Client Finance Accounting Technician

To provide a professional accounting service to Clients. This includes ensuring you complete all responsibilities, services and deliverables below in an accurate, timely, relevant, compliant and cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities

Maintain accounting records; Prepare and check and process transactions and reference data on ledger; Reconcile balance sheet and P&L items; Settle payments in line with relevant delegated authority and monitor/resolve outstanding invoices/statements; Issue invoices/statements and monitor, chase and resolve outstanding balances; Match receipts to debts; Monitor cash balances; Assist with the preparation of management accounts, dashboards, KPIs, regulatory returns, cash analysis and forecasts; Assist with on-boarding of new clients and closedown of ceased clients; Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, third parties and other Polo staff; Advise managers of new/changed risks; Ensure procedures and controls are documented, followed, reviewed, and updated; Keep up with regulatory changes and work with clients, third parties and other Polo staff to ensure such changes are implemented in a controlled and timely manner; Look for ways to improve receivables/services/deliverables/controls or decrease costs and work with clients, third parties and other Polo staff to ensure such changes are implemented in a controlled and timely manner; Assist with ensuring receivables/services/deliverables/controls are as required and resolve any issues; Assist with internal/external audits for clients/Polo; Ensure information security rules are embedded in your work; Other ad-hoc projects and tasks as required

Requirements

High professional ethics; Good people person; Customer focused; Commercially aware; Able to prioritise and plan to meet deadlines, even when they conflict; Good communicator and team player with a committed, professional and positive attitude; Effective problem solving skills; Excellent MS Excel/Word/Outlook skills; Demonstrates behaviours aligned to the PoloWorks PRIDE values: Pioneering, Responsible, Inclusive, Delivery Focused, Empowering

Nice to have

Experience in general insurance finance is desirable; Knowledge of SUN/Q&A and internet banking is desirable

Benefits

Competitive salary; Discretionary annual bonus; Minimum 24 days of annual leave (with the option to buy more); Flexible hybrid working; Life assurance; Income protection; Enhanced pension contributions; Occupational maternity and paternity pay; Company volunteering days; Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing scheme; Employee assistance programme with retail discounts and savings; Generous employee referral scheme; Regular sports and social events; Free Cheltenham bus travel