Finance Analyst Telford, England
Job description
Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.
We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as an Expense Accountant to join our Group Financial Planning & Analysis team.
Who are we?
We want to be the best place that any of our 6,800 colleagues have ever worked.
We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer our 12 million customers products across our market-leading brands, including Standard Life, SunLife and ReAssure, with c.£259 billion of assets under administration. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.
The role
As our new Expense Accountant you will be supporting the Finance Business Partnering team who partner with senior stakeholders in an aligned business channel to drive strategic business decisions and the delivery of value generating opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation and posting of accounting adjustments (accrual and prepayment journals) including challenging/assessing appropriate back-up
- Preparation insightful and accurate analysis to stakeholders /challenge of accounting data
- Presenting financial MI to non-financial stakeholders
- Assist managers with ad hoc requests for information on their cost base
- Support the on-going delivery of robust, effective and efficient operational, finance processes and controls
- Identify, plan and implement process improvements.
- Liaise with auditors and answer audit queries. Ensure compliance with relevant procedures and processes and maintain evidence/audit trail as required
What are we looking for?
- Educated to part-qualified level (ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW or equivalent)
- Good level of accounting knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of financial systems and controls
- Excellent communications skills (written and verbal) and the ability to build close working relationships
- Ability to demonstrate analytical skills and good attention to detail
- Great experience with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
- Ability to produce quality output within demanding deadlines, whilst adapting to changing external requirements
- Good work ethic and ability to work in a fluid environment
- Experience in a change environment is desirable Experience of working in a Financial Services environment, in particular working with business related accounting systems, is desirable
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
Find out more about #LifeAtPhoenix
- Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
- Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us
