Job Description

The Role:

We are looking for a reliable Junior Finance Manager to join a small team in the Finance department of 1 Answer Insurance. The candidate will be reporting into the Senior Finance Manager and will be responsible for maintaining their own workload and hitting deadlines. Training will be provided by the Senior Finance Manager who you will work closely with to ensure the day to day running of the Finance function. The ideal candidate will be proactive and helpful, and manage the team with a firm but fair approach, ensuring everyone is supported and deadlines are hit.

Responsibilities:

Reconcile the Monthly Insurer statements, raise queries and maintain the unreconciled reports

Maintain Insurer relations

Raise payments in line with deadlines

Ensure deadlines are hit within the team

Maintain the company expense accounts and reconcile at month end

Manage 1 x Finance Administrator and 1 x Debt Team Lead (Debt Team Lead Manages 2 x Employees) including monthly 1 to 1's and performance management

Collate and authorise the Debt Team Bonus figures

Process Month End Report

Produce Monthly Finance Report

Provide Variance analysis based on Profit and Loss report

Maintain company cashflow and ensure solvency

Maintain and post company journals

Support the Senior Finance Manager

Ad-Hoc Finance Tasks

The idea candidate:

To have AAT Level 4 or 3 years experience in a Finance Role

Understanding of how the finance function works

Very strong organisational skills

Ability to work independently and adhere to multiple deadlines

Empathetic and hard working

Experience in people managing is preferred

Trustworthy and able to adhere to confidentiality

A day in the life for this role:

9am Update the cashflow, check and update solvency projections and report any concerns to Senior Finance Manager.

9:30 check in with the team and ensure they are supported for the day ahead/ we are on track to hit deadlines

10am Work on Insurer monthly statement reconciliation and answer any emails relating to insurer queries

1pm Lunch and unplug, balance is key

2pm Work on variance analysis, advising Senior Finance Manager of any anomalies

4pm Review the bonus figures sent by Debt Team Lead and authorise

5pm Answer emails and messages, closing down for a clear morning the next day

Interviews will be in person and will be held on 7th & 8th October.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 38,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Enhanced paternity leave Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Referral programme Sick pay
Work Location: In person