account representative London, England
Job description
Job description
About Acturis
Acturis is the UK’s leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. To date, more than 95,000 individuals, in over 40 countries, use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today.
At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent. With us you will:
- Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleagues
- Learn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partners
- Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues
- Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every third so that you know how to improve – you have no idea how unusual this is!
- Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready
- Receive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviews
- Be eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniority
- Work from home up to 3 days per week
The Position
We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and hardworking graduate to join our Finance Team as an Accounts Assistant. You will learn a wide variety of accounting skills on-the-job, whilst studying towards a funded ACCA qualification to qualify as an Accountant. You will be given early responsibility and the initial role will involve an array of duties.
Example tasks include:
- Sales Ledger: preparing invoices based on input data from other teams
- Purchase ledger: posting invoices and preparing payment runs
- Resolving customer and supplier invoice queries
- Assisting with preparing the month end accounts
- Assisting with annual processes such as budgets and year-end audit
- Assisting with general office and administrative duties as necessary
You will be given early responsibility for discrete projects and will receive structured feedback, in the form of a performance review every four months.
The Career Path
As an Accounts Assistant at Acturis, you will receive structured targets, quarterly feedback and an annual performance review. You will follow a clearly defined career path that recognises personal development and contribution to the company. Acturis will also fund and support your studies towards an ACCA qualification.
Acturis gives early responsibility for line management, including mentoring new joiners, designing and delivering training programmes, and coaching others to develop their skills and responsibilities
Requirements
About You
You will be a self-starter who thrives when collaborating in a team full of brilliant and motivated people, with diverse interests and backgrounds. Everyone at Acturis has an outstanding academic background and we share a common passion for innovation.
- Successful applicants will also have the following attributes:
- Achieved a 2:1 or above at Bachelor’s-level, preferably in a quantitative subject e.g. Maths/Economics/Accounting
- Achieved at least a B grade in A-Level Mathematics
- Prepared to commit to a three-year study program and driven to balance full-time work with study
- Computer literate (e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel) and able to pick up new concepts
- Excellent communication skills
- Logical, well organised, and practical
If you are curious and have an ability to look at old problems in news ways, then we would love to hear from you. Please click “Apply Now” to send your CV and Cover Letter. For any general enquires you may email our recruitment team at [email protected].
