Financial Accountant
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | c£50k DOE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | remote |
| Company: | Animal Friends Insurance |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1074 |
Summary
Job Advert
Are you looking for the next step in your career in Finance? Are you results-oriented and analytical with a passion for process
improvement and control? Do you want to join one of the UK’s leading Pet Insurers?
If so, you might be interested in our new Financial Accountant role!
Package: c£50k DOE with excellent benefits including 25 holiday days (plus your birthday off), Paid day off for charity work,
Group life assurance, private medical insurance, and pet insurance discount.
We are flexible on the location of this role, it can be based remotely within the UK, hybrid or based within our Amesbury office.
Whatever suits you best!
What you`ll get up to as our Financial Accountant
To give you an idea what to expect, you`ll be:
* Maintain accurate ledgers, working with Systems specialists and the business to ensure appropriate posting mechanisms are
maintained in a changing environment.
* Provide internal and external audit, tax, compliance and regulatory information (e.g. coordination and provision of ESG and KYC
reporting, maintenance of company’s register). Group reporting and liaison.
* Month-end and year-end accounting and preparation of accounts, exhibiting strong communication and teamwork.
* Balance Sheet ownership and cashflow forecasting.
* Regular and comprehensive reconciliations and incisive variance commentary.
* Regulatory capital calculation and planning.
* Create efficient processes to provide recurring information requests. Effectively liaising within Finance and the wider
business to coordinate for timely delivery.
* Review appropriateness of accounting policies and adjustments, advising in advance of the financial accounting impact of
business change.
* Maintain an effective P2P process, providing key control checks and enabling segregation of duties. Ensure completeness of
process and documentation, providing training where required and escalating as necessary.
* Document financial processes whilst educating and training the business in finance procedures and systems.
* Leading transformational process change as well as continuous improvement.
* Additional responsibilities as a result of an evolving finance function that meets commercial growth, business change and
regulatory developments.
What we look for in you
* Excellent communication skills and influence across all levels.
* QBE or Qualified accountant in ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
* Proven experience in Financial and Regulatory Accounting.
* The ability to problem solves and support wider initiatives and projects.
* Strong commercial and financial acumen.
* Methodical with a keen eye for detail.
* IT Proficient to include advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Regulated industry background, ideally Insurance.
* Role model AFI values and behaviours.
Desired:
* Prior experience of working in a Private Equity-backed or highly leveraged business would be ideal
What Animal Friends is all about!
We are part of the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) – a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and pet health services provider. On a
mission to help pets live happy, healthy lives with their pet parents, PPG are committed to supporting the diverse needs of their
customers and colleagues with a clear ambition to become the world leader in pet insurance and healthcare services.
Animal Friends has grown to become not only an award-winning business but one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK,
with around 500 colleagues helping us to look after over 1 million pets, offering cover for cats, dogs and horses.
A large part of our success is due to our company values which are the foundation of how we work, we are courageous by continually
looking for new ways to innovate our customers experience and the pet insurance industry. We are kind-hearted with animal welfare
being important to us, we donate and support over 800 charities and conservancies across the UK and worldwide, to date, we have
donated over £8.5 million. And we are passionate about the support we provide to our customers helping them care for their pets.
Benefits of working with Animal Friends
We recognise that your hard work shouldn`t come without its perks, so here`s a little list of some of the things you can expect to
get from us:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and we give you your birthday off
* Fully paid day off for charity work
* 95% of our employee’s own pets, we’re able to provide up to 50% off insurance along with free access to our Vet consultation
app JOII
* We believe looking after employees’ health is important, so we offer discount on gym membership, access to a Wellbeing hub and
a health care cash plan / private medical insurance and Group life assurance
* We like to celebrate success and recognise excellent employee performance; we will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of
the quarter’s choice
* Most importantly, you`ll be working within a courageous, passionate and kind-hearted team
Animal Friends Pet Insurance Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all ages, genders,
ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions, and sexual orientations. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest
of confidence.
We offer accessibility help with application forms which is available via the jobs page of our website.
