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Accounts Assistant

  • Location: Crewe
  • Salary: £20,000 - £25,000 per year
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 4 months ago

  • Sector: Finance & Audit
  • Contact: Gemma Cardew
  • Contact Email: gcardew@merje.com
  • Contact Phone: 0161 883 2816
  • Expiry Date: 10 January 2024
  • Job Ref: GC/11195

MERJE are partnered with a fast  growing and acquisitive  Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 listed business. A prominent employer based in Crewe that operate across Europe, Asia and the US and provide services to over 300,000 customers including major European oil and logistics companies.

Your new role:

Reporting directly to the Financial Operations Manager,

Typical work responsibilities include:

Ensure rigid controls around posting and reconciliation of Client monies.

Daily and monthly financed funds reconciliation and accurate posting to Insurer system

Ensure the receipt and collation of Insurer Statements as per your allocated Accounts to the outlined deadlines.

Ensure rigid controls around Insurer account reconciliations.

Ensure each Account is reconciled within the timeframe outlined in the TOBA for each of the Accounts.

Accurately identifying the amounts payable to Insurers, effectively communicating to Insurers any differences to the statements, ensuring only what has been received is paid.

Create and sustain excellent communication in identifying and resolving with all Insurers and Brokers any disputes of payment.

Accurate production of Payment Reports to be sent for authorisation and payment to Insurers.

Ensure the accurate posting of Insurer receipts in the Client account to the Insurer system.

Daily and weekly reconciliations of regulated client money accounts for management review.

Ensure that the generic client accounts email inbox is effectively managed, along with the team.

Adhere to internal controls to ensure we maintain the correct level of authorisation, sign-off and documentation.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive or exclusive list of duties.

Our Ideal candidate:

The essential skills/attributes are:

Experience as part of a high performing team

Experience of working within an account's environment

Experience dealing with high volume with attention to detail.

Experience in resolving client queries.

Strong reconciliation skills and internal control experience.

Ability to effectively communicate and represent the business to external parties.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Experience of fostering strong working relationships across the organisation as well as with external Suppliers/Insurers

Apply now for immediate consideration

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