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Accounts Assistant

🏢 Allianz UK • 📍 Guildford, England • 🕒 1 day ago

Salary Range

£28,267 - £31,644

£2,356 - £2,637 / mo

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Location Base

Guildford, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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Transatlantic Parity

1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Location: Guildford/hybrid

Salary: Dep on exp + bonus + benefits

About Us

In the UK, Allianz Insurance employs over 8,000 people up and down the country. The company’s Head Office is situated in Guildford, Surrey, plus we have additional support services with over 1,000 people based in Trivandrum, India.

We offer commercial insurance with a full range of products for sole traders, right up to large commercial organisations. We also provide a range of personal insurances including, home and motor, musical, legal expenses insurance and cover for pets and horses.

We're a global company, but from the very first day you join our team you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities and celebrate an inclusive culture. Find out more about Allianz Insurance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Finance Operations team for an Accounts Assistant. This role will give you real world experience within an accounts team as well as the opportunity to improve your technical and business skills within the insurance industry. This is a permanent position working within the Cashiers team providing support to teams both in the UK and India.

We are looking for someone motivated to grow and develop their career in Finance & Accounts and also potentially qualify in an Accountancy qualification – and we offer financial study support to enable you to do this.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Assist with reconciliations of the bank and control accounts and systems, correcting any issues arising, to mitigate the risk of any financial misstatements or operational losses.
Assist with the delivery of the daily, monthly and quarterly tasks set by internal business customers to agreed deadlines and standards.
Build relationships with both internal & external customers, projecting a positive image of the department.
Develop understanding of the business systems used within the company which impact on the areas you are responsible for.
Identify issues with systems and processes, deliver improvements and implement changes successfully

Skills & Experience

Already have experience working within the Finance/Accounts arena
An understanding of bank reconciliations
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Office packages
GSCE Maths & English Grade C as a minimum (or equivalent) required
Good at problem solving
Reliable and consistent
Attention to detail
Able to communicate at all levels
Ability to multitask and set priorities
Willingness to challenge existing practices

Benefits

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from – including: retail discounts and insurance cover - so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

Annual bonus scheme
22 days holiday & 1 addition for birthday plus bank holidays
Contributory pension scheme
Life cover
Group Income Protection
Flexible buy/sell holiday options
Flexible working arrangements
A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
Retail discounts

Allianz is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At Allianz we believe that the difference in our people makes the difference to our business. We’re committed to removing any barriers in our recruitment process so if you’re having difficulties with your online application or any other stage, please email us at hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk

For external applicants only –

Please be aware that we will require satisfactory pre-employment evidence to include DBS, Financial Probity and Fraud checks, before you can commence employment with us.

Job Level:

Professional

Location:

Guildford, ENG, GB, GU1 1DB

Available until:

23/05/2023

Area of Expertise:

Finance & Accounting

Unit:

Allianz UK

Employing Entity:

Allianz Management Services Ltd