Insurance & Finance Assistant (Global) London, England
Argus Media
Full Time
London, England
24643 - 35532 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Insurance & Finance Assistant (Global)
Location: London, UK.
About Argus
Argus is an independent media organisation with 1,300 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 29 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences. Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.
Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic and Hg, the specialist software and technology services investor. Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.
What will you be doing?
In this role, we require a capable Insurance and Finance Assistant to support our in-house group insurance and finance function. You will work closely with the insurance, company secretarial, tax, financial control, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and sales teams to develop an understanding of the business operations and take responsibility for your tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Assist with internal day to day insurance queries for the group- Support the gathering and analysis of global data for use in group and subsidiary insurance quotations
- Support the insurance needs of our Conference team
- Assist with contract queries relating to insurance
- Support employees globally with travel insurance planning, queries and claims
- Assist with co-ordinating the timely payment of group and subsidiary insurance invoices
- Maintain accurate filing of group insurance policies and supporting documents
- Support the global insurance budgeting process
- Assist with monthly insurance expense accounting and variance analysis
- Assist with developing and maintaining documentation of departmental procedures.
- Provide support with monthly accounting reconciliations and journal postings
- Support the annual accounting audit file preparation for the insurance and company secretarial functions
- Support the completion of client verification reviews for our global sales and other internal departments
- Support the Company Secretarial & Insurance Manager with ad-hoc projects as required.
Skills & Experience
Excellent communicator who can develop and maintain effective working relationships- Ability to liaise globally with internal and external stakeholders
- High level of accuracy and excellent attention to detail
- Ability to collate, analyse and present relevant data and information
- Excellent organisational skills
- Friendly and approachable
- Adaptable and able to prioritise your workload
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Good working knowledge of Word and Excel
- Experience of NetSuite would be beneficial
- Experience of supporting a global annual insurance renewal process desirable
What’s in it for you:
Competitive salary and company bonus scheme- Group pension scheme
- Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
- Flexible working environment
- 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days
- Subsidised gym membership
- Season ticket travel loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Extensive internal and external training
For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions
By submitting your job application, you automatically acknowledge and consent to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data to the Company. Argus is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
Argus Media
www.argusmedia.com
London, United Kingdom
Adrian Binks
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Publishing
1970
