions based on insightful analysis, industry expertise, and game-changing technology. Working across sectors such as pensions and benefits, investments, insurance, energy, health, sports, and data analytics, we assist clients in navigating complexity to take meaningful action.

Who are the department and what is the role?

This vacancy is for a Trainee Accounts Assistant in the Pensions Administration Department's accounting team. The role involves providing accounting services to clients and internal teams. The successful candidate will be based in Winchester but may occasionally work in our London office.

What will you be doing?

The main responsibilities include:

• Preparing Pension Scheme Reports & Accounts within deadlines for a portfolio of clients, including reconciliation of investments and AVC accounts, and preparing statutory pension scheme Trustee Reports and Accounts with supporting documentation.
• Managing auditors during the audit process, ensuring timely provision of information and resolution of queries.
• Attending client and auditor meetings as required.
• Supporting ad-hoc team projects.
• Developing knowledge within the team to assist with various checking tasks in the future.

What skills, experience, and qualities do you need for this role?

• Numerate, accurate, and detail-oriented.
• Use of initiative and common sense.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Well-organized with proficiency in Excel (intermediate level).

What's in it for you?

Join a multi-award-winning, collaborative, and inclusive organization that values your personal and professional development. Our benefits include:

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Professional study support.
• Access to wellbeing and diversity networks.

For your family:

• Life assurance, income protection, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave, and shared parental leave.

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with flexible options.
• Private medical insurance.
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness, dental insurance, and eye care vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme and digital GP services.

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• High street discounts and season ticket loans.

For others and the environment:

• Volunteering opportunities and electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require adjustments during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].