As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a
credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to
evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews
will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.
Are you looking for the next step in your career in Finance? Are you results-oriented and analytical with a passion for process
improvement and control? Do you want to join one of the UK’s leading Pet Insurers?
If so, you might be interested in our new Financial Accountant role!
Package: c£50k DOE with excellent benefits including 25 holiday days (plus your birthday off), Paid day off for charity work,
Group life assurance, private medical insurance, and pet insurance discount.
We are flexible on the location of this role, it can be based remotely within the UK, hybrid or based within our Amesbury office.
Whatever suits you best!
What you`ll get up to as our Financial Accountant
To give you an idea what to expect, you`ll be:
* Maintain accurate ledgers, working with Systems specialists and the business to ensure appropriate posting mechanisms are
maintained in a changing environment.
* Provide internal and external audit, tax, compliance and regulatory information (e.g. coordination and provision of ESG and KYC
reporting, maintenance of company’s register). Group reporting and liaison.
* Month-end and year-end accounting and preparation of accounts, exhibiting strong communication and teamwork.
* Balance Sheet ownership and cashflow forecasting.
* Regular and comprehensive reconciliations and incisive variance commentary.
* Regulatory capital calculation and planning.
* Create efficient processes to provide recurring information requests. Effectively liaising within Finance and the wider
business to coordinate for timely delivery.
* Review appropriateness of accounting policies and adjustments, advising in advance of the financial accounting impact of
business change.
* Maintain an effective P2P process, providing key control checks and enabling segregation of duties. Ensure completeness of
process and documentation, providing training where required and escalating as necessary.
* Document financial processes whilst educating and training the business in finance procedures and systems.
* Leading transformational process change as well as continuous improvement.
* Additional responsibilities as a result of an evolving finance function that meets commercial growth, business change and
regulatory developments.
What we look for in you
* Excellent communication skills and influence across all levels.
* QBE or Qualified accountant in ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
* Proven experience in Financial and Regulatory Accounting.
* The ability to problem solves and support wider initiatives and projects.
* Strong commercial and financial acumen.
* Methodical with a keen eye for detail.
* IT Proficient to include advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Regulated industry background, ideally Insurance.
* Role model AFI values and behaviours.
Desired:
* Prior experience of working in a Private Equity-backed or highly leveraged business would be ideal
What Animal Friends is all about!
We are part of the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) – a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and pet health services provider. On a
mission to help pets live happy, healthy lives with their pet parents, PPG are committed to supporting the diverse needs of their
customers and colleagues with a clear ambition to become the world leader in pet insurance and healthcare services.
Animal Friends has grown to become not only an award-winning business but one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK,
with around 500 colleagues helping us to look after over 1 million pets, offering cover for cats, dogs and horses.
A large part of our success is due to our company values which are the foundation of how we work, we are courageous by continually
looking for new ways to innovate our customers experience and the pet insurance industry. We are kind-hearted with animal welfare
being important to us, we donate and support over 800 charities and conservancies across the UK and worldwide, to date, we have
donated over £8.5 million. And we are passionate about the support we provide to our customers helping them care for their pets.
Benefits of working with Animal Friends
We recognise that your hard work shouldn`t come without its perks, so here`s a little list of some of the things you can expect to
get from us:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and we give you your birthday off
* Fully paid day off for charity work
* 95% of our employee’s own pets, we’re able to provide up to 50% off insurance along with free access to our Vet consultation
app JOII
* We believe looking after employees’ health is important, so we offer discount on gym membership, access to a Wellbeing hub and
a health care cash plan / private medical insurance and Group life assurance
* We like to celebrate success and recognise excellent employee performance; we will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of
the quarter’s choice
* Most importantly, you`ll be working within a courageous, passionate and kind-hearted team
Animal Friends Pet Insurance Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all ages, genders,
ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions, and sexual orientations. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest
of confidence.
We offer accessibility help with application forms which is available via the jobs page of our website.
As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a
credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to
evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews
will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.