Technical Accountant – 6-12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Location; Crewe, Cheshire - Hybrid or Remote working opportunities available
Who are we?
Assurant, Inc. is a global leader in business services for the connected world. Our lifestyle and housing solutions help leading brands grow revenue, manage risk and provide a great experience for their customers. We support, connect and service over 300 million consumers worldwide, helping people get more value from their connected devices, vehicles and homes. Assurant is a proud member of the Fortune 500, with decades of experience in the industries we serve.
Our Values
Common Sense, Common Decency, Uncommon Thinking and Uncommon Results guide our every action at Assurant. These values inspire our commitment to be a responsible corporate citizen.
The Opportunity:
Reporting to the European Financial Controller you will prepare the underwriting data in the company’s general ledger, ensuring accuracy and completeness in accordance with the monthly reporting timetables
You will also ensure adequate controls are maintained through the preparation of balance sheet and underwriting reconciliations
You will:
- Reconcile general ledger interfaces to cash transactions, profitability reports and other reporting·
- Create manual journal entries for non-interfaced business and for ledger corrections·
- Prepare sales invoices and processing of vendor invoices following the correct approval and payment process·
- Ensure that period end provisions for unearned premium, deferred expenses, outstanding claims and IBNR have been correctly made and following up with actuarial and underwriting staff. This will include checking interfaces back to underwriting data and creation of manual journals for adjustments and non-interfaced business. ·
- Ensure that transactions are recorded at the level of detail required for future reporting, including the correct use of general ledger fields in addition to the development and use of controls·
- Create cash transfer requests with appropriate journals and the reconciliation of insurance control accounts between departments·
- Report IPT liabilities, reconciliation of IPT balances and cash transfers·
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliation for specified accounts
You Have:
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and a high level of technical proficiency
- Advanced spreadsheet skills
- Good accounting skills with a desire to develop new solutions
- Experience of PeopleSoft, Felita or equivalent such as SAP
- Experience of AS400 desirable, but not essential
- Experience of the insurance industry
Benefits & Training
- Financial, social and health discounts
- Medicash
- Internal Wellbeing Programme
- Learning and Development opportunities
At Assurant, diversity helps us inspire creativity in the global marketplace, and we are believers in the strategic value of inclusion and how it improves performance, creates growth opportunities, better aligns us to our clients, and enhances employee engagement.
We look forward to receiving your application
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Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience, and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
Helping People Thrive in a Connected World
Connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas. And we’ll bring you a place where you can thrive. Learn more at jobs.assurant.com.
For U.S. benefit information, visit myassurantbenefits.com. For benefit information outside the U.S., please speak with your recruiter.
What’s the culture like at Assurant?
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 13 countries and awarded the Fortune America’s Most Innovative Companies recognition in 2023, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.
Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.
