This role would suit a part qualified or qualifed by experienced accountant with strong excel skills

Job Purpose:

Create, construct and run Management Information (MI) reports to ensure products are providing value to consumers whilst achieving the applicable profitability and cashflows for the business

Optimise MI provision to the business by developing a thorough understanding of the collective’s operations, controls, systems, payment structures, teams, people and the overall business model

Complete accurate and timely financial reconciliations to support the management accounting and reporting processes

Utilise financial modelling to reconcile policy sales and claims information with cash received & paid and to produce scheme performance reports, under the guidance of the Head of Commercial Finance (HCF) where applicable

• Work with the Product Review team to produce financial & non-financial reporting for products & schemes
  
  
• Support the Head of Underwriting by producing ad-hoc analyses, reports and business modelling
  
  
• Business-partner the Head of Claims and claims management team to maximise claims data integrity
  
  
• Liaise with external partners to obtain accurate data for financial and management reports
  
  
• Identify potential data errors, investigate & take remedial action through pro-active communications
  
  
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* Work with internal and external partners to produce analysis and reporting to support business growth

* Proactively contribute to the development of the business through internal meetings and initiatives

* Provide commercial decision support to the sales management team in the analysis of prospective, new and existing schemes, under the guidance of the HCF where applicable

* Support the HCF & the Compliance team in reporting standard financial & non-financial information to the Financial Conduct Authority & other regulatory organisations

* Contribute to the development of new processes and systems by attending project meetings and undertaking systems testing

* Analyse, amend and upload financial & policy data to applicable systems as & when required

* Undertake any relevant projects as directed by the HCF, Group FC or CFO

* Respond to all relevant queries from the business and from external partners in a timely, accurate & professional manner

* Promote a high-quality governance and control environment, and associated processes

* Identify potential financial and non-financial risks and, where applicable, appropriately challenge processes, colleagues & the business in a professional & courteous manner

* Identify opportunities for, and contribute to, continuous improvement of processes & reporting

* Other financial and non-financial analysis, modelling and reporting as directed by the HCF

Key Accountabilities:

* Accurate and timely creation, construction and running of standard & ad-hoc MI reporting

* Financial reconciliations and accounting to ensure governance and control requirements are met

* Pro-active contribution to the success of the business’s financial and non-financial objectives

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(Relevant experience in previous job)

* Extensive experience in financial reconciliations and management reporting

* Experience of business partnering within a professional work environment

* Efficient and highly-skilled at data analysis

* Broad experience of using standard accounting/ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Sage, etc.

Abilities

(Skills & aptitude)

* Strong level of attention to detail

* Ability to maintain high levels of focus, diligence, productivity and accuracy when in the office and when working from home

* Proactive approach to problem solving