Job Title:Accountant
Target Start Date:ASAP
Contract Type:12-14mth FTC
Salary Range:£36k - £42k dependant on experience
Location: Eastleigh, Hybrid
Work Level:WL3
Closing Date for applications:30th May
Hiring Manager:Adam Marsden
Accountant:Are you a detail-oriented finance professional with a passion foraccuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement?Ageas UK is seeking adedicated and analytical individual to join our Finance team, where you’ll playa key role in supporting the monthly close process, preparing financialstatements, and ensuring timely and accurate reporting across our UK entities.This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the delivery of our corereporting requirements, as well as supporting the team in the delivery of somekey strategic projects.
Main Responsibilities:
* Supporting the control and delivery of the monthly close process for the Ageas UK entities, ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded and that associated balance sheet entries are valid.
* Timely and accurate reporting and reconciliation of the Ageas UK consolidated IFRS balance sheet to Group and senior management on a monthly basis.
* Preparation of first level financial information for various stakeholders within the UK group.
* Meeting internal and external tax compliance requirements across all types of business taxes (excluding payroll taxes).
* Preparing the annual financial statements for the Ageas UK entities, including liaising with external auditors and ensuring the appropriate internal reviews take place.
* Critically reviewing monthly close processes and documented procedures to identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, ensuring the controls are updated as appropriate.
* Supporting the team with ad hoc queries, projects and the development of knowledge and understanding within the team.
* Building effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, including Actuarial, Underwriting, Payroll and other parts of Finance.
Skills and experience:
* Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA).
* An understanding of the technical aspects of accounting and its application
* Good Excel skills
* Experience using Oracle’s E1 (general ledger) and IBM’s Cognos TM1 (reporting tool) desirable
* Excellent attention to detail, and a core value set that is focused on delivering high quality outputs
* Excellent numerical skills and the ability to understand, evaluate and interpret financial data, identifying and looking to resolve apparent inconsistencies
* Strong organisational and planning skills and the ability to prioritise and timetable workflows
To find out more about this role and for information please contact Grace Robson OR Adam Marsden.
Alternatively, click on the “Apply Button” to be considered.
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