Accounts/Admin Assistant Hitchin, England
Job description
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous experience within a similar role to gain some additional skills, or for someone with some office experience who is looking for their first Finance role! We’re offering this role on a fixed term basis of 12 months, within our fantastic Finance team, where you’ll be fully trained and supported.
About You
We’re looking for people of all walks of life to join our team, who will be friendly, kind, ambitious, passionate, empathetic and caring! If you are all of those things, you’re who we’re looking for. We thrive on the benefit of everyone’s differences and love to learn from each other - being totally committed to equal opportunities opens up massive benefits, not just to our organisation and people, but also to our members and our products. Whoever you are, whatever you are and in whatever way you identify, you’re welcome here.
Key Responsibilities
Each day is varied, but some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Accurately allocating and processing bank statements entries, journals or adjustments to the appropriate accounting and policy system
- Liaising with third parties where necessary, ensuring you adhere to best practice, SLA’s, regulatory requirements, and Group policies
- Being responsible for reconciliations, resolution and clearing of all differences, suspense entries etc. on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to maintain quality standards.
- Dealing with internal or external customer/member queries to ensure we provide all customers with a high-quality service
- Taking responsibility for organising your own workload and helping your team, ensuring that all daily, weekly, and monthly accounting tasks are completed in accordance with SLA’s.
- Reviewing processes, implementing changes and improvements where required, and updating procedure documentation where necessary.
Why Work for Us
Our team is very supportive and everyone around you will help each other. You’ll be trained and mentored to make sure you know the systems and processes inside out, as well as learning how to deal with the tougher scenarios. One thing we’re good at? Celebrating success and a job well done! We’ll make reasonable adjustments for your specific needs to make sure your individual requirements are accommodated as far as possible – just let us know what you need and we will be more than happy to discuss. You’ll work 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday). No weekend work.
Go on, bring your true self to LV=.
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to love what you do that’s why we’ve put together a benefits package that recognises and rewards a job well done.
At LV= Life and Pensions, you’ll go above and beyond to do the right thing for our customers and we’ll reward you with an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package in exchange for your hard work, which includes:
- 24 days' holiday – which increases after two years’ service to 26 days
- The opportunity to buy or sell up to five days’ holiday
- An annual bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
- Cycle to work scheme
- A competitive pension for which LV= Life and Pensions will double match the amount you pay, up to 14%
- You’ll receive up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family.
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Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £21,255.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hitchin: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounts or Finance: 1 year (preferred)
- credit control: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hitchin
