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Accounts Assistant

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

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/11200

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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