Assistant Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Ascot Group
- Location
- London, UK
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 22 May 2022
- Closes
- 25 May 2022
- Ref
- 3141531197
- Job role
- Assistant management accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group - one of the world's pre-eminent specialty risk assumption organizations. We are a modern era insurance group operating through an ecosystem of interconnected global operating platforms and bound by a common mission and purpose. We utilize every aspect of our global business as part of a unified system aligned around common underwriting, product and distribution strategies.
We believe our greatest strength is our talented people, who flourish within a collaborative, inclusive and entrepreneurial culture steeped in underwriting excellence, integrity and a passion to find a better way. This is what we call... The Ascot Way .
Ascot, its leadership, and investors have a serious commitment to strong legal operations, and as a result the department is a valued and fast-growing team within the company. The group aspires to foster a collaborative, open, and hardworking professional environment where all team members will be given the opportunity and resources to succeed. They will be recognized and appreciated.
DETAILED DUTIES:
We believe our greatest strength is our talented people, who flourish within a collaborative, inclusive and entrepreneurial culture steeped in underwriting excellence, integrity and a passion to find a better way. This is what we call... The Ascot Way .
Ascot, its leadership, and investors have a serious commitment to strong legal operations, and as a result the department is a valued and fast-growing team within the company. The group aspires to foster a collaborative, open, and hardworking professional environment where all team members will be given the opportunity and resources to succeed. They will be recognized and appreciated.
DETAILED DUTIES:
- Assisting completion of the monthly and quarterly corporate close;
- Assisting the new MGA company with monthly account procedures such as bank reconciliations and other adhoc journals.
- Preparing monthly settlement requests between Group companies.
- Assist the preparation of accruals and prepayment schedules for UK entities and the posting of monthly journals.
- Preparation of the UK fixed asset register, including monthly reconciliation update, journal posting, additions/ disposals and running the depreciation process.
- Provide assistance to the accounts payable team, where needed, for the uploading of invoices to the expense system and subsequent journal recognition.
- Assist with ensuring process and control documentation is kept up-to-date and relevant.
- Reconciliation of various corporate company control accounts and investigating issues when they arise.
- Assist with other ad-hoc projects as and when they become required.
- Previous experience in accounting is preferred (including the study of accounting and finance), although not essential.
- Candidates will be required to express a desire for a career within accounting/ insurance.
- The candidate needs to possess strong analytical skills, including a strong understanding of Excel and vlookup/ pivot tables, and have a keen eye for detail.
- The candidate needs to be extremely organised and have excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently, but also as part of a wider team