Claims Accountant Location: Hybrid – Required in the office 1x per week – London, EC3R 7LP Salary: £30-35k DOE Excellent Benefits! Contract: Full time, Permanent Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Holiday buy and sell scheme, Private health insurance, Pension contribution, Employee referral scheme, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Eye test vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). We are DEKRA UK, part of a global organisation employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries! In the UK, we deliver a wide range of services spanning all industry types including but not limited to automotive, oil and gas, insurance, manufacturing, and chemical and process safety industries. We are now recruiting for a Claims Accountant to work in our busy Accounting Hub, dealing with all day-to-day accounting activities for the international insurance arm of our business. You will be involved in a number of key processing activities across several legal entities, using your initiative and having a systematic approach to all activities. You will need meticulous attention to detail within this role and an unwavering commitment to meeting deadlines and dealing with ad-hod projects as they arise. In addition to this, as our Claims Accountant you will: • Produce sales invoices and processing purchase invoices. • Execute daily postings from the bank (receipts & payments) / upkeep of the cash book. • Carry out bank payment runs and ensuring timely payment. • Reconcile the bank v general ledger on a daily basis. • Resolve queries with Claims Handlers and the management. • Prepare and update regular Excel reporting. • Provide accurate and timely financial information for management, with reports from the key accounting systems. • Carry out monthly control activities and clarifying of differences and deviations. • Provide documentation and explanations to the auditors within areas of work mentioned above • Comply with governing bodies In order to be successful in this role you must have: • Experience in an accounts department (e.g. AR, AP or general accounting) • SAP R/3 FI-module • Experience with Exact Globe or similar accounting software is desirable, but not essential • Intermediate Excel skills - be able to use formulas / Pivot Tables and analyse data • Accounting qualification such as AAT or similar is desirable, but not essential • Fluent in English; additional languages such as German, Italian or Czech are a plus. • Able to work under pressure, with a can-do attitude • Attention to detail • Flexibility - be able to meet tight deadlines at short notice • Ability to critically evaluate inquiries and effectively address and resolve them through comprehensive analysis and questioning • Follow-up of tasks to completion • Work on own initiative, unsupervised • Work as part of a team • Confidentiality If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today! No agencies please